On 11 Feb 2006 18:16:58 -0800, "Altum" wrote:

Rodney M wrote:

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Does this sound like Ick? Am I doing everything properly to clear it
up and hopefully save my fish? Any ideas on why my heater will not go
above 82 degrees? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

Yes, it sounds like ich. Aquarisol is very hard to use. If I were
you, I'd do two big water changes to get rid of the copper and switch
to something simpler like 1/2 strength Quick Cure.

I tried switching over to Quick Cure but I didn't help. I lost of 6
of my bleeding heart tetras. Two of them were dead before I started
using it and the other 4 died by the third day of using the Quick
Cure.

My Visitherm Stealth goes to 86F without a problem. Heat above 85F
often kills ich, or at least speeds up ts lifecycle so it's more
vulnerable to medications. You may not have enough wattage if your
house is really cold.

II'm thinking my problem is due to the heater only be rated for a 30
gallon tank and mine is a 29 gallon. I should have bought a heater
with a higher wattage. On a good note, Marineland did offer to send
me a new heater free of charge, which was very nice.

Rodney