So Ich-X is not safe?

[Alexkos23]

I went down to my LFS and asked them what i can do and they gave me a bottle of Ich-X Reef Tested, and shortly after putting it into my tank my duncan, hammer, and torch coral started to look like it just died. Im really paranoid right now after i specifically asked a 100 times if this will kill my corals and he said it will not harm them.

I do not know what to do now really freaking out that i just now killed off half my tank.

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

The original product is formalin and malachite green. At therapeutic doses, it is not reef safe. I don’t know what the “reef tested” means, a different formula?
Jay

 

[brandon429]

Jay for friends having ich problems what’s the best option to fix it

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

Jay for friends having ich problems what’s the best option to fix it

Really, moving the fish to a QT and dosing with copper is the best cure. I’ve not found a reef safe ich cure that can control acute cases.
Jay

 

[Alexkos23]

Really, moving the fish to a QT and dosing with copper is the best cure. I’ve not found a reef safe ich cure that can control acute cases.
Jay

That's exactly what i was going to do until they talked into getting this product saying that it is reef safe. So pretty much i killed off all my corals right?

 

[lagatbezan]

I would do a couple of big water changes and run carbon and hope for the best.
never treat your display with any type of meds. Always best to be done in a qt.

 

[Alexkos23]

I would do a couple of big water changes and run carbon and hope for the best.
never treat your display with any type of meds. Always best to be done in a qt.

Yeah i was thinking of doing a 50% water change hoping it helps

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

That's exactly what i was going to do until they talked into getting this product saying that it is reef safe. So pretty much i killed off all my corals right?

I did some looking online, I think your product doesn’t have malachite green in it, it may just be a low dose of formalin....not as toxic. As the other person said, water changes and carbon may save your corals.
Jay

 

[Alexkos23]

I did some looking online, I think your product doesn’t have malachite green in it, it may just be a low dose of formalin....not as toxic. As the other person said, water changes and carbon may save your corals.
Jay

Yeah on the bottle it says if your inverts start to stress over 6 hours do a 50% water change