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Sk8r · 12/09/2006, 02:54 PM

Personally---[sorry: I botched the poll part, but answers will still work.]
I'm an old hand who's got a new tank. Had a mild outbreak, nothing for the last 8 months, no fish loss.

I keep corals, watch my params, feed garlic, and did not add an ich prone fish until the tank had some age on it. I think the last point is important, myself. Putting an ich-prone fish into a new and unstable tank is risky. Their chances are much better when the tank is close to a year old.

12/09/2006, 02:54 PM	#2
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Personally---[sorry: I botched the poll part, but answers will still work.] I'm an old hand who's got a new tank. Had a mild outbreak, nothing for the last 8 months, no fish loss. I keep corals, watch my params, feed garlic, and did not add an ich prone fish until the tank had some age on it. I think the last point is important, myself. Putting an ich-prone fish into a new and unstable tank is risky. Their chances are much better when the tank is close to a year old. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.