GAH! (just complaining about ich...)

pikachusalad · 12/08/2007, 12:12 PM

Treated for 3 months in the display tank with Kordon Ich Attack, soaking the food in garlic, and got a cleaner shrimp that actually did clean my fish.

No luck. Ich kept coming back. Little worse each time - never really bad though.

So, set up a hospital tank. Treated for 2 weeks with copper. Spent a week removing the copper (in the mean time I had a sponge for the filter charging up in the sump of my display tank).

Put the bacteria colonized sponge in the HOB filter on the hospital tank yesterday...and...man I'm such a noob...today my fish is scratching.

That sponge was prolly charged with freshly hatched ich from the display tank.

Anyway...had to complain to someone. Going with hyposalinity now... I didn't want fish in my display tank anyway

Lotus99 · 12/08/2007, 12:47 PM

Yeah, sometimes it can be frustrating. I just spent about 8 weeks treating some new fish for ich in my QT. Hypo didn't work for me, so I switched to Organi Cure, which didn't work, so I switched to CopperSafe, which worked, finally. Then, I left the ich-free fish in QT for another four weeks.

Yes, I think you reinfected your QT from the display.

Of course, you need to leave your DT fallow for 6 or 8 weeks, so I guess you have plenty of time to re-cure your fish in the QT.

cmejaf30 · 12/08/2007, 01:26 PM

I'm using hypo right now and it's working great. I'm on my 5th week of Ich free. Make sure to keep your salinity VERY STABLE at 1.009. anything about 1.010 and your can pretty much start over...ich have been know to survive salinity levels at about 1.0105-1.011 so if it climbs at or above that you're wasting your time. I've never been one on chemical therapy...stick with a rigorous hypo treatment and you'll be fine. Good luck with it!

ledford1 · 12/08/2007, 01:37 PM

Good luck. I'm sure you'll get it under control, but it'll take some time.

12/08/2007, 12:12 PM	#1
pikachusalad Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Saint Paul, MN Posts: 402	GAH! (just complaining about ich...) Treated for 3 months in the display tank with Kordon Ich Attack, soaking the food in garlic, and got a cleaner shrimp that actually did clean my fish. No luck. Ich kept coming back. Little worse each time - never really bad though. So, set up a hospital tank. Treated for 2 weeks with copper. Spent a week removing the copper (in the mean time I had a sponge for the filter charging up in the sump of my display tank). Put the bacteria colonized sponge in the HOB filter on the hospital tank yesterday...and...man I'm such a noob...today my fish is scratching. That sponge was prolly charged with freshly hatched ich from the display tank. Anyway...had to complain to someone. Going with hyposalinity now... I didn't want fish in my display tank anyway __________________ -- Mike Current Tank Info: 60G reef

12/08/2007, 12:47 PM	#2
Lotus99 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,398	Yeah, sometimes it can be frustrating. I just spent about 8 weeks treating some new fish for ich in my QT. Hypo didn't work for me, so I switched to Organi Cure, which didn't work, so I switched to CopperSafe, which worked, finally. Then, I left the ich-free fish in QT for another four weeks. Yes, I think you reinfected your QT from the display. Of course, you need to leave your DT fallow for 6 or 8 weeks, so I guess you have plenty of time to re-cure your fish in the QT. __________________ "So long, and thanks for all the fish" Current Tank Info: 125g reef, gobies, cardinals, softies and LPS; 36g Neo Nano tank; 10+ FW tanks

12/08/2007, 01:26 PM	#3
cmejaf30 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bloomington, IN Posts: 186	I'm using hypo right now and it's working great. I'm on my 5th week of Ich free. Make sure to keep your salinity VERY STABLE at 1.009. anything about 1.010 and your can pretty much start over...ich have been know to survive salinity levels at about 1.0105-1.011 so if it climbs at or above that you're wasting your time. I've never been one on chemical therapy...stick with a rigorous hypo treatment and you'll be fine. Good luck with it! __________________ ~Adam Loving a hobby where there are few absolute right answers, many ways of doing things, a lot of good advice and, after all's said and done, a few ppm can cost you a whole lotta dough!! Current Tank Info: 55 gallon w/ 20 gallon refug...MAG 9.5 return, 3 Rio 120 powerheads in DT, 300W heater. 2x96w T5 lights (12K and actinic), 70lbs sand, 65lbs live rock...29 FO right now that will remain up and running and act as my quarantine tank.

12/08/2007, 01:37 PM	#4
ledford1 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: NW Arkansas Posts: 2,241	Good luck. I'm sure you'll get it under control, but it'll take some time.