Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hey reefers, After dosing medication for 10 days and doing a 20% water change and ICH is still present in the system what do you do next? Continue the medication for the next 10days? Keep changing water? Try to catch fishes infected and give them a paraguard treatment? pls advice....very tired of this ich issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member mopiko Posted September 29, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hey reefers, After dosing medication for 10 days and doing a 20% water change and ICH is still present in the system what do you do next? Continue the medication for the next 10days? Keep changing water? Try to catch fishes infected and give them a paraguard treatment? pls advice....very tired of this ich issue bro dosing medication will not get rid of itch. there is no cure for itch and the most effective way to treat and stop itch cycle is dosing copper or hypo the fish. you can find out more of these 2 types of treatment in the threads here. do a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member [V]tEc Posted September 29, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hey reefers, After dosing medication for 10 days and doing a 20% water change and ICH is still present in the system what do you do next? Continue the medication for the next 10days? Keep changing water? Try to catch fishes infected and give them a paraguard treatment? pls advice....very tired of this ich issue i used to be bothered by ich issue, but now as long as the fish is feeding, i juz leave it alone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 bro dosing medication will not get rid of itch. there is no cure for itch and the most effective way to treat and stop itch cycle is dosing copper or hypo the fish. you can find out more of these 2 types of treatment in the threads here. do a search. i used to be bothered by ich issue, but now as long as the fish is feeding, i juz leave it alone. Yea thought of dosing copper but am thinking of all the precious mushies! will do hyypo....thanks yea thats what happen the 1st time when i just left it alone and almost all my fishes were wiped out....first to go was the clowns.....thanks again for the advice....will do whatever necessary to solve this issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Will it affect my RBTA and mushies? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digiman Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Will it affect my RBTA and mushies? Pls do not carry out hypo or copper dose in your main tank, all inverts including your mushies and rbta will perish and crash your tank! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted September 29, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2009 as long it is still managable, i would advice you to leave it. by buying a good UV set, it will decrease your ick as well. i always trust my trusty coralife 36W. basically, if your tank is stable with good flow, you wont have that big problem of ick too. i recommend adding bacteria. all the best. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 as long it is still managable, i would advice you to leave it. by buying a good UV set, it will decrease your ick as well. i always trust my trusty coralife 36W. basically, if your tank is stable with good flow, you wont have that big problem of ick too. i recommend adding bacteria. all the best. Bacteria? what type of bacteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Pls do not carry out hypo or copper dose in your main tank, all inverts including your mushies and rbta will perish and crash your tank! No not gonna do hypo....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 Hey reefers out there...thanks for the advice and comments....will do my very best to solve the ich problem or should i say control it and keep all the mushies, RBTA and livestock alive and well...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Do water changes daily, it will help. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senior Reefer yikai Posted September 29, 2009 Senior Reefer Share Posted September 29, 2009 i used to be bothered by ich issue, but now as long as the fish is feeding, i juz leave it alone. yah. i cant be bothred with it until now. since day 1 i have heard nothing but horror stories about ich. but yet to have any casualties from this disease yet. cause me alot of uncecessary stress. if ur fish feeding, healthy, it will fight them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 yah. i cant be bothred with it until now. since day 1 i have heard nothing but horror stories about ich. but yet to have any casualties from this disease yet. cause me alot of uncecessary stress. if ur fish feeding, healthy, it will fight them off. Yea thats provided they eat pellets or flakes....my fishes eat nothing but brine shrimp.....its not even nutritious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member [V]tEc Posted September 29, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2009 Yea thats provided they eat pellets or flakes....my fishes eat nothing but brine shrimp.....its not even nutritious! if they eat brine shrimp, chances of them eating mysis is pretty high....try mixing ur food together. example, mysis, brine, pellets.....feed them together.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted September 29, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 29, 2009 hi again, bacteria as in those nitrobacter involves in the nitrogen cycles. any will do but i personally uses zeovit's, rowa and prodibio adding bac helps to stablise your tank more, so its indirectly helping. Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockyBoy Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Water tank matures, fish eat alot, ich gone... Quote Member of : UEN: T08SS0098FMASS in Facebook Reefing in LED Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 hi again, bacteria as in those nitrobacter involves in the nitrogen cycles. any will do but i personally uses zeovit's, rowa and prodibio adding bac helps to stablise your tank more, so its indirectly helping. I think one possibility is that the sponges on my live rocks are dying and i read they are actually very strong anti bacteria agents....therefore i think thats why... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuEl Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I think one possibility is that the sponges on my live rocks are dying and i read they are actually very strong anti bacteria agents....therefore i think thats why... Keep changing water. Your fishes are stressed by ammonia spike, which is why after 10 days of medication your fish are still not recovering. Quote Always something more important than fish. http://reefbuilders.com/2012/03/08/sps-pico-reef/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Keep changing water. Your fishes are stressed by ammonia spike, which is why after 10 days of medication your fish are still not recovering. agree... dosing medication will not help if the cause of stress is still there. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member LaW Posted September 30, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2009 same sentiments as towards fuel and jacky Quote If a man could beat his own fantasy. Then to only breed in captivity. Then its pointless. Genesis 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that has life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. And God created great whales, and every living creature that moves, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. || Tank: 78" x 30" x 30" || Sump: 48" x 22" x 20" || Lights: PowerModule 10 X 80W|| Returns: 2 x HF32 || || Skimmer: BubbleKing Supermarin 300 || Wavemaker: 3 x 6100 & 1 x 6200, 2 x Wavebox 6212, WavySea || || FR: 2 x FR150 || NR: Sulphur Denitrator || CR: RM Custom Made 8" || KR: Deltec KM500 || TopUp: Tunze Osmolator 3155 || || UV: Coralife 12X 36W || Ozonizer: Sanders C200|| Controller: GHL Profilux Plus II Ex || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Thank you so much guys for the advice and tips.....lucky on leave cane change water and monitor fishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 reefkeeping article on ich. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member mopiko Posted September 30, 2009 SRC Member Share Posted September 30, 2009 reefkeeping article on ich.http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-08/sp/index.php beside regular water change, dosing bacteria and UV as bro law mentioned. ozonizer might be good to help maintain good water quality Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackywongto Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Try to eliminate the stress factor. Saw your posting on some of your fishes pickering, If fishes in your tank are being bullied, they will be more stressed and more susceptible to disease. good luck and keep us posted. Quote Eqpt: Deltec MCE 600, Tunze 6055 with Tunze 7091 controller, Artica 1/15 HP chiller, AquaIllumination Sol Blue LED Light System 2011 resolution : Do it simpler, better and in an easier way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eniram Posted October 1, 2009 Author Share Posted October 1, 2009 Try to eliminate the stress factor. Saw your posting on some of your fishes pickering, If fishes in your tank are being bullied, they will be more stressed and more susceptible to disease. good luck and keep us posted. Thx bro, Manage to trap the twin terrors and now Coral Beauty is swimming freely plus the ich it carried is no longer visible....so i hope its recovering well........Bought 2 bags of NSW and doing a water change tomorrow...... Yes will keep everyone posted on the ich situation and thanks to all reefers out there who gave very valuable advice..... again!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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