jn Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hi all. I have been posting in the disease section. I'm pretty sure I have gill flukes in my coldwater tank. I need to warm the tank up the speed up the lifecycle for treatment I'm switching to a bigger tank as soon as I'm sure these buggers are gone and was going to buy a 100w heater for that. Can I just drop a heater that size into my 35L tank to speed up the life cycle. Will the fish cope with the sudden temp change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharn Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Depends how sudden you are talking- a few minutes would probably stress them a fair bit but it slowly rising over an hour or so would be fine i would imagine- after all it takes less time than that for a fish in a bag thats just travelled an hour to get up to the temp of the tank right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 yea do it slowly i would do it over 2 - 3 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.qian Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 You can't heat up a tank in a few minutes even if you wanted to, unless putting it on a stove or in a fireplace. Fish won't mind a few degrees increase over the course of a few hours, but they will mind a sudden decrease, so after the treatment slowly drop it back down, one degree a day is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jn Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Thanks guys. I guess I should have been more specific but I get the point. I was thinking about my very cold tank possibly at 14 degrees and the minimum setting on the heater which may be 20! If I was buying a smaller heater I'm guessing the tank would warm slower but I think I'm in luck as the forecast for here tomorrow is quite warm so I may not have to worry too much. I tried to buy one today but I've obviously not been paying attention.. went out on a work break to Organism and they were shut!! SO disappointed!! 1 degree per day sounds good though and will keep it in mind if I want to raise it to more than the minimum temp so thanks. I don't think I'd take it over 22 at worst. Any of you guys ever dealt with flukes before? My fish looksa bit better today and I'm about to add some more prazi just after I feed them. My little guy that was hiding in a corner for the last while is out with the others! Yay! These guys won't be going anywhere near my new tank until they've been clear of symptoms for 6 weeks maybe. So effectively my tank is in quarantine now! No shared nets or tools or buckets or anything! What a drag! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilson Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 I tried to buy one today but I've obviously not been paying attention.. went out on a work break to Organism and they were shut!! SO disappointed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted July 25, 2007 Report Share Posted July 25, 2007 Throw a heater in there, it'll take a few hours to heat it up and the fish won't mind a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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