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[quote author=Jay link=board=ASAP;num=1099847504;start=0#10 date=11/08/04 at 11:09:37]........ALL FISH WILL BE QUARANTEENED FROM THIS DAY FORWARD. I have found loads of info on the Wetwebmedia.com website. Have everyone been there? I have been using it for about a month now. Very helpful. .......

Does anyone else think that the ICK might just be waiting to come back? Should I remove all fish and treat with Copper and freshwater dips?
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You're on the right track now. Plus wetwebmedia is an excellent source of information. Less of the confusing anecdotals from forums (though forum aid is also good).

Once ich is in a tank it will always be there. Unless fishes are quarantined and ich plus any other parasites are removed. Plus the main tank is parasites starved --- kept with no fishes. An overly safe period is 42 days (life span from larvae to free swimming of ich). No medications can be placed in the display tank so your options are hyposailinity (lowering SG of the tank) which is also damaging if done incorrectly and hypersalinity which does not always work.

Dips might work but consider the fact it is stressful to fishes and could further weaken them. The trauma could kill them.

Good reefing!