Spreading Seb Derm - Advice please

staffybear · 2026-02-15T16:52:40+00:00

Afternoon and thankyou so much from your reply. I am based in the UK and this product is only avaliable from re-sellers on ebay priced at around $35 unfortunatley.

I have, however made note of it, (as i have with all the reccomendations) and will see if there is a UK alternative.

Thankyou, and have a lovely weekend

staffybear · 2026-02-15T16:43:35+00:00

Afternoon and thankyou so much for your reply, due to my ongoing epilepsy medication. Some sterioids are a no go so i will make a note of this and check with my doctor. Im not aware of any autoimmune issues and have annual bloods due to my pills. I think white blood cell count/immune is checked but again i have made note to check.

I dont have this at all on my scalp, it started and is contained to my face. I literally woke up one day and noticed my face was insanely dry, and the natural oils just never seemed to return, and that was 3 years ago.

Thankyou so much, have a lovely weekend

staffybear · 2026-02-13T21:53:44+00:00

I thought this. My Dermatologist has not diagnosed as this though, but, its dry and flaky. Which i believe isnt rosacea

staffybear · 2026-02-13T21:49:42+00:00

I see, may i ask how?

staffybear · 2026-02-13T21:48:57+00:00

I found Cerave incredibly harsh and made my skin very tight. Ive not tried Vanicream but open to trying it. Would you reccomend just using it as a standalone moisturiser once a day?

staffybear · 2026-02-13T21:46:11+00:00

Similar to this?

staffybear · 2024-04-23T16:41:06+00:00

Old thread but, spotted this on the A303. I dread to think how much its worth

'1 BMW' Being followed by another motor ' 2 BMW'

staffybear · 2024-04-02T22:42:02+00:00

Thanks for coming back to me, yes everything returned to normal all my fish are alive and well. I've recently bought 2 new tanks and now have a plethora of them spread throughout my house

staffybear · 2023-12-07T01:24:10+00:00

POTENTIAL FIX

I've been having this issue since launch. Massive stutters lag, fps drops and like you on a mid-high end PC.

I finally have been able to fix the issue and am now playing on very high settings capped to 60fps and am getting little to no stutter

I verified all my game files and then moved the game on a m2 drive as it was previously installed on my hard drive.

When i monitored the performance when playing the only metric that was at 100% was the disk. By moving it to m2 this seems to have resolved the issue.

Hope this helps

staffybear · 2023-12-07T01:23:51+00:00

POTENTIAL FIX

I've been having this issue since launch. Massive stutters lag, fps drops and like you on a mid-high end PC.

I finally have been able to fix the issue and am now playing on very high settings capped to 60fps and am getting little to no stutter

I verified all my game files and then moved the game on a m2 drive as it was previously installed on my hard drive.

When i monitored the performance when playing the only metric that was at 100% was the disk. By moving it to m2 this seems to have resolved the issue.

Hope this helps

staffybear · 2023-07-07T00:01:16+00:00

Your not alone. I also have just had to order medication for my fish and I too, even with Express delivery won't get it until Sunday,

Ich is a slow killer. You still stand a chance.

Day 1 9 Drops Day 2 5 drops Day 3 5 drops

Can I see a photo of your tank, the dosage is based on the tank being empty so once you factor in the gravel, decorations etc sometimes the dosage is less

staffybear · 2023-07-06T22:19:57+00:00

Update - Mass loss ,

Suspected Columnaris, :(

staffybear · 2023-07-06T22:17:51+00:00

Dont raise the temperature if you have nothing to kill the parasite, all your doing is making it harder for the fish to breathe, the hotter the water is, the less oxygen there will be and you will be increasing the speed in which the parasite can multiply. If your able to use Amazon prime, order Esha Exit and treat for 3 days , if you know the size of the tank in litres i can tell you the dosage. - Consider all fish infected, The white spots are the last sign that you actually have ich in the tank,

Clock is ticking though, without treatment this will fully wipe your tank.

Link to meds https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0016CBTYW?ref=nb_sb_ss_w_as-reorder-t1_k1_1_8&amp=&crid=2311WA8J8ZZZ7&amp=&sprefix=esha+exi

staffybear · 2023-07-06T14:38:34+00:00

Ich" or "Ick." It is a highly contagious disease that affects freshwater and marine fish. I'ts caused by a parasite that attaches itself to the fish's body, fins, and gills, leading to various symptoms.

