I have ick...REEF SAFE OPTIONS?!?

[Malifry97]

What reef safe options for ich treatment have you guys used and had good results. Please link. I’m worried

 

[Crabs McJones]

Unfortunately there are no reef safe options to eradicate ich, however it can be managed.
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Ich eradication vs. Ich management

Ich eradication vs. Ich management The purpose of this article is to discuss the pros & cons of ich eradication and ich management, and present the best methods for implementing each. Ich eradication - Simply put, this method means doing everything possible to keep ich out of your tank. That...

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[Malifry97]

Unfortunately there are no reef safe options to eradicate ich, however it can be managed.
Give this thread a read through

Ich eradication vs. Ich management

Ich eradication vs. Ich management The purpose of this article is to discuss the pros & cons of ich eradication and ich management, and present the best methods for implementing each. Ich eradication - Simply put, this method means doing everything possible to keep ich out of your tank. That...

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What do you suggest i do with my corals to get rid of the ich. What should I do?!?

 

[AngryMike2016]

If you want to get RID of the ich, you have to remove every single fish from the tank, place them into quarantine, treat them there with some variety of copper, and do not put them back into your main tank until BOTH they are cured and 76 days have passed.

 

[Malifry97]

If you want to get RID of the ich, you have to remove every single fish from the tank, place them into quarantine, treat them there with some variety of copper, and do not put them back into your main tank until BOTH they are cured and 76 days have passed.

See I don’t know what I should do as I only have a 5 gallon QT. Not big enough for yellow tail, one green Chromis, two clowns and three PJ cardinals. What should I do

 

[Crabs McJones]

What do you suggest i do with my corals to get rid of the ich. What should I do?!?

Ich doesnt affect coral, only fish. But ich can be carried into a tank by coral. The best most effective way is to put all fish I to a quarantine tank and run copper power at 2.0ppm and let the display tank sit without fish for 76 days.
Quarantine doesnt have to be that intimidating. A tank, with a hang on back filter, ammonia alert badge, and some PVCc pipe and a powerhead is all that's needed. A bottle of bio spira will keep ammonia levels low to non existant.
I qt with a 40 breeder and the exact setup above, I've quarantined 8 fish at a time and have never had ammonia issues with this configuration.

 

[AngryMike2016]

Get a bigger QT tank. Sorry, there is no easy answer here.

 

[Crabs McJones]

See I don’t know what I should do as I only have a 5 gallon QT. Not big enough for yellow tail, one green Chromis, two clowns and three PJ cardinals. What should I do

Check with your local petco and see if they're running the dollar per gallon sale on tanks

 

[Purpletang92]

What reef safe options for ich treatment have you guys used and had good results. Please link. I’m worried

You can run ozone , it will kill them in the free swimming state

 

[AngryMike2016]

I would really, really recommend spending the time and little bit of money to do this right. I have a heavily stocked 90 gallon, with lots of big rocks that are glued together, so I have no realistic way to get my fish out. I am going the management route. Not pleasant, but it's unfortunately the best I can do.

 

[Malifry97]

Ich doesnt affect coral, only fish. But ich can be carried into a tank by coral. The best most effective way is to put all fish I to a quarantine tank and run copper power at 2.0ppm and let the display tank sit without fish for 76 days.
Quarantine doesnt have to be that intimidating. A tank, with a hang on back filter, ammonia alert badge, and some PVCc pipe and a powerhead is all that's needed. A bottle of bio spira will keep ammonia levels low to non existant.
I qt with a 40 breeder and the exact setup above, I've quarantined 8 fish at a time and have never had ammonia issues with this configuration.

I know that corals cant get ich. But I don’t have a big enough qt to not treat whole tank. What can I do with corals while I treat DT

 

[Crabs McJones]

I know that corals cant get ich. But I don’t have a big enough qt to not treat whole tank. What can I do with corals while I treat DT

Noooo noooo never treat the dt.you can leave everything (including inverts) in the display tank. The 76 day fishless period will starve out the ich

 

[Malifry97]

Noooo noooo never treat the dt.you can leave everything (including inverts) in the display tank. The 76 day fishless period will starve out the ich

Ok.

 

[AngryMike2016]

For real though; go get a 29 gallon tank, a cheap stand, filter, heater, thermostat. There you go. Way easier and cheaper than dealing with removing coral (you'd have to get them into a tank that can sustain them) for the duration of the treatment, and many, many months after as getting copper out of your display is no simple feat.

 

[Crabs McJones]

A 20 gallon long from Petco would be sufficient for your stocking list.

 

[AngryMike2016]

You can also get some basic decorations like plastic plants while every fish is in there. It will be less stressful for them.

 

[Purpletang92]

You can run ozone , it will kill them in the free swimming state

Also with ozone you won’t have to move fish or coral plus it clarifies the water

 

[MnFish1]

What reef safe options for ich treatment have you guys used and had good results. Please link. I’m worried

I would suggest a bath with hibiclens - if you have ICH.. JK- most would recommend taking the fish out of your display tank - , treating with copper or chloroquine - and leaving your display fallow for 76 days - or so. Some would say feed the fish well and hope for the best.

BY THE WAY I WASN'T SUGGESTING A HIBICLENS BATH FOR THE FISH. THAT PART WAS A JOKE....

 

[Malifry97]

1) does ich cause red sores AND white dots?!?!
2) can I use one of those 20 gallon sterilite tubs for a QT.

 

[Malifry97]

@Crabs McJones