ick questions

[Northernseacorals]

Originally Posted by mytank90

can a person get ick in there tank fom buying coral?i happen to see a nice piece of coral for sale the other day but didnt buy because the tank was going threw a ick outbreak .if you can get ick from buying stuff coral is there a proper way get it off the coral?or is it best to just not buy .thanks

If you have a quarantine tank with enough lighting to keep the coral healthy, purchase the coral and leave it in the quarantine tank for roughly 28-30 days, see here for some good information about ich. http://www.chucksaddiction.com/ich.html

I regularly use a quarantine tank for new corals, have not run into issues with ich infestations.