How Long Till Medication Clears Up?

[Wei_pad]

After a successful treatment of ich, all my fish are now well and I am now going to remove the green med stuff. They said active carbon removes this. How long does it take? I'm using a small bag of it in a 35 gal tank. I'm worried that it might take to long and "de-cycle" my tank.

Sorry if the questions seems stupid. This is actually the first time I've tried removing meds using active carbon.

 

[techen]

After a successful treatment of ich, all my fish are now well and I am now going to remove the green med stuff. They said active carbon removes this. How long does it take? I'm using a small bag of it in a 35 gal tank. I'm worried that it might take to long and "de-cycle" my tank.

Sorry if the questions seems stupid.

This is actually the first time I've tried removing meds using active carbon.

Carbon is safe to use and is really effective when used when medical treatment has been used. It will not "de-cycle" your tank but I highly recommended you stuff the bag of carbon in your filter and not in the tank itself. Unless that's what you're already doing. It should take a week or so to be 100% sure it's removed.

 

[Wei_pad]

After a successful treatment of ich, all my fish are now well and I am now going to remove the green med stuff. They said active carbon removes this. How long does it take? I'm using a small bag of it in a 35 gal tank. I'm worried that it might take to long and "de-cycle" my tank.

Sorry if the questions seems stupid.

This is actually the first time I've tried removing meds using active carbon.

Carbon is safe to use and is really effective when used when medical treatment has been used. It will not "de-cycle" your tank but I highly recommended you stuff the bag of carbon in your filter and not in the tank itself. Unless that's what you're already doing. It should take a week or so to be 100% sure it's removed.

Phew! That's good to hear.

For a second there, I thought it would be harmful. Yes, the carbon is in the filter and not in the tank itself. At least now, I found a better solution in removing the mod color instead of waiting for the water to evaporate and slowly replacing the lost water with clean one. That took a looooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnggggg time!