When treating for Ich...

[Nim Dibbley]

i have read a lot on treating for Ich the past few days because it appears that my tank has it...at least one recently purchased fish does.

from what i have read, raising the heat and adding salt seem to be the most effective.

Now, if i am only using salt, is it still nessisary to remove the carbon filter?
or do they only suggest that with specialized store bought medications?

 

[RISK2123]

no need to remove the carbon. the only thing that will remove the salt from the water is a water change. be sure not to add more salt when topping off from evaporation since salt doesnt evaporate with the water.

 

[kcooley]

no you need not remove the cabon. i would say try salt, you should succeed.

2 TBSP per 10 gallons. raise temp to 80*

 

[Nim Dibbley]

thanks for the quick reponses. i am three days into the treatment and noticed an article that talked about removing the filter. it didnt make sense to me, but i figured i would double check and make sure i wasnt doing everything wrong.

 

[Nim Dibbley]

should i change out my filter media after treatment?