moving to a new house must move tank

matttu1983 · 01/28/2010, 09:35 PM

ok guys i have a question, i am moving to a new place this weekend and will be moving my tank as well. i am currently running it fishless due to a ich outbreak i had about 6-8 weeks ago. my question is should i wait a week or so after i move it to slowly start adding new fish or am i making a big deal out of nothing?

mcoomer · 01/28/2010, 11:40 PM

Are you going to reuse the water in the tank or dump it and start fresh? What are you going to do with any animals or critters that you have? Personally, I'd wait to add fish back to the tank. You're already 6-8 weeks into treatment. I'd wait that much longer before adding animals again. Make sure that you've completely broken the reproduction cycle.

Mike

Octoshark · 01/28/2010, 11:57 PM

You say you are running it fishless, do you still own the fish?

gdsmith56 · 01/29/2010, 07:42 AM

(knock on wood) I've never had saltwater ich but when I got it in my F/W tanks I would bump the temperature up in the aquarium to a high but sustainable fish level. This would have the benefit of decreasing the reproduction cycle of ich. Since you removed all of your fish, I would think that you could have bumped it up even more. Did you ? If not, then MCOOMER is on the right track with continuing the wait. It'll take some time for the water to clear up anyway :-)

sedor · 01/29/2010, 07:52 AM

If you've already completed your fallow time, you don't technically have to wait to add the fish back as long as you are moving everything in a timely manner. Don't leave your LR out of water or do anything that might cause another cycle and you should be just fine. Of course it wouldn't hurt to let the tank sit a week or so so you can get everything in order, especially if you've already got the fish in separate containers.

Lightsluvr · 01/29/2010, 07:58 AM

[QUOTE=gdsmith56;16480008](knock on wood) I've never had saltwater ich but when I got it in my F/W tanks I would bump the temperature up in the aquarium to a high but sustainable fish level. This would have the benefit of decreasing the reproduction cycle of ich. QUOTE]

Increasing the water temperature actually speeds up the reproduction cycle, which means the ich will die off more quickly without a host. If you have placed your fish is a QT tank, they still may be carrying ich unless you've treated with hyposalinity or copper.

Good luck with your new tank...

LL

matttu1983 · 01/30/2010, 11:13 AM

thank you all for the replies, the fish i had a friend of mine took them for me and attempted to treat them, no luck. i guess they were just too far gone, i am still pretty new to this and he has been doing it for years so i figured who better right? anyways all i have left in the tank is a few misc snails, misc hermits and a rather large condy nem. oh i also have a few pieces of ricordia. it seems to me that almost everyone here agrees that it would be a good idea to wait a week or so though?

01/28/2010, 09:35 PM	#1
matttu1983 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: big pine key, fl Posts: 38	moving to a new house must move tank ok guys i have a question, i am moving to a new place this weekend and will be moving my tank as well. i am currently running it fishless due to a ich outbreak i had about 6-8 weeks ago. my question is should i wait a week or so after i move it to slowly start adding new fish or am i making a big deal out of nothing?

01/28/2010, 11:40 PM	#2
mcoomer Rat Bastard! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Sammamish, WA Posts: 1,487	Are you going to reuse the water in the tank or dump it and start fresh? What are you going to do with any animals or critters that you have? Personally, I'd wait to add fish back to the tank. You're already 6-8 weeks into treatment. I'd wait that much longer before adding animals again. Make sure that you've completely broken the reproduction cycle. Mike __________________ Spending exorbitant amounts of money on this hobby since 1998! My wife thought the tank would be cheaper and easier to keep than a dog...no seriously! Current Tank Info: 180 gallon mixed reef; Reeflo Barracuda, Tunze 6105 (X3), 250W Radiums with dual HQI Blue Wave 7, Reefkeeper Elite controller, custom sump with ASM G4, carbon and GFO reactors

01/28/2010, 11:57 PM	#3
Octoshark Marine Biology Student Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,366	You say you are running it fishless, do you still own the fish? __________________ "Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal."

01/29/2010, 07:52 AM	#5
sedor Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,689	If you've already completed your fallow time, you don't technically have to wait to add the fish back as long as you are moving everything in a timely manner. Don't leave your LR out of water or do anything that might cause another cycle and you should be just fine. Of course it wouldn't hurt to let the tank sit a week or so so you can get everything in order, especially if you've already got the fish in separate containers. __________________ Ryan

01/29/2010, 07:58 AM	#6
Lightsluvr Tangaroa to 500 gallons Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,855	[QUOTE=gdsmith56;16480008](knock on wood) I've never had saltwater ich but when I got it in my F/W tanks I would bump the temperature up in the aquarium to a high but sustainable fish level. This would have the benefit of decreasing the reproduction cycle of ich. QUOTE] Increasing the water temperature actually speeds up the reproduction cycle, which means the ich will die off more quickly without a host. If you have placed your fish is a QT tank, they still may be carrying ich unless you've treated with hyposalinity or copper. Good luck with your new tank... LL __________________ Click on my username and select "Lightsluvr's Home Page" for a recap of our build thread - AGE Hybrid Tank in a 500G system with dedicated fish room. (Takes a few minutes for photos to load) Leave a note if you stop by... Current Tank Info: 350G AGE Hybrid reef tank. 500G+ total water volume. Three sumps for filtration. Barracuda Gold return and Hammerhead Gold closed loop pumps. DIY T5 light system on rails. MP40W x3 to supplement closed loop. 130G Water management system.

01/29/2010, 07:42 AM	#4
gdsmith56 Moved On Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Harpers Ferry, WV Posts: 122	(knock on wood) I've never had saltwater ich but when I got it in my F/W tanks I would bump the temperature up in the aquarium to a high but sustainable fish level. This would have the benefit of decreasing the reproduction cycle of ich. Since you removed all of your fish, I would think that you could have bumped it up even more. Did you ? If not, then MCOOMER is on the right track with continuing the wait. It'll take some time for the water to clear up anyway :-)

01/30/2010, 11:13 AM	#7
matttu1983 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: big pine key, fl Posts: 38	thank you all for the replies, the fish i had a friend of mine took them for me and attempted to treat them, no luck. i guess they were just too far gone, i am still pretty new to this and he has been doing it for years so i figured who better right? anyways all i have left in the tank is a few misc snails, misc hermits and a rather large condy nem. oh i also have a few pieces of ricordia. it seems to me that almost everyone here agrees that it would be a good idea to wait a week or so though?