Recommendations of ich medication...

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Originally Posted by daddy01

Hi,
I would like to know what is necessary in a 'Hospital" tank. I too have an outbreak ich and I am setting up a small hospital (quarantine) tank. what is needed in tank, I was thinking using water from established tank and just lowering the salinity, and running just a carbon filter and lights. I bought a mini 3Gal system including light and filter plastic.
Jim

I posted a tip they would come in handy here for a hospital tank setup. Then your not working with small condition. As your water regardless of it coming from your main tank will fallow fast! See this other post. http://canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=29141

There is NO reef safe treatment that works for ich.

Only effective treatment for Ich is:
-Copper treatment (use as LAST option)
- Hyposalinity treatment
- Water transfers (Very time consuming & scheduled)
Are the only effective. They are all treated AWAY from the main tank. Both treatments would kill a reef.

To control Ich:
If you notice your fish only have a little ich at a time and dont wish to QT them.
- Feed garlic & ginger,
- Turn out the lights, cut back on light schedule
- get a UV Sterilizer.


NOTE: Using established tank water is NOT advised, as you may be adding free swimming parasites to the new QT tank. People often wonder why there fish get infected faster, thats why. Adding tank water in a bare tank only helps the parasites to find their host (your fish) without having live rock and corals in the way.

NOTE: I have proved this many times. ICH swims to the light! Do your fish a favor.. NO LIGHTS during treatment! If you have a main tank outbreak, turn out the lights for a few days. It may be temporary but it helps! Try it for yourself!


Hope this helps.