Transferring tanks but current tank has ich

Samantha19 · 08/11/2014, 08:12 AM

Hey guys I hope someone is able to clarify a few things for me.
I currently have a 36 gallon reef aquarium that has been going for over a year now. My boyfriend just bought me a new 60 gallon tank. I want to transfer everything over but my current 36 gallon has marine ich. Every fish appears to have white spots, shallow breathing ect. My plan is to move all my corals and invertebrates over to the new tank and then use the 36 gallon as a hospital tank and treat the fish. But my question is, can I use any water from the 36 gallon to transfer to the new 60 gallon tank or will I just be contaminating my new tank? I know I will completely be starting from scratch and shocking the system if use all new water but don't want to infect my new DT
Thanks a lot

Ratpack · 08/11/2014, 08:16 AM

Others can chime in, but I think if you use your current water in the new tank, you will be OK as long as you wait long enough to transfer the fish. I would say about 6 weeks, any ich should die off since it will not have any hosts to attach to. By then, hopefully all fish will be clear and healthy for the transfer.

Tvarr · 08/11/2014, 09:02 AM

Two good threads here with everything you need to know.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2300497

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1985626

Check/Read up in the "New To Hobby" forum under the sticky thread "***SETTING UP: HOW TO". There is a collection of great advice there.

shesacharmer · 08/11/2014, 12:22 PM

There is absolutely no benefit in using the old water in your new DT but there is a real risk of transferring the Ich to the new tank. I'd use new water and new sand. Your rocks and your corals should sit for 72 days without fish before you can consider them Ich free.

GroktheCube · 08/11/2014, 12:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shesacharmer

there is absolutely no benefit in using the old water in your new dt but there is a real risk of transferring the ich to the new tank. I'd use new water and new sand. Your rocks and your corals should sit for 72 days without fish before you can consider them ich free.

+1

skimjim · 08/11/2014, 12:56 PM

+2 on all new water and substrate for 72 days with NO fish. if there is no fish to host, the ICH will die off that might be left behind on LR.

good luck. BE PATIENT. GO SLOW!

kabe87 · 08/11/2014, 01:26 PM

+3

andex23 · 08/11/2014, 04:01 PM

+4, the TTM for the fish is best. If you let the water sit for 6 weeks it will be worse than just ich, unless you keep the tank running fishless.

08/11/2014, 08:12 AM	#1
Samantha19 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 1	Transferring tanks but current tank has ich Hey guys I hope someone is able to clarify a few things for me. I currently have a 36 gallon reef aquarium that has been going for over a year now. My boyfriend just bought me a new 60 gallon tank. I want to transfer everything over but my current 36 gallon has marine ich. Every fish appears to have white spots, shallow breathing ect. My plan is to move all my corals and invertebrates over to the new tank and then use the 36 gallon as a hospital tank and treat the fish. But my question is, can I use any water from the 36 gallon to transfer to the new 60 gallon tank or will I just be contaminating my new tank? I know I will completely be starting from scratch and shocking the system if use all new water but don't want to infect my new DT Thanks a lot

08/11/2014, 09:02 AM	#3
Tvarr Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Plainfield, IL Posts: 54	Two good threads here with everything you need to know. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh....php?t=2300497 http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1985626 Check/Read up in the "New To Hobby" forum under the sticky thread "***SETTING UP: HOW TO". There is a collection of great advice there. __________________ Tvarr Current Tank Info: 75g Empty Tank (a work in progress)

08/11/2014, 12:22 PM	#4
shesacharmer Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Central NH Posts: 1,241	There is absolutely no benefit in using the old water in your new DT but there is a real risk of transferring the Ich to the new tank. I'd use new water and new sand. Your rocks and your corals should sit for 72 days without fish before you can consider them Ich free. __________________ 75 gal, LR w/refugium, 79 deg, PH 8.0, sg 1.025, amm 0/nit 0/nit 0, Calcium 420, dKH 8.3, mag 1300, Phos 0 Current Tank Info: A work in progress...

08/11/2014, 08:16 AM	#2
Ratpack Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 709	Others can chime in, but I think if you use your current water in the new tank, you will be OK as long as you wait long enough to transfer the fish. I would say about 6 weeks, any ich should die off since it will not have any hosts to attach to. By then, hopefully all fish will be clear and healthy for the transfer.

08/11/2014, 12:56 PM	#6
skimjim Registered Member. Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 513	+2 on all new water and substrate for 72 days with NO fish. if there is no fish to host, the ICH will die off that might be left behind on LR. good luck. BE PATIENT. GO SLOW!

08/11/2014, 01:26 PM	#7
kabe87 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 218	+3

08/11/2014, 04:01 PM	#8
andex23 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 44	+4, the TTM for the fish is best. If you let the water sit for 6 weeks it will be worse than just ich, unless you keep the tank running fishless.