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In my opinion hyposalinity is the safest, easiest and best way to treat most fish infected with marine ich (cryptocaryon irritans). Combined with patience, a good understanding of the parasite’s...

Kerry, thanks for your reply. Is the live rock cycled and thereby handling initial filtration and later supplemented by the scrubber as your screen grows in?

Hi Kerry,

Could you please explain your ATS only setup? Does it utilize live rock or sand, or is it a bare bottom tank using only the ATS for filtering?

Thanks,

James

Hi zhewitt04. You are right about the evaporation with the scrubber. I have found that I have to add small amounts of water, usually twice per day in order to maintain the salinity range necessary...

Once again, thanks for your reply Santa Monica.

I am continuing the process. Your input is very helpful. My thought is to complete this hypo-salinity treatment and then set up a quarantine tank...

rygh, thank you for your input. I think you are right, that there is a sufficient amount of bacteria on the glass surfaces and that the bacteria has recovered from the drop in salinity and is...

... Also Santa Monica I would appreciate your thoughts on this

My understanding of the nitrogen cycle is that bacteria converts food/waste into Ammonia which is then converted by a different...

Thank you Santa Monica. That makes sense. Would a stronger, larger scrubber take up the Nitrite and Nitrate after exhausting all available ammonia?

It has been 12 days since the hospital tank has been running at 1.009 hypo-salinity. The algae transitioned from 1.024 to 1.009 and has been the only source of filtration for the aquarium. I have...

1. Objective: To completely cure fish of marine ich by treating with hypo-salinity range 1.008 to 1.009
2. Treatment Process: Following Lee Birch's hypo-salinity (google Lee Birch hypo-salinity)...

You could cut a larger diameter hole and mount the reflector closer to the bulb.

The answer is dependent upon all of the previously posted answers and more. Each addition to your aquarium should be carefully planned taking into consideration your existing fish, corals and...

I am in the process of setting up a hospital tank with a scrubber that will be using hyposalinity to treat marine ich. I suspect there is some algae that will grow at 1.009 range however I am not...

I have a large sandbed I am considering removing as well. I think it makes most sense to take the sump offline, remove all live rock, etc. you want to keep, and then remove the sandbed in one shot. ...

Nice design. As a precaution, I would suggest connecting your light brackets with a plastic coated wire, velcro, plastic tie etc. as a safety net in the event your clamps loosen or if you...

I do not think your problem is oxygen related. From your descriptions, it seems to me that your fish are being poisened.

What is the material of your screen? Possibly something toxic is being...

First let me say thanks to Santa Monica and the Algae Scrubber Community for the great work, development and knowledge transfer occurring on this site.

In my experience with treating "sick" fish,...

You can use a paint made for painting plastic. Lightly sand the acrylic with 220 grit paper and apply a few light coats of paint.