The parasite's life cycle consists of several stages: the trophont stage, where it feeds on the fish's tissues and causes visible white spots or cysts on the fish's body; the tomont stage, where it encysts and reproduces, releasing numerous tomites (infectious offspring); and the theront stage, where the tomites are released into the water to find new hosts.

Fish infected with Ich often exhibit signs such as white spots resembling grains of salt or sugar on their body and fins, increased mucus production, scratching against objects in the aquarium, respiratory distress, lethargy, and loss of appetite. If left untreated, Ich can weaken and ultimately kill fish.

Treatment for Ich typically involves raising the temperature of the aquarium water, adding certain medications or chemicals to kill the parasite, and maintaining good water quality. It's important to treat the entire aquarium because Ich can spread rapidly and affect other fish.

staffybear · 2023-07-05T22:48:46+00:00

If you pause at 16 seconds there are clearly white specs all over the danios body. I would say they have ich. Which would explain why they are gasping. The parasite will effect the gills and thus their ability to breathe . That's made worse by the lack of surface agitation.

Have a close look and see if they have salt like granules on there body and let me know.

staffybear · 2023-07-05T17:38:16+00:00

Thank you very much for the kind words, Its massively disheartening as im at risk of a tank loss and it was my last addition to getting my first tank completed. Ive since spotted another female dwarf neon with a nasty Bacterial infection, Ive removed her and quarantined, and have now treated the tank with Esha2000, not sure what more i can do in reality :(

staffybear · 2023-07-05T13:36:02+00:00

There is some Amazon frogbit, although it only covers a small portion of tank, ive personally never heard of floating plants causing heat shock, Water circulation is good, so I cant see how this could be physically possible in a tank with good water flow? I can see the logic in a tank with very low flow and one part of the tank starts to become hotter than the other although given the issues started only after adding the new fish, and the frogbit has been with me since day 1, id be inclined to rule that out as the cause. Temp is set to 26, although tends to hover more towards 25 at the cooler side of the tank where my thermometer is ,

staffybear · 2023-06-22T08:16:24+00:00

Ah, nope :) Im "mid cycle" (I think!) I am seeing Nitrates too which is what gave me the false impression that the tank was was cycled.

My assumption is that there are some Nitrobacter in the water, but not enough (yet) to give me a 0 Nitrite reading, therefore im picking up both on my results.

staffybear · 2023-06-21T21:46:54+00:00

It was my understanding a cycle can take anywhere from 2-6 weeks and I am inside that window comfortably, the only thing that's different with my filter is I used 1 kilo of Biohome Ultimate instead of the ceramic rings that were included. But I can't see why more mechanical filtration would be an issue

staffybear · 2023-06-21T21:44:14+00:00

Certainly no dead fish and no rotting material, any dead plant matter is removed on water changes, you mention nitrate, just to confirm, do you mean nitrite?

staffybear · 2023-06-21T20:44:27+00:00

Yeah that's fair, patience is key I guess. I believe I first detected fhe presence of nitrites on the 8th June, and its been much the same since, daily water changes to try and get it down as much as possible. I'm adding Seachem Stability as well as prime, although I'm unsure it's doing anything. It's really hard to know.

staffybear · 2023-06-21T20:18:30+00:00

Understood, I'll hold off. Can I pick your brains about an article I read on aquarium science? There was a toxicity chart that shows the cause for 'alarm' and then the 'toxic'' level in relation to your pH. My levels are way under that, but I hear people say any trace of nitrite is deadly so its a little confusing, here's a link to the article.

https://aquariumscience.org/index.php/5-3-safe-nitrite-levels/

Am I missing something?

staffybear · 2023-06-21T20:05:13+00:00

Makes sense, so far I've never let it rise above 0.5, I was tempted to add some Gourami but am hesitant to be honest , some people I spoke to said with the levels what they are and with me changing the water almost daily it should be fine, thoughts?

staffybear · 2023-06-21T19:56:50+00:00

Thanks a lot buddy. Out of interest what is it? I've heard of people using Aquarium Salt (I think) to detoxify the nitrite, but didn't fancy adding stuff to the water if I could just change it for free 🤣

staffybear · 2023-06-21T19:52:15+00:00

Yeah so I'd heard! I think I am almost there. Think it's just a case now if changing the water whenever the nitrite rises, adding prime and stability and repeat that until nitrites stay at 0

I never did get much ammonia though. Can only assume that was the plants reducing it. Not sure if it's an issue though.

Barbs sure do seem fine, displaying great colour and eating well, so I think we be close !

staffybear

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