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Hi,

My 180g has been struck with an outbreak of ick
Pretty much every inhabitant of the tank is displaying at least a few spots, with some being worse than others. (that will teach me for not QTing new acquisitions ... completely my own fault & I should have known better )

I was due to do a partial water change on the weekend but with lots happening it got missed, so I'm doing it now and once complete I will begin treatment with Wardley "Ickaway" (Active ingredients: malachite green 2.5mg/ml & acriflavine 0.5 mg/ml).

I use Wardley Tristart during water changes which apparently "instantly conditions tap water by;

• neutralising chlorine and harmful metals.

• effectively neutralising chloramine."

So my questions are... How likely is it that the water conditioner will have an impact on the effectiveness of the ickaway? and
Should I wait a few hours for the water conditioner to do its thing before I dose with the ick treatment?

Any thoughts?

G_T

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As in said in CHAT should not be a problem just carry out all the required adjustments, temp, feeding, and lighting.
Also treat tank for at least another 3-4 weeks just to be on the safe side

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Guessing you are worried about the dye and the heavy metal thing?

I wouldn't worry. I imagine it would be similar to most other water additives that have a limited number of things that can bind with the bad stuff and once they are used up that is that. I can't imagine that, even if there is something in Ickaway that it could adversely affect, that there would be enough stuff in Tristart to make any appreciable difference to the action of the meds.



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Thanks for the rapid replies

Guessing you are worried about the dye and the heavy metal thing?

Exactly!

With 180g to treat, I want to be sure that I am getting as much bang for my buck as possible... I don't want to have to use any more medication than is necessary, and obviously I want the treatment to be effective as quickly as possible so my fish aren't suffering for any longer than is necessary.

should not be a problem

I wouldn't worry

I completed the water change at lunchtime today, so I'll wait until dinner time just to be sure and then add the ickaway.

As far as carbon, temps etc... I don't usually run carbon so that's fine. I won't be upping the temp as even without heaters my tanks run at about the extreme of most fishes tolerance (28-30C). I think going any higher than that would be likely to do more harm than good. I hadn't thought about the lights... but I suppose being a dye the med is probably light sensitive. Do the lights need to be off for the full week of treatment or just the first couple of days?

G_T

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As far a I know the lights off helps to reduce the stress on the fish. It would also depend on your tank (plants) on the amount of time they are off. The first few days when the WS is at its worst would certainly help.

If you are running at that temperature it should be enough to speed up the WS growth rate.

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