scales turning black

Originally posted by Vil
not in the main tank you mean?
but can use it to prefilter the water first rite?

After the prefiltering with AC, suppose there is a need to add S7 to replace trace elements that would be removed by the AC?

Vil,

It a good sign that your fish is healing.

Originally posted by kray
After the prefiltering with AC, suppose there is a need to add S7 to replace trace elements that would be removed by the AC?

i think these should be added after the AC stage, not when the AC is still in the water.

yo vil, my treatment tank water also turned slightly cloudy leh....

issit because of the medication? n******* something....

the black marks on my aro faded abit, but scales still swellling....

should be the medication
for mine, the swelling came down quite a bit liao

at least never from pineapple to durian

Originally posted by Vil
thanks man
it looks quite a lot like that
i believe the main culprit for our aros would be the water condition.

woke up at 4 plus today to see something bad...

the 3ft hospital tank water had turned quite cloudy, dunno issit because of the medication and salt and other reaction??

Another 3 ft tank which I used to discard the water from the hospital tank water chance last nite was even worse (from clear to cloudy in l;ess than 9 hrs???)

Anyway, dun really have the energy and time to do anymore water changes, furthermore, my main tank water is running out of water to supply to the hospital tank, only almost 2/5 filled.

Since I trust most ppl say that these are water condition symptopms and not infectious, I had no choice but to take out these 3 aros and rejoin them back to the main tank (already treated with AC for a day, plus some more conditioned aged water) for the time being. good thing is that they all have significant improvements, swimming well and eating properly. scales protuding has also cut down by quite a lot.

Again, I would appreciate if someone can answer these few questions posted earlier:


1) Are these the right steps to condition the water:

a. Fill up container with water for aging.
b. Use activated carbon for it
c. Add dechlorinator to remove chlorine and chloramine.

What is the time frame for each step like?

2) Do activated carbon remove both chlorine and chlloroamine?

3) Is it harmful in an situation whereby the recommended dose of anti chlorine/amine is added into the aged water which contains only a tiny concentration of them (either escaped or remove by some other means

Thank you.

Hi Vil,

Good to hear that your aros are better. AC does remove chlorine, chloramine, bromine, fluorine etc.

You can pre-filter it either by trickling water thru a bag of AC or putting AC in your age water tank & bubbling an airstone thru the AC. AC should be changed regularly. Probably every 2-4 weeks, depending on what you use it for.

Personally, I feel that bubbling airstone thru AC for about 24 hrs should be enough. I usually add genesis as well.

AC shouldn't be place in filter media of main tank, as it is then usually forgotten. Not mention that it might also absorb other trace elements. So AC should only be in the main tank for a reason, eg. absorb medication after the treatment period, or to remove excessive ammonia due to new tank syndrome.

maybe it's becos u dosed the medicine 1st....

liews... i wana go home and c him leh....

vetduck

if Ac removes all the substances, wouldnt it be harmful to add anti chlorine/amine after that, since it will have nothing to break down and stay in the water? harmful to the fish??

Originally posted by cloudyrain
maybe it's becos u dosed the medicine 1st....

liews... i wana go home and c him leh....

if you can
i suggest you better do
cos i feel that the water can actually cloud up quite fast.
play safe

wah vil, very bold move to transfer them back to the main tank leh.... i remembered there's a ph diff between ur main tank and hospital tank... u got observe after transferring or not!?

yo vetduck, thanks for the info.... is there any way of telling (visual indication or otherwise) if the AC has been 'exhausted'?