pdiehm
06/24/2015, 07:22 AM
First want to give big thumbs up :thumbsup: to Snorvich and the clear presentation of the transfer method process.
Second, the process was very painless. These are my first saltwater fish, and from the onset of purchase, showed no signs of Ich. Having a 6-8" square colander made them very easy to catch, and transferred extremely little water.
The equipment I used was 2 10 gallon tanks, a 4 pack of $0.99 airstones from petco, 2 air pumps, 2 sets of airline tubing, 2 heaters, 2 thermometers, and 2 sets of pvc pipe.
Process was very easy. Night before I bought the fish (6/8), I set up a 10 gallon aquarium with water that I drained from my display (no stock except snails), got it to 77 degrees, added the air stone. Purchased the fish on 6/9), but made sure to see the salinity of the water (was 1.023, my water is .024), so I floated them to acclimate for 20-25 minutes, and released at approximately 8:15 pm.
On 6/11, I set up the other 10 and got same temperature, and since I was using the same water from the display, I had no concerns over salinity. 6/12 at about 12pm I transferred them over to Tank #2, and this time dosed with Praziquantel.
6/14 repeated the setup process with a sterilized tank #1, transferred over at 6:45am on 6/15 (couldn't work from home that day).
On 6/17, set up the sterilized tank #2, and on 6/18 transferred to tank #2 and dosed with Praziquantel.
On Fathers Day at 6:00am, transferred to the main QT for minimum 21 days, but the plan is 30 full days, transferring over to the BioCube on 7/21.
Fish are extremely active, very colorful, and have taken to eating Brine Shrimp, Reef Flakes, and Garlic Pellets.
If anyone is on the fence about this, I highly recommend this process. It's very easy to complete, and not stressful on the fish at all. Most stress comes from catching them with the colander, but I drained about 50% of the water from the tank, which made catching them easier. Usually within 2 minutes, I had them caught and placed in the other tank.
Second, the process was very painless. These are my first saltwater fish, and from the onset of purchase, showed no signs of Ich. Having a 6-8" square colander made them very easy to catch, and transferred extremely little water.
The equipment I used was 2 10 gallon tanks, a 4 pack of $0.99 airstones from petco, 2 air pumps, 2 sets of airline tubing, 2 heaters, 2 thermometers, and 2 sets of pvc pipe.
Process was very easy. Night before I bought the fish (6/8), I set up a 10 gallon aquarium with water that I drained from my display (no stock except snails), got it to 77 degrees, added the air stone. Purchased the fish on 6/9), but made sure to see the salinity of the water (was 1.023, my water is .024), so I floated them to acclimate for 20-25 minutes, and released at approximately 8:15 pm.
On 6/11, I set up the other 10 and got same temperature, and since I was using the same water from the display, I had no concerns over salinity. 6/12 at about 12pm I transferred them over to Tank #2, and this time dosed with Praziquantel.
6/14 repeated the setup process with a sterilized tank #1, transferred over at 6:45am on 6/15 (couldn't work from home that day).
On 6/17, set up the sterilized tank #2, and on 6/18 transferred to tank #2 and dosed with Praziquantel.
On Fathers Day at 6:00am, transferred to the main QT for minimum 21 days, but the plan is 30 full days, transferring over to the BioCube on 7/21.
Fish are extremely active, very colorful, and have taken to eating Brine Shrimp, Reef Flakes, and Garlic Pellets.
If anyone is on the fence about this, I highly recommend this process. It's very easy to complete, and not stressful on the fish at all. Most stress comes from catching them with the colander, but I drained about 50% of the water from the tank, which made catching them easier. Usually within 2 minutes, I had them caught and placed in the other tank.