to wat extend does UV steriliser reduce ich?

[rockfish]

hi reefers,

i'm thinking of adding a UV steriliser to my set up as i realsed that all the new fishes i tries to add all die after 2-3 day covering with ich.. so much that its disgusting ..

all my old fishes are ich resistance already .. but new fish cannot go in ..

please tell me ur experiences..

thanks ..

[Gouldian]

Personally, I have used them and swear by them until I get my first AT!

That's when all hell break loose, try as I may, I could not get the ich out of my AT.

So now a little sceptical.

[Fuzz]

A friend once told me that if water conditions are good and doesn't stress the fishes, they will be able to recover quickly without UV... as for me, I want the best of both ... good water and stress-free environment for the fish...

Did you accumatise the fish before putting it into the tank? I always driptank water for at least 2hrs, then slowly release the fish into my refugium... only after a few days & weeks that I actually test putting them into the tank... never had problems... only problems are that the older fishes in the tank gets very territorial and that produce stress... but by then, the new fish would be able to fend for itself!

[shoelevy]

i'm stuck between uvc and coral life

which one better?

and wat power should i use for my 250L FOWLR and 600L reef tank>?

[iori_del]

i'm stuck between uvc and coral life

which one better?

and wat power should i use for my 250L FOWLR and 600L reef tank>?

me too, i want to get a UV to kill all the stupid ITCH i hate them to core..

was thinking of geting a Coralife 9 W as it is cheaper, cannot afford UVC 10000...

[yangster]

Hi all! do you all feed your ich infected fishes with food soaked in garlic juice? Never had any problems with ick when I was feeding my fishes with that.

It was only recently when I stopped using garlic juice because I was a tat too lazy and my blue tang caught some ich. looked pretty bad at first but luckily it was still feeding. I began feeding my fishies with garlic again and the ich was gone in less than two days.....almost a week has passed and no sign of any recurrence.

maybe you guys can try feeding garlic for awhile b4 you try UV. UV kills all your phytoplankton as well so only use it as a last resort. I am using the garlic guard by seachem

[rockfish]

well... garlic guard, vitachem... all tried liao ... it does help my old fishes .. but new fishes .. cannot go in .. once go in .. cover with ich .. die in 3 days ..

anyway... i bought a 9W UV.. will try it out the let u guys noe the out come ..

[iori_del]

well... garlic guard, vitachem... all tried liao ... it does help my old fishes .. but new fishes .. cannot go in .. once go in .. cover with ich .. die in 3 days ..

anyway... i bought a 9W UV.. will try it out the let u guys noe the out come ..

so how is yr tank size???? i also want 9W...

[Melvyn Tan]

Hi, so whats the outcome?