Ich outbreak

[Reef.Blue]

Hey all, I recently had a very large ich outbreak in my display tank. Unfortunately only 3 of the fish survived and 5 died. The fish that survived are currently in my quarantine tank and I'm dosing copper. Those fish have already gotten rid of ich, but I was wondering how long do I have to wait before putting my fish back into my display tank? Thanks.

 

[jmichaelh7]

You should run copper at minimum required weeks only at therapeutic levels.

once complete a 2 week observation period is typically common. This gives you time to observe the fish and also run a anti bacterial medication like Prazipro

Sorry for the loss.

 

[nereefpat]

The display tank should remain completely fishless (fallow) somewhere between 45-72 days, depending on temperature and your tolerance of risk. 45 days is now recommended if the display temperature is 81 degrees. One way to do it would be to run 31 days of 2.5 ppm Coppersafe of Copper Power, then 2 weeks of observation. Another way would be to run copper until the 45 days is up.

 

[Reef.Blue]

The display tank should remain completely fishless (fallow) somewhere between 45-72 days, depending on temperature and your tolerance of risk. 45 days is now recommended if the display temperature is 81 degrees. One way to do it would be to run 31 days of 2.5 ppm Coppersafe of Copper Power, then 2 weeks of observation. Another way would be to run copper until the 45 days is up.

Thank you!