pdxmonkeyboy Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 So I spend a bit of time here and there on hubblefishes forum and it seems that the latest guidance on fallow ich periods has changed. It used to be 78 days but if you keep your temp constantly above 81.6 then you are good to go after 7 weeks. Thought i would pass that along. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bicyclebill Posted December 11, 2020 Share Posted December 11, 2020 Omg. I literally clicked on this expecting a play on the cdc change of time for quarantine... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted December 12, 2020 Author Share Posted December 12, 2020 Can't believe this didnt get any traction as a discussion point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manny Tavan Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Crank the temp to 120 and you only need to be fallow for 7 hours 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 10:03 PM, pdxmonkeyboy said: So I spend a bit of time here and there on hubblefishes forum and it seems that the latest guidance on fallow ich periods has changed. It used to be 78 days but if you keep your temp constantly above 81.6 then you are good to go after 7 weeks. Thought i would pass that along. I wonder how the hotter temps affect the coral. This seems to be good news though. Humble Fish has produced a great deal of info for the hobby the last few years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted December 12, 2020 Share Posted December 12, 2020 Good to know! Keeping 600 gallons that hot makes for a hot office and a big power bill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboileau92 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 10:03 PM, pdxmonkeyboy said: So I spend a bit of time here and there on hubblefishes forum and it seems that the latest guidance on fallow ich periods has changed. It used to be 78 days but if you keep your temp constantly above 81.6 then you are good to go after 7 weeks. Thought i would pass that along. I'm interested in taking a look. Can you post a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboileau92 Posted December 13, 2020 Share Posted December 13, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 10:03 PM, pdxmonkeyboy said: So I spend a bit of time here and there on hubblefishes forum and it seems that the latest guidance on fallow ich periods has changed. It used to be 78 days but if you keep your temp constantly above 81.6 then you are good to go after 7 weeks. Thought i would pass that along. I'm interested in taking a look. Can you post a link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Well, i didn't publish links because they are relateively recent scientific journal articles and therefore access requires a subscription. Here is the abstract on the report: https://www.jstor.org/stable/3284114?seq=1 It is also on science direct if you have a subscription. The humblefish thread has some snippets. I googled around about the temperature, and lots of people let there tanks get that warm in the summer and it within normal reef temperatures. I have been at 82 for a week and have not seen any negative affects so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bboileau92 Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 I've got some snails, a peppermint shimp and 5 small frags in QT. I think I'm going to maintain 82 for now and see how everything takes to the elevated temp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Just make sure you have turbulence on the surface for oxygen and you will be just fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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