ick?

[tropicalstraybrothers]

does anyone know how to get rid of ick in a reef tank?

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Different ways.Mostly putting it in a hospital tank and treating it or try hypo-salinity.There are more natural additives they sell but you have to turn off the skimmer and carbon.

 

[Kworker]

Only way to get rid of it in your reef is to remove fish, treat them in quarantine and have no fish in your reef for 72+ days.

 

[bklynreef]

Get yourself an Oversized UV Sterilizer. Unless you want to deal with what everyone else is suggesting. Just my 2 cents

 

[Maldonado]

Get yourself an Oversized UV Sterilizer. Unless you want to deal with what everyone else is suggesting. Just my 2 cents

That's what I did lol worked perfectly

 

[karenvas3]

I have a 180. What size uv would be recommended. Currently have a Jebao 57 watts with new bulbs.

 

[Kworker]

If you want to manage it, a UV is a possible route. If you want to remove it completely. Do what I said.

Been there, done that. If you want fish such as Achilles tangs, managing it won't cut it.

 

[tropicalstraybrothers]

we currently have a uv but for some reason it is not getting rid of the ick though when we first got it, it worked perfectly.

 

[Kworker]

we currently have a uv but for some reason it is not getting rid of the ick though when we first got it, it worked perfectly.

That is because every specimen will have to pass through the UV in order to kill off the parasite. Unlikely.

 

[tropicalstraybrothers]

so how do you think i should get rid of the ick?

 

[Kworker]

Only way to get rid of it in your reef is to remove fish, treat them in quarantine and have no fish in your reef for 72+ days.

My first post in this thread.

 

[salpet]

first you have to take care of the problem,why are your fish getting ick stress overcrowding undernourished. if your fish are healthy and strong they will not get it, feed them more get yourself some garlic and selcon and over feed them and remember that ick is always present in your tank its the weak fish that get it

 

[Kworker]

Ich is NOT always present. That is a myth.

 

[caad3]

Ick

My first post in this thread.

+1, no simple way without removing livestock and treating in QT tank.


Once tank is free of livestock, needs to stay free of livestock, so Parasite will die off due to no host...


It sucks I know, dealing with it for velvet, and broke my own rule. QT all livestock, if I would have done that, would have not lost livestock and have to keep tank empty of livestock for 2 plus months.

 

[Johnny Spesis]

I increased temperature to 82 degrees, but it half worked, then not at all. I used " Kick Ick" and everyone seems fine. I did lose a few fish during this 4 week process, but the Ick had over-taken them. On a positive note, my mushroom grew a colony, and there seems to be more life everywhere.
I'm 5 months in a 180, and the growth is amazing. Fish, corals, are doing great. My horseshoe crabs shed regularly. A local spearing still swims after 2 months. I'm happy!

 

[salpet]

Ich is NOT always present. That is a myth.

it is not a myth its a fact

 

[Kworker]

it is not a myth its a fact

You're more than welcome to believe what you want. Still does not make it factual.