Ich in a 265 aquarium - Does My tank have Ich?

ifrizk · 12/03/2012, 12:34 AM

My question is I bought a fish from a friend within a week I saw Ich.

Next I put the Fish in a QT and went through that wonderful phase of treating the fish 6 weeks later. the fish is treated and I have not yet moved the fish back.

The problem is that I move two fish from my 90 gallon Reef to my 256 Reef two days ago and now they both have Ich.

Note that my 90 gallon has never had Ich that I know of my fish in my 90 gallon has never had Ich and I have never had problems with it until the fish from a friend I bought.

Question now is can a Tank have ICH?

What should I do?

fishgate · 12/03/2012, 05:36 AM

Wow. I sure hope you don't lose the entire tank. With friends like that, you don't need enemies huh? I'd say start both tanks on hypo and pray. Maybe get a high power UV filter like 30-40 watts and run it for awhile.

Cymonous · 12/03/2012, 08:20 AM

If you had any fish in your DT and it had Ich, so does your DT. You need to run your DT fishless for 9 weeks to clear up the Ich. Do not run any copper or any chemicals in your DT as it will kill your inverts and corals. All of your fish need to be treated in a QT for at least 6 weeks.

bnumair · 12/03/2012, 08:40 AM

i would put all ur fish from both tanks into qt and treat for ich, leave both tanks fishless for 9 weeks/

Palting · 12/03/2012, 09:26 AM

Let me get this right.

265 gallon - First fish got Ich, next two fish got Ich.
90 gallon - Two fish taken out then put in 265 gallon developed Ich in 265, but the 99 itself never had Ich.
No fish, rock or equipment ever went FROM the 265 TO the 90.

If all the above is right, then your 265 HAS Ich, the 90 HAS NO ich. You need to treat all fish that ever went into the 265, and need to keep the 265 fallow for at least 6 weeks.

If any one of the above is not right, then you have Ich in both tanks.

ReefKeeper64 · 12/03/2012, 10:27 AM

Ich is a parasite. A tank itself may have ich "in it" now but the tank itself doesn't have ich. A fish or water containing ich was introduced into your tank and that is what has the ich. Fortunately, ich cannot survive without a host for very long. If you remove and treat the hosts (all fish), the ich will die during that 9 week window, every bit of it.

HTHs

ifrizk · 12/05/2012, 01:42 AM

Palting you are 100% right nothing from the the 265 ever went into the 90.
Only fish from the 90 went into the 265.

The 90 has been running for a long time no problems.

The fish with ich was never put into the 90.
The fish from a friend was put into the 265.
I thought it was treated and well guess not.

ifrizk · 12/05/2012, 01:45 AM

Palting you are 100% right nothing from the the 265 ever went into the 90.
Only fish from the 90 went into the 265.

The 90 has been running for a long time no problems.

The fish with ich was never put into the 90.
The fish from a friend with ich was only put into the 265.
I thought it was treated, but now relize that

ifrizk · 12/05/2012, 01:48 AM

I now realized that yes I took the fish out and treated it in a QT tank but did not wait the 9 weeks for my DT and now the fish I moved into the 265 from the 90 well are now going to die.

Getting fish out of a 265 reef with 250lbs of rock well not easy.

ifrizk · 12/05/2012, 01:50 AM

THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP.
I will now get ALL the fish out.
and let it run without fish for 3 months to be safe with a really big UV.

Jpruitt546 · 12/05/2012, 04:26 AM

I would suggest the uv sterilizer which you mentioned. I have ran one for years and never had an ich outbreak. Good Luck.

ifrizk · 12/06/2012, 10:28 PM

thanks again

Painted skin · 12/07/2012, 02:25 AM

QT using hypo or copper.

sponger0 · 12/07/2012, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Jpruitt546

I would suggest the uv sterilizer which you mentioned. I have ran one for years and never had an ich outbreak. Good Luck.

UV sterilizers wont rid a tank of ich.

bnumair · 12/07/2012, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by sponger0

UV sterilizers wont rid a tank of ich.

agree.

DownwardDawg · 12/07/2012, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ifrizk

I now realized that yes I took the fish out and treated it in a QT tank but did not wait the 9 weeks for my DT and now the fish I moved into the 265 from the 90 well are now going to die.

Getting fish out of a 265 reef with 250lbs of rock well not easy.

Buy a fish trap from Aqua Medic. It works on the most sly fish and is well worth the money. I caught a couple of my fish with the 2 liter bottle trick but I had a couple that wouldn't get close to it. The fish trap caught them in a couple of hours.

sponger0 · 12/07/2012, 10:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ifrizk

Getting fish out of a 265 reef with 250lbs of rock well not easy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DownwardDawg

Buy a fish trap from Aqua Medic. It works on the most sly fish and is well worth the money. I caught a couple of my fish with the 2 liter bottle trick but I had a couple that wouldn't get close to it. The fish trap caught them in a couple of hours.

Or he can let the fish die lol.

