Ich in reef tank! Help!

[John A!10]

Is 76 days guaranteed to work? I don’t want to waste my time just to end up having to do it all again.

 

[John A!10]

Im setting up a rubber tote tomorrow. I have this medic will it work?
Kordon Rid Ich Plus #37656 - 16oz.

 

[ca1ore]

Thread belongs in the fish disease forum. There’s a sticky on ich treatment versus management that’s worth a read. Whether your fish will develop immunity is hard to say. It depends on their health/slime coat as well as the potency of the ich strain. With a small tank and only a few fish, removing to treatment does seem like the more sensible approach.

 

[John A!10]

I’m removing to treat tomorrow or after tomorrow could you guys help me with some steps to make sure my fish don’t die in the rubber tote what maintenance will I need? Should I put leftover sand / dry rock.

 

[John A!10]

I have a bunch of bio balls and pieces of live rock in my sump. Could I add those to the tote to add nitrifying bacteria.

 

[Reefahholic]

Ich can be managed. Don’t stress too hard.

It’s easier to manage in an established tank with sand, but if you’re tank is new you can boost the fishes immune system to help them fight it off.

 

[Reefahholic]

Is 76 days guaranteed to work? I don’t want to waste my time just to end up having to do it all again.

It’s not 76 days anymore. We have new data suggesting much shorter fallow period.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Is 76 days guaranteed to work? I don’t want to waste my time just to end up having to do it all again.

60 days is 99% safe

 

[vetteguy53081]

I’m removing to treat tomorrow or after tomorrow could you guys help me with some steps to make sure my fish don’t die in the rubber tote what maintenance will I need? Should I put leftover sand / dry rock.

Tote is same as a tank, just without the glass. Set up same way- Light-heater-filter- (no sand or rocks needed). . PVC tubes in lieu of rock for hiding, medication.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Im setting up a rubber tote tomorrow. I have this medic will it work?
Kordon Rid Ich Plus #37656 - 16oz.

Copper safe or copper power more effective, Rid-ich is strong and has worked for several people. If you use it- dose at 75% of recommended dosage

 

[Sam816]

I went fallow for 80days just in case lol
Striped down the DT but kept running my sump. As a result started new tank with cycle media.
I still get nightmares about ich though.
I have never lost a freshwater fish to disease.
Go to fish disease sub forum or search n read through ich, velvet, brook(iif clowns r ur thing) TTM, medicines to keep, fallow period threads
I hope ur fish get better.

 

[John A!10]

Ich can be managed. Don’t stress too hard.

It’s easier to manage in an established tank with sand, but if you’re tank is new you can boost the fishes immune system to help them fight it off.

I take occasional vacations and I’m afraid that there could be an outbreak when I’m not home. Better safe than sorry, I will set up a qt to make sure it is eradicated. I had a taste of ich and I’m not liking it.

 

[John A!10]

I will be starting a new thread regarding the qt tank setup, and will look more into the fallow period.

 

[John A!10]

I’m reading another thread. I think i will manage the ich for a week or so till I get the 10g up and running to make sure it is not going to kill my fish.

 

[nukemdanno]

I have used Polyp Lab Reef Medic with great success. However for my tank after using it there was a huge Cyano bloom which was then dealt with. However all is well and thriving now. I believe with the medicine targeting the free swimming stage it also nukes your good bacteria as well.

 

[John A!10]

I have used Polyp Lab Reef Medic with great success. However for my tank after using it there was a huge Cyano bloom which was then dealt with. However all is well and thriving now. I believe with the medicine targeting the free swimming stage it also nukes your good bacteria as well.

I will keep using it as management till I get my qt tank up and running. Im scared to have ich in my tank if there is ever an outbreak in the future.

 

[DinoMagnet]

Ime with a blue tang that was stressed to death and full of ich. Never lost appetite tho With that said I used garlic guard and selcon. About three times a week. (Couldn’t go fallow) and months later no one has issues at all. Ps. My cleaner shrimp went to town on my tang which I think helped a bit also

 

[Reefahholic]

I take occasional vacations and I’m afraid that there could be an outbreak when I’m not home. Better safe than sorry, I will set up a qt to make sure it is eradicated. I had a taste of ich and I’m not liking it.

I think QT is the best way to go. I know Paul B and others would disagree, but I’ve seen it over and over with new reefers who get completed ravaged by velvet and sometimes Ich.

One thing to keep in mind, is that Paul B has a 40 yr old well established tank with mature sand-bed. He’s a veteran Reefer that knows how to properly feed his fish. He knows how to boost their immune systems and what works for him may not work for the next reefer. IMO once an Ich Trophont leaves the fish and falls to the sand-bed, a lot of those get devoured by the life in the sand (if established). This reduces the numbers and can prevent problems.

Then let’s say a new Reefer comes along and sets up a small volume bare bottom tank. Let’s say 25 gallons. His Ich outbreak can be much more severe. If it’s Velvet it will likely over run the tank in 48 hours leaving only the stronger fish alive and they too may eventually die from repeated attacks.

 

[John A!10]

I’m reading that you could manage it, but I’m thinking if I could eradicate it why not give it a try? If it ends up back in my tank. Oh well I guess I’ll manage it.

 

[Cramsey]

I’m reading that you could manage it, but I’m thinking if I could eradicate it why not give it a try? If it ends up back in my tank. Oh well I guess I’ll manage it.

That’s exactly what I did. Worth the ol college try