BK Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Cleaned out a tank of all fish and have a small amount of B/G on the plants. What can I treat this with?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Should say that I have PP but none of that stuff eyromysin or how ever you spell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tHEcONCH Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Erythromycin But pretty much any anti-biotic should do the trick if you have no fish in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I have some Erythromycin What size is the tank? You can always do a total tank blackout for a week and see if that kills it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon1990 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 You can always do a total tank blackout for a week and see if that kills it off. This worked for me Hasnt been back since Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Furan 2 will do it. One capsule/40litres then remove what you can and treat the same next day. 1/4 CAP IN A BUCKET. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Does Furan 2 harm the bio filter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmin4304 Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 I just used it on one of my tanks which is heavily stocked with fish and thay all look pretty happy. Have killed fish in the same tank wth erythromycin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted June 11, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 Thanks Caryl but I might try Furan as I have another tank with a small amount in it as well and with Allan saying that he's lost fish using erythromycin don't want to take the chance with Discus. Had 3 other tanks with this in also but strip them bare and move the good plants to this one tank and bleached the others. Then I moved a pair of Panduros and Gold rams into the other tanks which have both spawned. Guppies went in first to check if they where ok to use so apart from righting of my car on Tuesday this weeks been pretty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slightly Blue Dalmation Posted June 11, 2008 Report Share Posted June 11, 2008 good on ya ma8 with the panduro and golds, keep me posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 So treated with Erythro on Saturday. The algae has turned a dark green. What’s next? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caryl Posted September 12, 2008 Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 It should have curled up and started to die within 24 hours of adding the E-mycin. It goes dark then browns and shreds. Keep vacuuming it out ASAP as it will foul the water as it dies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BK Posted September 12, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 12, 2008 Has changed colour but still on the logs will try and scrape it off this weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skaffen Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 I went the E-mycin route last weekend. Dosed at 400 Mg /100 l on Thursday night. I did a water test before going to bed that night, and three tests on Fri - all OK. On Sat I did a 25% water change and vacuum, and administered the second dose. Two water tests that day came back fine. There was a bit of dead BGA floating on the surface, which I scooped out. On Sunday I woke to find cloudy water and everyone on the surface gasping. My Bala Shark, one Dwarf Loach and my large SAE ware dead I tested the water, and found the nitrate had gone ballistic. I did a vacuum and 50% water change immediately, and angled the spray bar for maximum bubble generation. All fish recovered well. Four hours later they were back at the surface. Another 50% water change and a vacuum fixed that, followed by daily 25% changes for three days. Not much fun getting up at 2 in the morning, or driving home from work at lunchtime, to do water tests... It seems stable now, and is testing well. Oh, and the BG Algae is gone. So just a word of warning, be prepared for nitrate spikes. I was expecting the nitrate to slowly increase as the dead BGA got consumed, but within 8 hours overnight it had gone from near zero to toxic levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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