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thank you for your kind words. I'm still very new and have alot to learn. fellow reefers are accomodating and patient lot. AT is like a ich magnet. the white spot is never far away and surfaces at the slightest parameter change. i also tried a few ATs but failed. my current surviving ATs are from fellow reefers who has kept them for at least a year, when they arrive at my new tank, they are already ready to eat pellets and swim around with ease. and i find reefers fishes are more resilient to ich. if kena ich, there are some protocols I use to ensure maximum chances for the fishes. 1. Keep salinity at 1.023 to 1.024 2. give Dr. G parasite food. some fishes dont like, so i like to give this as the first food (fishes are hungry!!) before giving pellet. fishes hungry got eat abit also good. 3. half or an hour later, give pellets soaked with brightwell garlic thoroughly (overnight even). 4. dose vit C 5. becos i dont have sand bed, i will 'vaccum' the floor using water pipe to rid of wastes and keep the tank clean. take this opportunity for about 10% water change every week. 6. Dose 'Its clear'. as long as the fishes are eating, they are mostly fine. and if they are eating during the ich outbreak, i like to feed small amounts frequently.. this is to ensure they are have enough energy and a good immune system to keep the disease at bay. i also put hand cream (even bring the handcream every where i go) but goes back to square one once i touch water. i've been battling this for a few months now. started with my left hand then i changed right hand to handle corals. so now both my hands injured. i have no fingerprints and have trouble taking out namecard or dollars cos my fingers lack friction. i fly frequently and its a problem with immigration everytime.