Hi all, so I do have a qt tank but recently I added 2 tangs to it and they were going at it big time so I moved one into my dt like an idiot because I was freaking out. I have corals and a hippo Tang already in there and now I'm realizing the new Tang is showing a bit of ich. I already quarentined my hippo months ago when I originally got her and she had ich and no I'm worried it's going to come into my display and get her sick again. Is there a chance since my tank is pretty dam clean that the ich could just pass ? Or did I screw myself and now I need to move all of my corals out and treat :|. Please help , thank you
Had to skip quarentine and now I'm freaking out
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You will need to move all fish in your DT to QT. Treat them with copper. So long as this is ch you are dealing with you'll need to leave the DT fallow for 76 days.
Depending on their size you may be better with a 55. It can be done in a 40b. If aggression is an issue though it might get dicey.
Can you upload pics of the infected fish?
Depending on their size you may be better with a 55. It can be done in a 40b. If aggression is an issue though it might get dicey.
Can you upload pics of the infected fish?
JoshH
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Were you planning on going to a FOWLR DT? I would try a large acclimation box in the 40B and put the Kole inside it with the other two tangs left free swimming
In your case this does sound like the best option, and YES copper can be completely removed and a successful reef can be had in the treated tank.
I have done this and helped friends on a couple of occasions do the same. We all have our reefs running successullly years later
After treatment run cuprazorb, through a reactor would be best. After your copper test zero, run the cuprazorb for 2 more weeks. Then use poly filter(I forget the brand name the original one that turns color). Run the poly filter for added insurance and you will get a blue tinge if copper is still in the tank. When you can run a poly filter with no change, you have completly removed all the copper.
And remember to keep everything you removed from the tank out and qt'd for the amount of time for a fallow period, or you may reintroduce the ick right back into the tank.
Setting up an inadaquate make shift qt will result in tragedy.
If are going to dose the dt with rocks and substrate there are some things to be aware of, 1st you must test diligently. The rocks and such will absorb the copper, so you will be dosing a greater amount than the recommended amount. It will eventually reach saturation and your copper levels will even out. You must still comtinue to test and maintain the thearaputic dose.
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PatW
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The best solution is to remove all of the fish in the display and treat them for ICH with either copper or the tank transfer method. You might have to set up multiple tanks. The DT will have to be fallow for, I think, 72 days for it to be ICH free.
