very sad day

[Montaquelaveist]

hey guys i very sad so I've been fighting with Ich in my reef tank and over the last three weeks I've been loosing fish left and right well I'm sad to say that today i lost the last of my fish the only one left is blue devil damsel, and of course all my inverts and corals just wanted to vent gonna start all over again I'm gonna wait until the end of April before i add any more fish this time, also looking to add a UV can anyone suggest a good one to get

 

[edd]

you should remove the damsel and leave the tank without fish for 6 weeks, so the ich cycle dies off.

 

[brand]

I've heard that you should have at least 28 watts. I've never had fish issues and always had a uv but not sure if that s why. Sorry to hear about your fish ...good luck on next set of fish..

 

[oh207]

Sorry to hear. I would take the Damsel out and leave the tank fishless. Damsels are pretty strong and will survive almost anything.
The recommended fallow period is 72 days. Or 10-12 weeks.

 

[ravi197699]

sorry to hear that dude we are went through this situation at one point....

 

[Montaquelaveist]

as much as i would like to take the damsel out i can't catch him and don't wanna disturb the corals which are doing well which i also have a theory when i had a tank full of sps i never had a problem with ICH my theory was that they were filter feeding on them since at one point the parasite floats in the water and then is consumed by any filter feeding organisms just my own thoughts

 

[albano]

as much as i would like to take the damsel out i can't catch him ...
i also have a theory when i had a tank full of sps i never had a problem with ICH my theory was that they were filter feeding on them since at one point the parasite floats in the water and then is consumed by any filter feeding organisms ...

:scratchch ...I also have a theory...you're gonna be posting ANOTHER 'very sad day' thread in a few months!

Why take a chance...remove the damsel!

 

[oh207]

as much as i would like to take the damsel out i can't catch him and don't wanna disturb the corals which are doing well which i also have a theory when i had a tank full of sps i never had a problem with ICH my theory was that they were filter feeding on them since at one point the parasite floats in the water and then is consumed by any filter feeding organisms just my own thoughts

Theory doesn't make sense. You need to get the Damsel out in order for the ich to not have a host. Drain the tank if you have to.

 

[brand]

You can borrow my trap if you need to catch it.

 

[brand]

As long as damsel still eating shouldn't be problem. To catch

 

[Cibo]

I would be sure on how long the life cycle is and dubble it keep no fish in the tank for the whole time good luck

 

[Montaquelaveist]

thnx guys

 

[duromega]

sorry to hear, try to take the damsel out
and from now on
QT your fish and this won't happen again

 

[Montaquelaveist]

sorry to hear, try to take the damsel out
and from now on
QT your fish and this won't happen again

Thanks I will from now on but I think they got ich from water temp Changes two of my heaters went out and the water temp kept going up and down

 

[edd]

Thanks I will from now on but I think they got ich from water temp Changes two of my heaters went out and the water temp kept going up and down

ich is a parasite, it has to be introduced into your tank. temp swings will not create ich.

 

[krazime]

when was the last time you added something to your tank?

 

[Montaquelaveist]

over three weeks ago

 

[LBC]

I suggest keeping your new startup tank at hypo at least a couple months, then gradually bring the salinity back up to around 1.023 or so (or keep it lower if you have FO)

 

[LBC]

PS - keep in mind real/full blown hypo is 1.008-1.009

anything higher as far as ich prophylaxis is just a mini hypo and your fish can still be swimming in ick anything at or over 1.009

 

[Montaquelaveist]

PS - keep in mind real/full blown hypo is 1.008-1.009

anything higher as far as ich prophylaxis is just a mini hypo and your fish can still be swimming in ick anything at or over 1.009

but what will that do to my corals won't they be affected by such a low salinity