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shrimpman_oz · 02/13/2018, 06:44 AM

Hi There fellow reefers,

I've noticed a few spots on a coral beauty and I'm fairly confident its ich. As it turns out i'm pulling down the tank to swap it out for a new tank giving this one has sprung a leak.

So, I need to catch all the fish anyhow. My fish are all very healthy, fat and in need of a treadmill so I'm confident they will make a full recovery if I act now.

I've noticed that TTM is a well-respected method, however, I wondered if I might be able to change the procedure a little. I've done a lot of reading on Cryptocaryon irritans and it would appear that 40deg kills the tomont and theronts stages. This is easy enough to achieve using a heater etc.

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa164
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2566716

This would allow me to setup two dedicated tanks, heating to 40deg between transfers.

Thoughts?

02/13/2018, 06:44 AM	#1
shrimpman_oz Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 18	Tank Transfer Method - Temperature Sterilised Hi There fellow reefers, I've noticed a few spots on a coral beauty and I'm fairly confident its ich. As it turns out i'm pulling down the tank to swap it out for a new tank giving this one has sprung a leak. So, I need to catch all the fish anyhow. My fish are all very healthy, fat and in need of a treadmill so I'm confident they will make a full recovery if I act now. I've noticed that TTM is a well-respected method, however, I wondered if I might be able to change the procedure a little. I've done a lot of reading on Cryptocaryon irritans and it would appear that 40deg kills the tomont and theronts stages. This is easy enough to achieve using a heater etc. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fa164 http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2566716 This would allow me to setup two dedicated tanks, heating to 40deg between transfers. Thoughts?