Rid-Ich question

J Rog · Dec 11, 2017

Hi guys I have a quick question. A buddy of mine is selling his tank to downgrade. So he wants me to hold on to couple of his corals he wants to keep and a couple pieces of live rock. But about 2 months ago he used rid-ich because he had an ich explosion and lost a bunch of fish.. But since then he has gone fishless for 2 months and used rid ich to rid the system of ich (Hopefully). But do I need to worry about the rid-ich that may have soaked into the live rock may leach something not good into my system. Supposedly its reef safe but im having enough issues in my system and didn't want to add another problem.. Anyone have any experience with this product?

Bouncingsoul39 · Dec 11, 2017

Rid-ich is not reef safe and no, I wouldn't put the live rock in my reef tank.

Crabs McJones · Dec 11, 2017

Nope, the ingredients in Rid-Ich are not reef safe, and can get absorbed by the rock, and slowly leech out over time

J Rog · Dec 11, 2017

Thanks guys! I just shot him a text saying no live rock.. lol thanks for saving me from a potential disaster!!

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 11, 2017

crabs_mcjones said:
Nope, the ingredients in Rid-Ich are not reef safe, and can get absorbed by the rock, and slowly leech out over time

What's in it?

Crabs McJones · Dec 11, 2017

saltyfilmfolks said:
What's in it?

Contains formaldehyde (11.52% formalin) U.S. P. grade 4.26% and premium quality aquaculture-grade zinc-free chloride salt of malachite green 0.038%. The ingredients meet United States Pharmacopoeia science-based quality standards for health care. The U.S. P. is the official public standards-setting authority for all prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines and other healthcare products.

saltyfilmfolks · Dec 11, 2017

crabs_mcjones said:
Contains formaldehyde (11.52% formalin) U.S. P. grade 4.26% and premium quality aquaculture-grade zinc-free chloride salt of malachite green 0.038%. The ingredients meet United States Pharmacopoeia science-based quality standards for health care. The U.S. P. is the official public standards-setting authority for all prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines and other healthcare products.

Thank you. I'd always wondered.

It's bug poison. Weird.