Does freshwater eradicate saltwater ich?

kaz1961 · 04/14/2021, 01:08 PM

Set up a new 65 gallon with live sand, live rock, and some media I had in my main tanks sump for a few weeks. Added a fish and everything was fine for two weeks, zero ammonia, zero nitrites, fish eating well. White spots showed up a few days ago which Im sure was ich and fish is dead. Completely breaking down the tank and bleaching most everything. I would really like to reuse the sand thats two weeks old. If I soak it in fresh ro water and let it sit for a couple of days will it kill any ich that might be in it? Hate to waste the sand if I could reuse it but will toss it if I have to. UUUGGGHHH!!!

Oldreeferman · 04/14/2021, 03:48 PM

Just curious, what species fish did you add?

kaz1961 · 04/14/2021, 05:36 PM

Put in a trigger, figured he would be ok if I got a little ammonia but that never happened. I just tossed the sand, gonna start completely new, not worth taking a chance.

Timfish · 04/16/2021, 06:46 AM

For future refference rinsing in fresh water will kill ich. I often rinse sand in H2O2 to and reuse it.

monkeysee1 · 04/19/2021, 07:14 AM

....you shouldn't have had to go through all of that miga-miro. Letting your tank run fallow for 8 to 10 weeks should have done the trick or eradicating ich......

04/14/2021, 01:08 PM	#1
kaz1961 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 191	Does freshwater eradicate saltwater ich? Set up a new 65 gallon with live sand, live rock, and some media I had in my main tanks sump for a few weeks. Added a fish and everything was fine for two weeks, zero ammonia, zero nitrites, fish eating well. White spots showed up a few days ago which Im sure was ich and fish is dead. Completely breaking down the tank and bleaching most everything. I would really like to reuse the sand thats two weeks old. If I soak it in fresh ro water and let it sit for a couple of days will it kill any ich that might be in it? Hate to waste the sand if I could reuse it but will toss it if I have to. UUUGGGHHH!!!

04/14/2021, 03:48 PM	#2
Oldreeferman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: NW Indiana Valparaiso Posts: 505	Just curious, what species fish did you add? __________________ Montipora Digitas, Cyphastrea, Blastos, different Leptoseris, Green Stylo, GSP, gorgonions, Ricordea mushrooms, psammocoras, Birdsnest coral, Clownfish, Watchman goby, Royal gamma. Current Tank Info: Nano Reef tank

04/16/2021, 06:46 AM	#4
Timfish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,985	For future refference rinsing in fresh water will kill ich. I often rinse sand in H2O2 to and reuse it. __________________ "Our crystal clear aquaria come nowhere close to the nutrient loads that swirl around natural reefs" Charles Delbeek

04/19/2021, 07:14 AM	#5
monkeysee1 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: MERRIMACK NH Posts: 423	....you shouldn't have had to go through all of that miga-miro. Letting your tank run fallow for 8 to 10 weeks should have done the trick or eradicating ich...... __________________ Your "fair share" is not in my wallet; it's in my fish tank!! Current tank info: 90 Gallon saltwater 10 fish with a few inverts; NO CORALS! Tried to go reef; didn't work out so hot; FOWLR's for me!

04/14/2021, 05:36 PM	#3
kaz1961 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 191	Put in a trigger, figured he would be ok if I got a little ammonia but that never happened. I just tossed the sand, gonna start completely new, not worth taking a chance.