ich in 2 month old tank

[WARCON]

Hello everyone,
I have ich in the 75g. I have started to use kick ich. Any thoughts on it and does it work? I have lost some fish and I am down to 4 left. There are only a few coral in there. Is there a better treatment for ich that is reef safe ? Heard about medic but there are some mixed reviews. I have put some money into this tank and hate to lose things so fast. Is there a quick solution to this ? and what works best ?

side note: what is the best way to setup a QT? what do I need to run it ? what should I be dosing and how to dose it ? What brands ? Is there a simple product that works ? How long should the fish stay in there ? Easier is better... some many questions....

 

[Jet Sled]

With going through something like this myself recently with Velvet I have to say there is only one real way to treat these kinds of issues and its QT while leaving the main display fish-less. Lots of members on here have stickies like Humblefish and many more in the disease section of the forum. Check it out I have studied it like a book and have learned so much.. The amount of time and effort these folks put into spreading/sharing their knowledge and experience to others in the hobby its a gold mine (eat it up its free too)! Check it out I have studied it like a book and have learned so much. Everything will be explained in great detail, but regardless lets see some pictures of whats going on. With the fish tank being so young it will be better to get rid of it the right way the first time! I wish you the best of luck and will follow along.

 

[Jmas4]

Welcome to reef2reef.

Sorry to hear about your loss. There is no reef safe ich cure nor is there a quick fix. The only way to cure ich is to have a qt with all your fish with copper or ttm and leaving your DT fallow for 76 days. For all future fish, it is highly recommended you Qt them. Also, considering you have at LEAST 4 fish in a 2 month old tank means you added fish to fast. This causes an ammonia spike and stress which causes ich to kill quicker. Nothing good happens fast in this hobby.
@HotRocks and @Humblefish can provide much better advice.

Good Luck and Happy Reefing

 

[Maritimer]

Here's a link to HotRocks' QT article, which is the best outline I've seen to date on the subject: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-current-qt-process.483371/#post-5262297

"Kick-Ich" may be wonderful stuff for the guys who are going to sell you your next fish, but it's not much help for the fish you have _now_. Jmas4 is right -

The only way to cure ich is to have a qt with all your fish with copper or ttm and leaving your DT fallow for 76 days. For all future fish, it is highly recommended you Qt them.

~Bruce

 

[Reefahholic]

Kick-ich is a temporary product. I will not eliminate the problem.

Get a 10 or 20/g QT and get the fish out of the display if you want to totally eliminate it. Otherwise you can try to manage it.

Buy a 4oz bottle of Copper Power and slowly bring the level up to 1.5-2.0 Cu. It's best to ramp this medication over about 3-5 days. The latter is better.

Keep the medication at a therapeutic level for about 30 days. Or you can Tank Transfer the fish on day 1, 4, 7, 10, and done on 13 into an observation period without any medication.

The other option is to combine both methods like I've been doing for a while now and really nip it in the butt.

Remember, the only real way to get it out of your display without harming coral is to go fallow or fish-less for 72-76 days.

 

[WARCON]

With going through something like this myself recently with Velvet I have to say there is only one real way to treat these kinds of issues and its QT while leaving the main display fish-less. Lots of members on here have stickies like Humblefish and many more in the disease section of the forum. Check it out I have studied it like a book and have learned so much.. The amount of time and effort these folks put into spreading/sharing their knowledge and experience to others in the hobby its a gold mine (eat it up its free too)! Check it out I have studied it like a book and have learned so much. Everything will be explained in great detail, but regardless lets see some pictures of whats going on. With the fish tank being so young it will be better to get rid of it the right way the first time! I wish you the best of luck and will follow along.

Thanks man. Love to support. My first saltwater fish tank was a nano and no real big issues. This one has me flustered. I spend almost all of my free time learning about saltwater aquariums. To add insult to injury, had my long tentacle anemone get sucked up into the powerhead last night. When it rains it pours they say....

 

[HotRocks]

Thanks man. Love to support. My first saltwater fish tank was a nano and no real big issues. This one has me flustered. I spend almost all of my free time learning about saltwater aquariums. To add insult to injury, had my long tentacle anemone get sucked up into the powerhead last night. When it rains it pours they say....

Sorry to hear about your struggles. Uggghhh. Looks like you have received some real solid advice so far. Ask questions, read the stickies like mentioned above. You can do this!