Tanksy
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I'll leave this here for future reference.
Thank you for the post. Do not know which emoji to use. Wow/Sad/ Angry. Thumbs up for the post. Wow for critter. Sad for its potential impact in the UK and Angry that it may be here or about to be here.I'll leave this here for future reference.
They are really common in ephemeral ponds, and as these dry they <"form persistent cysts">, which can remain dry for several years and blow around in dust etc.How do they usually enter the tank? As long as it’s not a snail…
COPEPODS, THE IMORTALS.
TWO DIFFERENT EGGS.
Copepods have evolved to have two types of egg.
Standard eggs and resting eggs.
Resting eggs can live for 3 months, frozen, dried at 25 degrees, pass through fish guts.
For 2 years I have tried to kill them all.
Electrocution, high level of chlorine, UVC lamps, hot water with double strength vinger.
I even had them before, being 15 Years.
Delivered by tap water supplier and only started 2.5 years ago.
Now I filter tap water with. 5 micron filter and a faucet filter before entering tanks.
Copper sulfate pentahydrate solution 👌
.2 ppm is about safe. So I hit the tanks with 40 ppm.No fish, and the plants let were dead anyway.
After cleaning filters, they then soak in bucket with copper sulfate pentahydrate solution.
I have a plant tank room no fish and Copepods eat plant ( I can't sell them).
Water supplier response is nothing to see water meet all Quality levels .
Will this work or any other ideas.
Now have do I remove or kill resting eggs 🥚
Thanks Jason (I have no hair now)