12/03/2012, 12:34 AM	#1
ifrizk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Posts: 73	Ich in a 265 aquarium - Does My tank have Ich? My question is I bought a fish from a friend within a week I saw Ich. Next I put the Fish in a QT and went through that wonderful phase of treating the fish 6 weeks later. the fish is treated and I have not yet moved the fish back. The problem is that I move two fish from my 90 gallon Reef to my 256 Reef two days ago and now they both have Ich. Note that my 90 gallon has never had Ich that I know of my fish in my 90 gallon has never had Ich and I have never had problems with it until the fish from a friend I bought. Question now is can a Tank have ICH? What should I do?

12/03/2012, 05:36 AM	#2
fishgate Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Damascus, MD Posts: 3,340	Wow. I sure hope you don't lose the entire tank. With friends like that, you don't need enemies huh? I'd say start both tanks on hypo and pray. Maybe get a high power UV filter like 30-40 watts and run it for awhile. __________________ 125RR in-wall, 40B Sump, CS180 BM Skimmer, ATI 4x80 watt, eheim 1262, custom wrap around rock wall, ReefKeeper Elite 120g in-wall, 40B Sump, PC 54wx4, Jabao DC-6000 (full siphon), future seahorse t Current Tank Info: 125g, 120g, 2x40b sumps, ATI 4x80 T5HO

12/03/2012, 08:20 AM	#3
Cymonous My Clown Attacks Me Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,105	If you had any fish in your DT and it had Ich, so does your DT. You need to run your DT fishless for 9 weeks to clear up the Ich. Do not run any copper or any chemicals in your DT as it will kill your inverts and corals. All of your fish need to be treated in a QT for at least 6 weeks. __________________ 100 Gallon Long with 20L sump 10 Gallon Office Tank Current Tank Info: 2 False Percula Clowns, One Spot Foxface, Diamond Watchman Goby, Yellow Tail Damsel, Engineer Goby

12/03/2012, 08:40 AM	#4
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	i would put all ur fish from both tanks into qt and treat for ich, leave both tanks fishless for 9 weeks/ __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

12/03/2012, 09:26 AM	#5
Palting Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 6,912	Let me get this right. 265 gallon - First fish got Ich, next two fish got Ich. 90 gallon - Two fish taken out then put in 265 gallon developed Ich in 265, but the 99 itself never had Ich. No fish, rock or equipment ever went FROM the 265 TO the 90. If all the above is right, then your 265 HAS Ich, the 90 HAS NO ich. You need to treat all fish that ever went into the 265, and need to keep the 265 fallow for at least 6 weeks. If any one of the above is not right, then you have Ich in both tanks. __________________ Anything I post is just an opinion. One of many in this hobby. Believe and follow at your own risk of rapid and complete annihilation of all life in your tank :) Current Tank Info: Incept 3/2010, 150 RR, 50g sump, 20g fuge, 150w 15K MH x3, T5 actinics x8, moonlight LED x6, 1400gph return, Koralia 1400 x4, 300 g skimmer, 4 tangs, 2 mandarins, 2 perc, 6 line, 3 cardinals, 2 firefish, SPS, LPS, zoas, palys, shrooms, clam

12/03/2012, 10:27 AM	#6
ReefKeeper64 Wanna be a reefkeeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa Posts: 1,158	Ich is a parasite. A tank itself may have ich "in it" now but the tank itself doesn't have ich. A fish or water containing ich was introduced into your tank and that is what has the ich. Fortunately, ich cannot survive without a host for very long. If you remove and treat the hosts (all fish), the ich will die during that 9 week window, every bit of it. HTHs __________________ Reef Savvy 110g Tank \| GHL Profilux 4 Controller & Doser \| Royal Exclusiv Skimmer & Dreambox/Sump \| ATI 8x54 Sunpower T5 \| Ozotech Ozone Generator

12/05/2012, 01:42 AM	#7
ifrizk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Posts: 73	Palting you are 100% right nothing from the the 265 ever went into the 90. Only fish from the 90 went into the 265. The 90 has been running for a long time no problems. The fish with ich was never put into the 90. The fish from a friend was put into the 265. I thought it was treated and well guess not.

12/05/2012, 01:45 AM	#8
ifrizk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Posts: 73	Palting you are 100% right nothing from the the 265 ever went into the 90. Only fish from the 90 went into the 265. The 90 has been running for a long time no problems. The fish with ich was never put into the 90. The fish from a friend with ich was only put into the 265. I thought it was treated, but now relize that

12/05/2012, 01:48 AM	#9
ifrizk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Posts: 73	I now realized that yes I took the fish out and treated it in a QT tank but did not wait the 9 weeks for my DT and now the fish I moved into the 265 from the 90 well are now going to die. Getting fish out of a 265 reef with 250lbs of rock well not easy.

12/05/2012, 01:50 AM	#10
ifrizk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Posts: 73	THANK YOU ALL FOR THE HELP. I will now get ALL the fish out. and let it run without fish for 3 months to be safe with a really big UV.

12/05/2012, 04:26 AM	#11
Jpruitt546 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sherman TX Posts: 74	I would suggest the uv sterilizer which you mentioned. I have ran one for years and never had an ich outbreak. Good Luck.

12/06/2012, 10:28 PM	#12
ifrizk Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: NE Posts: 73	thanks again

12/07/2012, 02:25 AM	#13
Painted skin Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Posts: 679	QT using hypo or copper.