Help ICH killed my DT

oldski · 02/18/2013, 04:10 PM

So the short of it, ich killed all the fish in DT except for a huma trigger. Ofcourse the turbo snails, decorater crab, hermit crab and anomonea and fine.
My question is, if i leave the tank as is for 10 weeks, wil the ich die off or will it constanly reinfect the trigger.

What to do?

Geokiris · 02/18/2013, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by oldski

So the short of it, ich killed all the fish in DT except for a huma trigger. Ofcourse the turbo snails, decorater crab, hermit crab and anomonea and fine.
My question is, if i leave the tank as is for 10 weeks, wil the ich die off or will it constanly reinfect the trigger.

What to do?

You could have used IchX. Works on reef tanks from my experience.
Ich-X - U.S. Koi, LLC
http://uskoi.com/ich-x.htm

downbeach · 02/18/2013, 04:21 PM

The trigger will act as a host for Ich, while it's in the DT. I would get it into a HTtreat it, and then let the DT lay fallow for 10 weeks.

chirojosh · 02/18/2013, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Geokiris

You could have used IchX. Works on reef tanks from my experience.
Ich-X - U.S. Koi, LLC
http://uskoi.com/ich-x.htm

I think the generaL consensus on this stuff is that its bunk. Your only choice is to put the trigger in hospital tank, treat for ich, and leave display fallow for 10 weeks. Other than that its a matter of time b4 it happens again.

oldski · 02/18/2013, 05:08 PM

will a uv light likk the ich?

oldski · 02/18/2013, 05:11 PM

i have a 90 g tank and pull everything from my sump and put in tank except the skimmer. so that 300 gph thru uv and 300 thru top fin 75. gives me a true 900 gallon filtation. any other ideas?

wooden_reefer · 02/18/2013, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by oldski

will a uv light likk the ich?

No, I always prefer to use UV against bacterial infection, but UV has no effect on ich.

When there is no bacterial infection, I can be rather certain in eradicating ich.

There is a practical link between UV and ich, but UV has no impact directly on ich.

wooden_reefer · 02/18/2013, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by downbeach

The trigger will act as a host for Ich, while it's in the DT. I would get it into a HTtreat it, and then let the DT lay fallow for 10 weeks.

You also have to actively treat the trigger while it is kept separately. You should actively treat the trigger against ich, to eradicate it on the fish and the water the fish is in, while you also wait for the fallow period in DT to expire.

downbeach · 02/18/2013, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by downbeach

The trigger will act as a host for Ich, while it's in the DT. I would get it into a HT treat it, and then let the DT lay fallow for 10 weeks.

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Originally Posted by wooden_reefer

You also have to actively treat the trigger while it is kept separately. You should actively treat the trigger against ich, to eradicate it on the fish and the water the fish is in, while you also wait for the fallow period in DT to expire.

Yup, as mentioned.

oldski · 02/18/2013, 08:03 PM

great thx

sleepydoc · 02/18/2013, 10:22 PM

+1 to what's been said. Read through the stickies on treatment methods for ich and decide which is best for you.

Sorry about your other fish.

MrTuskfish · 02/19/2013, 11:07 AM

I agree with about everyone just because I'm in that "nice guy" sort of mood today. There is NO reef-safe cure. UV cannot cure ich (it has its uses, though). I don't think these two points are even debatable anymore.

wooden_reefer · 02/19/2013, 02:53 PM

Since most of your fish have died, there is likely excess nitrification bacteria in DT.

This COULD be used as a means to support the lone survivor, the trigger, in QT.

But you have to consider whether the excess bacteria can be effectively transported into QT. First, can u do so without including many lives that will die to decay. Second, if you used copper, the cooper will deposit on it. The consequence is debatable.

02/18/2013, 04:10 PM	#1
oldski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: phoenix, az Posts: 12	Help ICH killed my DT So the short of it, ich killed all the fish in DT except for a huma trigger. Ofcourse the turbo snails, decorater crab, hermit crab and anomonea and fine. My question is, if i leave the tank as is for 10 weeks, wil the ich die off or will it constanly reinfect the trigger. What to do?

02/18/2013, 10:22 PM	#11
sleepydoc Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 3,907	+1 to what's been said. Read through the stickies on treatment methods for ich and decide which is best for you. Sorry about your other fish. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 120 gallon, coast to coast overflow w/beananimal overflow. Waveline DC 10000 II return pump, 40 gal sump, Octopus XS200 skimmer, T5 lighting

02/19/2013, 11:07 AM	#12
MrTuskfish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: The Wild Blue Yonder Posts: 8,887	I agree with about everyone just because I'm in that "nice guy" sort of mood today. There is NO reef-safe cure. UV cannot cure ich (it has its uses, though). I don't think these two points are even debatable anymore. __________________ If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat. Steve Current Tank Info: 180, 2-240 FOWLRs, 240 reef

02/18/2013, 04:21 PM	#3
downbeach Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Smyrna, Delaware Posts: 3,767	The trigger will act as a host for Ich, while it's in the DT. I would get it into a HTtreat it, and then let the DT lay fallow for 10 weeks.

02/18/2013, 05:08 PM	#5
oldski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: phoenix, az Posts: 12	will a uv light likk the ich?

02/18/2013, 05:11 PM	#6
oldski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: phoenix, az Posts: 12	i have a 90 g tank and pull everything from my sump and put in tank except the skimmer. so that 300 gph thru uv and 300 thru top fin 75. gives me a true 900 gallon filtation. any other ideas?

02/18/2013, 08:03 PM	#10
oldski Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: phoenix, az Posts: 12	great thx

02/19/2013, 02:53 PM	#13
wooden_reefer Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 4,670	Since most of your fish have died, there is likely excess nitrification bacteria in DT. This COULD be used as a means to support the lone survivor, the trigger, in QT. But you have to consider whether the excess bacteria can be effectively transported into QT. First, can u do so without including many lives that will die to decay. Second, if you used copper, the cooper will deposit on it. The consequence is debatable.