To the extent of removing all the copper in solution, yes. If there is copper bound in the sand and rocks, it becomes more difficult. Filling the tank with FW and dropping the pH to around 6 can help dissolve out the bound copper. You test the rinse water before and after to see if copper is being latched out. Multiple treatments are sometimes needed.
Assuming you have diagnosed the disease correctly?
You are way behind times my friend. Quit reading 2015 material and keep up with industry.
That is not posting a link to back up your claim! The findings of them living past 45 days has been a recent one, and as of last year was under research, id say your 45 day recommendation is the old info from back in the 80s actually
That is an old school remedy we used to use when the hobby started. I didn't invent it, it was Robert Straughn, the "Father of Salt Water fish keeping in the Home".
As a person who owned a pet store for many years not to mention the number of trade shows and conventions and seminars I attend, this was Just discussed in November and was determined through research that fallow periods for all diseases is determined by the longest known time period that the encysted stage can survive on corals, inverts, rocks, substrate without a fish host to feed on. The fallow period starts when the last fish is removed from the tank.
And you left out the fact that any anaerobic area can blow that out of the water so to say. Keeping pet shops does not make anyone an expert, hell I worked in a fish store back in the late 80s, but that doesn't make me one either. Hell not very long ago, I got in am argument with a local fish store owner, who is a marine biologists, who states phosphate and nitrate should be zero in a reef.As a person who owned a pet store for many years not to mention the number of trade shows and conventions and seminars I attend, this was Just discussed in November and was determined through research that fallow periods for all diseases is determined by the longest known time period that the encysted stage can survive on corals, inverts, rocks, substrate without a fish host to feed on. The fallow period starts when the last fish is removed from the tank.
These are now the Industry standards
- Black ich (turbellarian worms) - 4 weeks
- Brooklynella aka “Clownfish disease” or “Brook” - 6 weeks
- Flukes (monogenean worms) - 4 weeks
- Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans) - 6 weeks IF 27C/80.6F can be continuously maintained
- Uronema marinum - No fallow period, as it does not require a fish host to survive. It is an opportunistic parasite that strikes when a fish’s immune system has been compromised. Uronema mainly affects damsels (especially chromis) and clownfish.
- Velvet (Amyloodinium) - 6 weeks
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You did catch the part about anaerobic areas prolonging the life cycles? Again 45days is shooting for the bare minimum which is always gambling. I don't advocate anyone shoot for the bare minimum as that leads to failure more often then not. If 45 days is bare minimum, 96 days the platinum, which do you think failure is more likely to occur at.45 Day Fallow periods
I've been doing some research into the "76 day fallow period". I never heard of that prior to coming to Reef2Reef this past summer. I had always used 32 days as the maximum time for a tomont to remain viable under tropical conditions, and then I would round up to 45 days to help ensure that...
Well after 37 years I have a good clue.
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I dont like false info being spread to new reefers, setting them up for failure. I also have been reef keeping since 1988. Current 400g display 700g total system is just frags now, but my previous 180g display 270g display was growing out until the texas freeze.Well after 37 years I have a good clue.
Tell you what - you do the 96- 150 days or what you feel is right and I will do what I know works. By the way , it appears that you like to argue. I agree with biologists that you dont need high level NO3 and no4.
I run Phos at .0221 and nitrate last night was .414
This is what I have with those readings.
While your tank is beautiful itself. you dont know me from Adam and to insinuate that I am giving false readings takes a lot of nerve. Sorry but you are another disrespectful reefer that I want nothing to do with. Good luck in your endeavors. You are now blocked from my conversations.
He was just debating the topic with you and expressing his opinion albeit in a direct manner. Did not appear he used explicit language to be disrespectful to you but offered his own theory. If you post 45 days then technically you are insinuating he is posting false info with his 90 plus day recommendation. In the end each tank and situation is unique and a reefer will have to determine what his best course of action is and learn from the experience.
