This hobby has beaten and broke me down.

[stevo01]

He seems to be hanging in there. stressed because of the move back to QT.

Glad to hear he is hanging in!

 

[stevo01]

I've been sick with pneumonia and then with Thanksgiving I didn't have the time. I was also hoping to use ICH management. When I thought it might be more the ICH, I started contemplating my options, including selling everything off.

Hope your feeling better!

 

[Robink]

So sorry for your loss...
Had something similar happen. Lost everyone also, couldn't bring myself to buy a fish for almost a year. Don't give up, stuff happens. All we can do is our best to try and prevent it from happening again.
Let the tank go fallow for the 76 days and put the new fish through your quarantine. I will tell you that the first fish that went through quarantine after this happened to me were in the qt tank for about 6 mos., was afraid to put them in display. But there's 4 fish in there now that made it through the qt process and everyone is healthy.
Don't give up, just get some nice corals in the display while it's going fallow.

 

[Gasman]

Yep, hang in there. Went through this last winter. It was like waiting for water to boil(waiting 3 months) but, no ich came back. In the QT I treated for ich with Cupramine, then water change, then PraziPro (to treat for other possible critters), another water change out....then watched the fish for anything to come back. I had enough PVC ells and of different sizes for fish to hide and lights low to try to keep the stress level down. Now if I could only erraticate the Aiptasia!!!

 

[4FordFamily]

Great post man!

Thanks much.

 

[scardall]

If this was velvet, most likely they would be dead, looks like you had ich, maybe even ich and velvet before you put them through qt. 8 weeks fishless is enough to eradicate velvet, but not ich, and that's why you have ich in DT IMO. I believe 76 days needed fishless to eradicate ich. Sorry, feel your pain, but try to hang on, most of us know how you feel.

Question? I lost all my fish in a reef to ich.(source unknown---no fish added since may---live rock that sat in air for a week added in june) Last fish died 9/4/16 . Added a clam 10/10. Been fish-less since 9/4. When can I add fish again???

 

[Brew12]

Question? I lost all my fish in a reef to ich.(source unknown---no fish added since may---live rock that sat in air for a week added in june) Last fish died 9/4/16 . Added a clam 10/10. Been fish-less since 9/4. When can I add fish again???

You should be good at this point. Its been over well over the needed 76 days.

 

[4FordFamily]

Question? I lost all my fish in a reef to ich.(source unknown---no fish added since may---live rock that sat in air for a week added in june) Last fish died 9/4/16 . Added a clam 10/10. Been fish-less since 9/4. When can I add fish again???

If you added a clam you may well have started the 76 days all over again (starting 10/10). I would be very very cautious with your bad experience thus far. Ich and velvet can and do easily come on most wet things from other water systems containing sick fish. I wouldn't gamble personally.

 

[melypr1985]

Added a clam 10/10

When can I add fish again???

76 days after this date ^^

 

[scardall]

If you added a clam you may well have started the 76 days all over again (starting 10/10). I would be very very cautious with your bad experience thus far. Ich and velvet can and do easily come on most wet things from other water systems containing sick fish. I wouldn't gamble personally.

Is there a way to make wet rock safe? The LFS that I have been acquiring rock from may not be trusted , as I am assuming it was the source. It went in in june and disease showed up in august. thoughts?

 

[4FordFamily]

Is there a way to make wet rock safe? The LFS that I have been acquiring rock from may not be trusted , as I am assuming it was the source. It went in in june and disease showed up in august. thoughts?

So few do this but unfortunately it's the only way to be sure - set up a Rubbermaid tub with rock a heater and a power head and "quarantine" it for 76 days to be sure. It's a pain but you do get used to it.

 

[stevo01]

You make wet rock safe by 76 day fallow yes?

 

[4FordFamily]

You make wet rock safe by 76 day fallow yes?

Correct.

 

[scardall]

So few do this but unfortunately it's the only way to be sure - set up a Rubbermaid tub with rock a heater and a power head and "quarantine" it for 76 days to be sure. It's a pain but you do get used to it.

You are right few would do this. not me. I was expecting you might say soak rock in bleach for 24hrs. I have been lucky for at least 16 years in this tank, as I never quarantine. I hate to say it, but I don't have the patience to qt rock. kinda bummed. I'll look for a lfs that sells dry rock in my area. Thanks for advice though.

 

[Brew12]

If you added a clam you may well have started the 76 days all over again (starting 10/10). I would be very very cautious with your bad experience thus far. Ich and velvet can and do easily come on most wet things from other water systems containing sick fish. I wouldn't gamble personally.

Good catch, I missed this!

 

[Breakthecycle2]

I've only been in this hobby for 4 years. Started with a 29 gallon bio cube that soon turned into two other tanks, then a 90 now a 250. I've never had this happen before. I never QTd in those tanks eithet which is why I'm so dang frustrated.

 

[4FordFamily]

I've only been in this hobby for 4 years. Started with a 29 gallon bio cube that soon turned into two other tanks, then a 90 now a 250. I've never had this happen before. I never QTd in those tanks eithet which is why I'm so dang frustrated.

I didn't qt for ten years almost. 3 years later you know where I am

 

[Frop]

Over the summer, I had what Im pretty sure was velvet. I set up two QT tanks, got the fish out for 8 weeks and left it fishless. All fish in QT were treated with coppersafe at 2PPM for 4 weeks or so. I checked every other day, sometimes every day. All the fish went back in at the middle of October, from around mid august. Over the past few weeks, some of the fish developed what I think/thought was ICH. No, I m not sure. What I do know is, they have symptoms off an on for around three weeks. I know if it was velvet again, they would all be dead Im guessing. I really don't know anymore. I might try the bleach treatment tomorrow. I don't know what else to do.

When I had ich they said to leave it fishless for 76 days. (But I cut it short too).

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/ich-cryptocaryon-irritans.191226/

 

[JaimeAdams]

Sorry for your issues. I have been ready to throw the towel in a few different times. I feel your pain.

 

[nervousmonkey]

I'm glad it had an impact. I cannot undo what I did but if I can save people from doing as I did and I help save other fish I can at least try.

Thank you for telling me that, it means more than you know.

Just FYI, it really impacted me too. Made me completely rethink my approach. Unfortunately, I didn't go to 100% QT, and put a fish in from a well-known store that QT's their incoming fish (at least they say they do and have proof in the back), BUT didn't QT that fish and got velvet. Now, re-reading your article, I'm 100% QT, of all creatures, corals, etc. Not worth it to see fish die... Thanks Mr. Ford!