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Originally Posted by e46er
ok my tank has ich it came in on a hippo tang
so now i have 2 clowns a flame angel and a foxface who have a few spots i know its worse in the gills
so im setting up my old 20G for a hospital tank i plan to treat with seachem cupramine
#1 so will all 4 fish be ok in a 20G for 6 weeks...............they all get along great but its also in a 120G with lots of caves?
#2 i have some algae problems in the 120 so im thinking a 3 day blackout and with the phosphate reacotor running with just a clean up crew it should subside i would think, ya or no??
#3 with just the CUC in the 120 in 6 weeks time when i add the fish back will this not create a mini cycle or will the bacteria survive that long??
#4 i should leave the DT running normally for the 6 weeks so coraline algae growth doesnt stop correct?
#5 what can i do to insure the clean up crew survives they havde a good amount of algae to eat now but in a few weeks in may be diminshed?
thanks for any input
Kent
Lesson learned From now on QT everything for 6 weeks
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I did the same thing as you a year ago. Hippo Tang, Coral Beauty, Pajama Cardinal and Long Nose Butterfly
1. My QT is 20 gals also. I provided them with some hiding places: PVC pipe, some plastic plants, etc.
2. Black out will definitely help
3. Mine was fine. No mini cycle after.
4. I left the DT running as normal.
5. CUC shold be fine.
Hope this helps. I used hyposalinity treatment as well as copper treatment. All was well. Got rid of the Ich and never lost a fish.