Water Changes During Treatments?

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Some people say don't, some people say do?

"You can also do water changes during treatments. Right after the water change, add the daily dose of medicine. Don't be concerned that you are removing any good medicine when you make the water change. The medicines you are using decay after a few hours so 24 hours later (or less) it has become old and is useless. That's why we have to add more every day."

What would you say? :lol:
 
Depends entirely on the medication in question I think. Protozin is added on days 1/2/3/6 to treat infections like Ich and each new dose increases the overall concentration of the active ingredients (so a water change would need to account for how much has been removed and needs replacing), whereas I believe Myxazin does decompose within 24 hours (so previous doses are disregarded following a water change, you simply add each day's standard dose).
 
Thanks for the answer, you answered my next question too with the Myxazin part :good:
 

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