Why No Reef-Safe Ich treatment?

[bevo5]

Seriously - we spend 1000's of dollars on computers that monitor everything in our tanks. Half of us want to spend that on something that monitors KH alone! We have LED lights that can mimic the weather and sun cycle of anywhere on the planet....that we can operate from our phones.

We are tragically in a hobby where we'll buy absolutely anything to give us an edge.....but still...with all that money spent, nobody has developed a reef safe cure for ich? Rather, one that actually works?

I know...I know...QT is the cure for ich, but we're all idiots at some point and unfortunately I bet 90% of us have had a tank get ich. Then we're supposed to somehow catch every fish and go fallow for seven years? (sarcasm).

You'd think some enterprising company would work out a reef-safe cure for these guys. I mean, it's literally the easiest thing to cure once you get it in copper....so we can't sort out something else that works?

No joke - and I'm by no means a rich reef keeper - I'd spend $500 to nuke Ich in my display right now. There's just no way I can catch every fish so I'm in ich management and it sucks because I don't want to get any new fish. So I have a 200g with 10 fish....

Come on companies - supply/demand!

 

[Diesel]

Good question.
IMO as the treatment for Ick also has some medication in there that would not work with corals and inverts like corals.
With the right dose it's deadly to corals and inverts.










#reefsquad

 

[Saltine]

Seriously - we spend 1000's of dollars on computers that monitor everything in our tanks. Half of us want to spend that on something that monitors KH alone! We have LED lights that can mimic the weather and sun cycle of anywhere on the planet....that we can operate from our phones.

We are tragically in a hobby where we'll buy absolutely anything to give us an edge.....but still...with all that money spent, nobody has developed a reef safe cure for ich? Rather, one that actually works?

I know...I know...QT is the cure for ich, but we're all idiots at some point and unfortunately I bet 90% of us have had a tank get ich. Then we're supposed to somehow catch every fish and go fallow for seven years? (sarcasm).

You'd think some enterprising company would work out a reef-safe cure for these guys. I mean, it's literally the easiest thing to cure once you get it in copper....so we can't sort out something else that works?

No joke - and I'm by no means a rich reef keeper - I'd spend $500 to nuke Ich in my display right now. There's just no way I can catch every fish so I'm in ich management and it sucks because I don't want to get any new fish. So I have a 200g with 10 fish....

Come on companies - supply/demand!

There are some extremely promising reviews for Polyp Lab Medic when run in conjunction with a UV Sterilizer....

 

[bevo5]

For sure the current stuff kills all corals and inverts but there's gotta be something! Get NASA on it.

 

[jsker]

Here is one for you, poly labs has one link I have not tried it, but I will

 

[Dwb5]

I have always had good experience with kick ich and rally. And never had any negative effects to my reef.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

The accounting department says its more profitable to sell fish than fish cures.

 

[bevo5]

Ok wow. Does this polyp stuff actually work?? Anybody had any experience with it?? I don't want to kill all my coral to not kill all my fish.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Ok wow. Does this polyp stuff actually work?? Anybody had any experience with it?? I don't want to kill all my coral to not kill all my fish.

it doesn't kill ich I believe. Probidio has a similar product.

 

[bevo5]

Doesn't Kill ich? So basically just doesn't work?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Doesn't Kill ich? So basically just doesn't work?

according to most science, no. It concentrates on the fish health and Immune system I believe.

 

[Brew12]

That does make me go hmmm.... a "reef safe oxidizing agent" seems like an oxymoron to me.

 

[jeffrey holloway]

I tried it and some different so called reef safe remedies before it. They all failed to clear the ick. finally broke down the tank and transferred all the fish to a QT and treated them. Put them all in a bigger holding tank for 79 days while the DT went fallow. Removing a 180lb. of pukani rock and catching all those fish was not an easy job, but well worth it. Fish are healthy and tank is ick free and will remain that way. No additional fish will go into my DT for a very, very long time if ever. Hope u clear up your problem with whatever means u come up with.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

That does make me go hmmm.... a "reef safe oxidizing agent" seems like an oxymoron to me.

there's a study now on hydrogen peroxide for Ich. Humble mentioned it.

 

[Brew12]

there's a study now on hydrogen peroxide for Ich. Humble mentioned it.

And we do use H2O2 for treating cyano.... I just wouldn't have thought it would be a high enough concentration to impact a parasite.

I did look for that study but haven't found anything. Maybe it is still in progress and the results haven't been released yet.

 

[Brew12]

I should say I haven't found any studies being done using H2O2 in a reef tank to cure ich. I have found some tests using very high levels (50+ppm) as a bath to treat ich.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I should say I haven't found any studies being done using H2O2 in a reef tank to cure ich. I have found some tests using very high levels (50+ppm) as a bath to treat ich.

perhaps that's the reference.

 

[jsker]

Ok wow. Does this polyp stuff actually work?? Anybody had any experience with it?? I don't want to kill all my coral to not kill all my fish.

I have had a conversation with poly labs and it supposed to treat the system with out OT.

 

[FarmerTy]

I have had a conversation with poly labs and it supposed to treat the system with out OT.

Hard to believe. Not a shot at you jsker but that's equivalent to the cigarette rep telling me cigarettes won't kill me.

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

I have had a conversation with poly labs and it supposed to treat the system with out OT.

How does it work?