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Old 06-14-2014, 03:12 AM
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After having and still enjoying my stable reef tank I wanted another tank but fish only. Long story short my tank has had troubles from the get go.so after medicating and leaving my tank empty and doing water changes I still had a healthy fish die on me. So I want to start over would running my tank at 100petcent fresh water be sure to kill any parasites or velvet ick?
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Old 06-14-2014, 03:21 AM
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Sorry to hear that...yes it will kill any parasites. Think of it as extreme hypo-salinity. I would just leave the freshwater in with no heaters for a few weeks.
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Old 06-14-2014, 05:13 AM
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Leaving it dry for 48 hours will also accomplish much of the same.
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Old 06-14-2014, 06:10 AM
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Planning on doing both thanks guys. I was going to make a few changes while the tank was down and fill and test with freshwater. So hopefully it's a sure fix
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