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Just realized I didn't answer Andre's questions about vacuuming and UV. Yes, I vacuum my tank once a week, although I was doing it twice a week during the ich problem. No, I have never used a UV sterilizer. By the way, I friend of mine just built one for a fraction of the cost of what the stores typ...

Hi Andre, Diana, I kept the tank at about 86 for 10 days after reviewing a number of sites that discussed this method. The last day of that 10 day period was about 4 months ago so I'm hopefully the ich is completely gone. Throughout the 10 days, I kept my waterflow pretty high to ensure good water c...

Great website! I'm glad to have finally stumbled across other loach fans. After reading the various posts on the treatment of ich, I thought I would share with you my recent experience. Over the seven years that I have kept freshwater aquariums, I have experienced ich a handful of times, usually aft...