Newbie with a fungus problem? Q FOR RAY
Lowering the water level will help increase the aeration as the outflow from your filter will have a further distance to fall, and while helpful, may not necessarily create near as much surface circulation as would an airstone.
I do not understand what you’re saying. What does using Amquel+ or its often needed increase in aeration have anything to do with your fish growing? I don’t see any connection here except that if you don’t use Amquel+ to convert your ammonia (and increase the aeration as needed) you fish may not live long enough to continue to grow.
I also don’t understand the sudden awareness that your fish are growing now; since when have you suddenly become aware that they’re growing? Since you first started posting their problems, or since you lowered their water level, or since you started your PWC regimen or since you started removing the salt (???); I don’t understand how you mean this. Unless stunted, under normal conditions and with proper maintenance, fish continue to slowly grow constantly — even if imperceptibly.
My first choice would have been SeaChem’s Prime for use as a Chloramine neutralizer, but with your already having Amquel+ I couldn’t in good conscious send you out to specifically just get Prime. Prime has never been seen to cause a problem (as far as I’ve ever become aware of) in the way of deceased fish as a result of using it, regardless of any manner of aeration.
On the other hand, while the original formula Amquel (note — no +) which has been discontinued never created a problem, this newer formula of Amquel+ has been reported to lead to many fish deaths when even slightly overdosed — and there’s no way of knowing exactly how much is needed when the water company may increase or decrease their usual level of chloramine at any time. After learning how this new formula works, it has been recommended to increase the aeration when using Amquel+ as a precaution, even though it may not normally be needed. There have been far fewer fish death reports as a result of this; and I would not rely solely on the relatively smaller benefit of lowering the water level for this increase in aeration. Ray
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