Hi, i am new ... need help with activated carbon, treating white spot!

hello everyone!

i am new to this website!!! Please help, any advice you can give me will be appreciated!

i am new to using activated carbon as i just bought a hexagon 21.5 L fish tank and have been using this tank for 1 week with 1 siamese fighter fish in the tank.

my siamese fighter has one white spot in the middle of each eye (appeared first) and one on his body, chin, and under an eye (these appeared a week or so after)... these white dots have been on him for around 2 weeks or more but he appears to be acting/eating normal.

the filter box contains... bio rings;seperator;carbon wrapped in filter sponge;seperator; bio balls.


i am going to start using a liquid medicine i picked up at my local pet store called multi cure (cures white spot, velvet disease and fungal disease; contains malachite green, methylene blue and acriflavine)

i know i have to take out the activated carbon from the filter and do i just leave the filter sponge in?

i am not sure what i should do with the carbon after it is removed. ??

Also do i keep the bio balls and bio rings in their filter compartments while i do the treatment?

could this be a different disease rather then white spot?

THANKS <3

Thanks

introduction -_-!

Hey!
Thanks for all the warm welcomes everyone!

so to re-introduce myself...my name is Lisa, I am from Australia and i think this is a really great website!

Its great how everyone helps everyone! :idea: lol

i have had experience with keeping cichlid's in the last couple of years but i do not have cichlids anymore as i changed that tank over to goldfish (now have two fantails) i have had these for about 2 months now and i also have a new hexagon 5.5 gal tank with one siamese fire fighter (betta). which is seen in the attatchment :headbang2:

thx for the welcome.
<3
tc