I hate to say it, but do the dose one time and be done with it. Do a
demand test first to see what rate you can get by with in regards
sufficieint to attain the color change for period of time. (usualy 6
to 8 hours is sufficient. If the water has had Mela fix its just that
much more crap that will have to be oxidized out of the water. Do a PP
tretment and once the water changes back to a tea color after at
least 6 to 8 hours hit it again, and your probglems sho8ld pretty well
be solved.......that is if you also chuck that Mela fix into the
trash, as its nothing but snake oil.


On Sat, 13 Aug 2005 21:09:54 -0400, "Bill Stock"
wrote:

===I've finally gotten around to treating my GF tank with PP. I've put it off a
===few times,as they always seemed to get better (Melafix, Salt, water
===changes), but it never completely went away. This week Panfry's snout bump
===was back larger than ever and he lost a couple more scales, plus the second
===biggest fish had a couple of bloody scales. So I've been keeping their water
===pristine all week and took all the plants out for the big day.
===
===Last night I treated the whole tank with 3 PPM to start (light purple) and
===added 1 PPM every couple of hours to keep it pink/purple for six hours. I
===disconnected one of the filters and left one running. I'll reverse the
===filters for their second treatment. I originally had concerns about harming
===the fish and/or killing the Biofilter, but they seemed much more energetic
===this morning. Not that they were laying around before. They were a little
===freaked by the purple water, but took the whole process in stride. I wish
===I'd done this sooner.
===
===The bump on Panfry's snout did not seem much different this morning, perhaps
===a little less fuzzy and slightly less pronounced. But tonight the white spot
===has broken completely open and the skin is hanging loose. It took a week of
===Melafix to produce this result last time and I found I could get the same
===result with daily water changes. So tomorrow they get their second treatment
===after a water change today.
===
===But how many treatments should I give them? I've read about giving them up
===to four treatments two days apart. But if they don't need it. I realise this
===will depend on the results, but based on tonight's results, one more
===treatment might do it. Although I don't want it coming back either.
===
===


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