After fighting ich for months, and it killed most of my fish, the rest of which i set back in the ocean for a chance to live, i decided to restart. I have a 29 gallon biocube with 2 live rocks. Im going to completelt empty it and either boil the live rock to get the ich off of it (i know it will kill the liverock) or use chlorine bleach. Do i need to scrub my entire tank down when i empty the water? How else can i rid my ENTIRE tank of ich fast and safely. I am completely restarting so i dont mind emptying and scrubbing the entire tank.
Rid ich of my tank
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bevo5
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You can certainly nuke the tank with bleach and let it dry for a few days. But you could also just leave it without fish for the full 60 days or so - I've seen various lengths of time. That way you could focus on corals and stuff and not have to completely restart...which would take a good month or so anyway.
Ich needs fish to survive...so just let it run it's course with no fish and it's gone.
Ich needs fish to survive...so just let it run it's course with no fish and it's gone.
Never ever re-introduce fish housed in an aquarium back to the wild, you run the chance of introducing a pathogen that the local fish population has no natural immunity to (there are different strains of Marine Ich), you also run the risk of Fish and Game ticketing you with huge fines.. Never ever boil live rock, there can be toxins within the rock that become aerosolized and could pose a risk to your house hold.
Please set up an quarantine tank and follow the standard quarantine guidelines.
The resources to successfully manage and treat Marine Ich are available to you, see below.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/
I apologize if this post seem harsh but steps have been taken that put wild populations at risk. A hobbyist has tools to treat and eradicate Marine Ich at their finger tips.
Dry the rock and recycle it or use the bleach method, quarantine and do the research.
Good Luck
Please set up an quarantine tank and follow the standard quarantine guidelines.
The resources to successfully manage and treat Marine Ich are available to you, see below.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/
I apologize if this post seem harsh but steps have been taken that put wild populations at risk. A hobbyist has tools to treat and eradicate Marine Ich at their finger tips.
Dry the rock and recycle it or use the bleach method, quarantine and do the research.
Good Luck
I bought a quarantine tank a week ago and all the fish i got were from the ocean that i dropped it back in so the pathogen was already there correct? Thanks for the information though to be safe i wont do it again
What fish types are we talking about?
Were these temperate water fish?
There may be stressors that triggered an outbreak, are you absolutely certain Marine Ich was the culprit? Too many variables are missing.
With that said I really appreciate you not taking the constructive criticism ( I hate that term) personally.
We all you want you and your tank/livestock to be successful.
Were these temperate water fish?
There may be stressors that triggered an outbreak, are you absolutely certain Marine Ich was the culprit? Too many variables are missing.
With that said I really appreciate you not taking the constructive criticism ( I hate that term) personally.
We all you want you and your tank/livestock to be successful.I had 2 grey angels and a queen. I think its ich because of the white spots, rubbing agaisnt rocks, and gasping. No problem! I understand and want my next set of fish to be healthy!What fish types are we talking about?
Were these temperate water fish?
There may be stressors that triggered an outbreak, are you absolutely certain Marine Ich was the culprit? Too many variables are missing.
With that said I really appreciate you not taking the constructive criticism ( I hate that term) personally.
Sgt Jonny
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NEVER boil live rock!!!! There could be pally's or zoa's on the rocks you cant see. These release pally toxins, and if you boil the rock, the pally toxins will become air born. These are deadly neuro toxins. Just put them in a brute can with clean salt water and a power head and run that way for 30-60 days to kill anything on the rock that way.
melypr1985
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I agree with everything above and would just like to add that if it were me, I'd just let the tank go fallow for the 76 days. Actually, I have done this! It's not as bad as you think and you can focus on your corals until then.
