Hypo and corals

camblonie · 12/08/2013, 08:33 PM

I may have an Ick problem. It would be nice to not pull the whole tank. Is hypo salinity an option with soft and LPS?

Kentech5 · 12/08/2013, 08:38 PM

Nope. Hypo salinity treatment will kill your corals. All the time tested ich treatments are not reef or invert safe.

bnumair · 12/09/2013, 01:37 AM

No. Like advised above no reef safe remedy for ich so far.

camblonie · 12/09/2013, 04:40 AM

Thanks. How about inverts like shrimp crabs and snails?

billsreef · 12/09/2013, 06:25 AM

Same goes for the other inverts like the shrimp, crabs and snails.

thegrun · 12/09/2013, 09:07 AM

8-9 weeks at full salinity without fish is the only safe way to go for invertibrates and corals.

camblonie · 12/09/2013, 10:21 AM

I thought I was setting up a QT but maybe it makes more sense as a grow out tank for 2 months. Assuming I diagnose correctly as Ick today, does it make sense to see if any fish have " immunity" or will I just be fooling myself?

Bd670 · 12/09/2013, 11:32 AM

If its ICH your fooling yourself, I lost all my fish to it a month ago, that or velvet. I tried to set up an emergency HT to treat them with cupramine and they all still died.

12/08/2013, 08:33 PM	#1
camblonie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 148	Hypo and corals I may have an Ick problem. It would be nice to not pull the whole tank. Is hypo salinity an option with soft and LPS? __________________ 75g - 20g sump. LED's, Skimmer, RODI.

12/09/2013, 01:37 AM	#3
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	No. Like advised above no reef safe remedy for ich so far. __________________ 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

12/09/2013, 04:40 AM	#4
camblonie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 148	Thanks. How about inverts like shrimp crabs and snails? __________________ 75g - 20g sump. LED's, Skimmer, RODI.

12/09/2013, 06:25 AM	#5
billsreef Moderator 10 & Over Club Join Date: Oct 1999 Location: Long Island, NY/North Miami Posts: 36,538	Same goes for the other inverts like the shrimp, crabs and snails. __________________ Bill "LOL, well I have no brain apparently. " - dc (Debi) Current Tank Info: Far too many tanks according to my wife, LOL.

12/09/2013, 10:21 AM	#7
camblonie Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Michigan Posts: 148	I thought I was setting up a QT but maybe it makes more sense as a grow out tank for 2 months. Assuming I diagnose correctly as Ick today, does it make sense to see if any fish have " immunity" or will I just be fooling myself? __________________ 75g - 20g sump. LED's, Skimmer, RODI.

12/08/2013, 08:38 PM	#2
Kentech5 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Hudson Falls, NY Posts: 368	Nope. Hypo salinity treatment will kill your corals. All the time tested ich treatments are not reef or invert safe.

12/09/2013, 09:07 AM	#6
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	8-9 weeks at full salinity without fish is the only safe way to go for invertibrates and corals.

12/09/2013, 11:32 AM	#8
Bd670 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Posts: 57	If its ICH your fooling yourself, I lost all my fish to it a month ago, that or velvet. I tried to set up an emergency HT to treat them with cupramine and they all still died.