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09-29-2009, 08:11 AM
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New topic / forum????
Just thought it may be a good idea of having a topic on emergency medicating. home remidies?
well i just got home from work to find that one of the fish i just brought home brought ich with him. i dont have the space for a qt tank in my new place and am very ill prepared. since obviously there are no LFS' open at 1 am i am out of options other than try and mix up some SW and heat it as fast as i can and try to do a fast water change (not likey as its 2 am and i still have 2 hours to wait for a decent amount of RODI). and i have already started to run carbon. 2 dead fish upon my arrival and i since. still my 6 line appears to be blind at this point. my clowns seem resiliant, but other than them i think all are doomed. I AM LESS THAN HAPPY THAT I HAVE NO QT AT THIS POINT (in fact i am right ****ed at the moment). SOME FISH LOST ARE POTTERS ANGEL (maybe, not looking great right now) 6 LINE (not dead yet but i dont think its going to make it thru the night) 2 DAMSELS DOA AND A REDLIP BLENNY I GOT TO WATCH DIE. MOSTLY MAD AT THE FACT THERE IS NOTING I CAN DO ABOUT THIS. People get a QT tank if you dont have 1.
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09-29-2009, 08:20 AM
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should add all params in check and everything looked fine at 3 this afternoon
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72 Gallon Bowfront Reef.. Hardware:2x250w Luminex Elite HQI Reflectors (Phoenix Hexarc Bulbs), Galaxy 2x250w Electronic ballast, Euroreef 130 Skimmer, Sedra KSP 7000 Retern... Live Stock: Pair of Hawaiian Flame Wrasse, Leopard Wrasse, Pink Streaked Wrasse, Pair True Percula Clowns, Potters Angel, African Flameback Angel, Orange Fin Tomini Tang, Yellow Assessor, Tailspot Blenny, Purple Firefish.. 45 G FW Asain Barb Community tank.
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09-29-2009, 02:26 PM
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Sorry for your losses but it doesn't sound like ick to me, it doesn't wipe out a tank in less than 12 hours, unless by work you mean out of town for a week at which case a QT won't save you. Sorry but I just don't agree with the QT approach, it's not needed for most reefers needs and usually does more harm than good so I for one won't be buying one
 I see use of QTs for treating corals to avoid hitchhikers like nudibranchs and flatworms. Also for very large tanks a large QT could be useful for acclimatising fish to aquarium habits, but I don't agree that removing a sick fish and putting it in a smaller tank will do any good, rather it will cause more stress reducing it's chance for survival. I've always found a UV sterilizer to be the best treatment for ick.
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09-29-2009, 02:50 PM
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Aw crap Mikey!!!...... Im sorry......you know how i feel about QTs......
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09-30-2009, 04:55 AM
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A QT may be a good idea (I've never used one though.), but I'm not sure that ich is wipiong out your fish. Even if a new and stressed fish has it. Most healthy fish will just fight ich off with no problem at all. Al I ever done for ich was raise my tank temp by a few degrees for a week or so.
Sorry to hear about whats happening with your tank though. 
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