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nanomania
04/27/2016, 10:44 AM
Hey guys recently i learnt me lesson the hard way like the majority and lost my fishes due to velvet. After watching loads of videos and reading loads of blogs, here is what im plannin to do.

Firstly, instead of jus 1 qt tank, im plannin to setup a mini hospital kinda setup, total 5 tanks.

1) main qt tank for fishes only, 30x12x12"
This will have big and small pvc joints, a biggest eheim hob filter, air stone/airpump and a small top filter for placing carbon and a cheap lighting. Will keep an acrylic sheet to as lid or net. The water used in qt will be old tank water for better cycling. The sponges in the hob will be from the sump in dt. And will also place biomedia with it. An ammonia checker too made by seachem.

2) qt tank for inverts and corals, 12x12x12" this will have some live rocks on 1 side but no sand and a small cheap wm or a small cheap hob or both, a diy led lighting and a lid.

3) this will be a 12x12x12" mainly for 1 to 2 hrs medicine dips.

4) this will be a 12x12x7" for freshwater dips only

5) this will be 12x11x12" spare tank if i wana treat 2 fishes at 1 time or qt a small fish, etc.

Well as im gona place them on a rack, top will be the inverts qt, below tht will be big fish qt and at the bittom will be the last 3 small tank for dips.

As for new fish arrival, here is my plan for 2mnths of qt each fish i get. I wont qt morethan 2 fish together ever for sure.

Day1) acclimate the fish to qt and dont feed for 24hrs with lights off. Just observe from far.

Day2) feed nls thera a pellets, on the lights jus to check.

Day3) feed nls pellets and frozen mysis with metronidazole

Day4) feed normal

Day5) add seachem paraguard for 25hrs

Day6) add paraguard again for 25hrs

Day7) add carbon in topfilter for 24hrs (howmuch shud i add to remove extra med left if any)

Day8) syphon and do 25% wc with dt tank water and add acriflavine powder 60mg per 20g for 25hrs

Day9) add acriflavine same dose or 30mg per 20g for 25hrs

Day 10) do 25% wc with dt tank water and add carbon for 48hrs

Day 11 to 13) jus feed nls pellets or frozen mysis with metronidazole

Day 14) add praziquintal 2.5mg per liter

Day 15 to 17) jus feed normal

Day 18) add prazi same dose

Day 19) add prazi same dose

Day 20 to 28) feed normal and observe

Day 29) do 25% wc with dt tank water and add carbon for 48hrs

Day 30) feed normal

Day 31) add chloroquine phosphate at 80mg per gallon and keep like that for 15days

Day 32 to 44) feed normal (can i add kanamycin and furan 2?)

Day 45) do a 25% wc and add carbon for 48hrs

Day 46) feed normal

Day 47) add cupramine 2ml for 20g and keep it like that for 7days check cu level

Day 48 to 53) feed normal

Day 54) do 50% wc with dt water and add carbon for 48hrs

Day 55) check cu level and replace or keep carbon if needed or remove it.

Day 56 to 60) observe and feed normal.

Day 61) move the fish to dt via acclimation.

The light will stay on for 30mints only for first week, then 1hr for 2 weeks, then 2hrs for 3 weeks, then 3hrs for 1 week, then 4hrs for 1 week and 6hrs for last week.

The qt for inverts n corals will be 1 mnth.

Guys please let me know if this is ok or no? Dont wana go wrong again. Dont want velvet or ick ever again in my new dt.

Brieninsac
04/27/2016, 10:50 AM
Way more detailed then my QT system. Good luck!

nanomania
04/27/2016, 10:52 AM
Way more detailed then my QT system. Good luck!
Need inputs..

snorvich
04/27/2016, 10:56 AM
Formalin dip followed by tank transfer. Them observe 5 weeks.

Dmorty217
04/27/2016, 11:13 AM
formalin dip followed by tank transfer. Them observe 5 weeks.

+1

Deinonych
04/27/2016, 12:55 PM
Formalin dip followed by tank transfer. Them observe 5 weeks.

+2

Bombarding your fish with redundant chemical baths is likely to result in high mortality rather than healthy livestock. There's no need for prophylactic CP, Copper or Paraguard treatment if you follow Steve's advice above. Keep the CP on hand if you suspect a velvet infection and treat accordingly. Antibiotics (kanamycin, nitrofurazone, metronidazole) should only be administered if a bacterial infection is suspected.

nanomania
04/27/2016, 01:05 PM
Iv had badluck with formalin...

nanomania
04/27/2016, 01:08 PM
Here are the 2 videos from where i got some info

https://youtu.be/TGvTiUzoQxw

https://youtu.be/qziDaEbT5z8

Please watch as they dose meds in qt regardless of any problems

snorvich
04/27/2016, 02:13 PM
Do it your way. Good luck.

ThRoewer
04/27/2016, 06:12 PM
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The qt for inverts n corals will be 1 mnth.

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Better than nothing, but not sufficient for either ich or velvet.
For ich it would need to be at least 3 months, velvet would require 6 weeks.

trembz
04/27/2016, 06:19 PM
Corals can carry velvet?
I've heard ich but was not aware of velvet

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nanomania
04/27/2016, 09:21 PM
Better than nothing, but not sufficient for either ich or velvet.
For ich it would need to be at least 3 months, velvet would require 6 weeks.
Well thats if they get, this is for new fish n not treating, obviously for ick or velvet, ill require 3mnths..

nanomania
04/27/2016, 09:22 PM
Corals can carry velvet?
I've heard ich but was not aware of velvet

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Well whatever they carry, qt of them too wud be a better option.