quack Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 my oscar tank has hit a bad spell of whitespot the tank is 850L, i think the problem that caused it was due to the addition of another larger oscar, which the original o's went to keen on. they have had it out and are almost buddys now but im left with whitespot. i havent had whitespot in my tanks for ages and when i do get it i just let it run its cause and it comes right. ive been using this method for the last handful for days but its not getting better yet. i added some rock salt tonight. im wondering what very one else would do and if you think i should treat it or leave it. i dont really wont to stain my tank with meds and it will take a heap of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Afrikan Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 In the past we had have had the odd whitespot incident... We bump the temp up to around 28 degrees, extra airation... and a bit of tonic salt. Higher temp speeds up the whitespot cycle. I am also one to prefer natural treatment/method first before meds. Good Luck and hope you nip it real soon 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishy_t Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 Increaing the temp REALLY DOES WORK! Make sure you give it a try before any chemicals - if only cause it won't be cheap to treat such a big tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted April 30, 2007 Report Share Posted April 30, 2007 I do 1tbsp of salt per 20L (as long as you dont have plecs, clowns etc in there) and bump the temp up to 28-29. If they were previously healthy they should be able to fight it off eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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