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05-27-2004, 06:47 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Woodbury, MN,Minnesota
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 |  NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
My puffer and purple tang came down with ich in my FOWLR 120 gal tank. My hospital tank is only a 29 gal and it wont hold all my fish. Has any 1 treated ich with soaking food in seachem's metronidazole, focus and garlic?
Seachem claims it works. I was also wondering if any 1 has any experience with fishvets product called Equlibrium no ich marine. Its supposed to be biodegradeable and reef safe, degrading from your system in 5 days.
If none of these seem like viable options then I will try seachems cupramine. Its supposed to be less toxic to fish and removable with carbon and will not adhere to your substate. Any thoughts on these treatments?
I have already begun freshwater dips.
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30gal reef, powercompacts, remora skimmer, hard and soft corals, maxima clam for 1yr and counting, coco worm, peppermint shrimp, maroon clown, long nose hawkfish and lawnmower blenny. 120gal fish only with 260 watt power compact with moon lights and remora pro skimmer
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05-31-2004, 12:13 PM
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| | Guest | Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
I have not had any ICH in my tank...knock on wood but I know if you do a search here you will find what you need. It may have been 6 months ago or so so go back 300 days. | |
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06-01-2004, 11:45 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
What is the status after the fresh water dip? _________ Just tryin to recreate God's perfection in a glass bowl. 20 Gallon Reef W/Live Rock, mated pair of Maroon Clowns, Softies, 110 watts PC 10,000k lighting, and skimmer.  | |
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06-16-2004, 02:02 AM
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| | Pajama Cardinal
Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: berwick, PA,Pennsylvania
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  | Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
i usually add garlic about once every 2 weeks or so its a good preventive but there are medicines that are copper free you may want to look for them
_________ karla  75 gall, 80 lbs sand, 110 lb lr, 10k pcs, atinics, emperor 400, prizm skimmer, hagen and maxi jet powerheads | |
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06-16-2004, 08:38 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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| Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
If you will be using cupramine, I would try to setup a separate hospital tank if at all possible. If you can avoid the possiblity of it mixing in w/ your substrate that would be best. _________ 180g acrylic, 110g sump, asm g2 skimmer, 1/3hp arctica titanium chiller, kent marine ro/di 4-stage hi-s | |
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06-17-2004, 02:36 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Marina del Rey, California
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| Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
What specifically is the negative effect with cupramine and the substrate? TIA | |
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06-17-2004, 09:41 AM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Irvine, CA,California
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| Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
As long as he plans on keeping it a FOWLR he's ok. (I missed that), but if he does plan to have inverts that will be a problem. | |
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06-29-2004, 07:03 PM
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| | Feather Duster
Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Waco, TX,Texas
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| Re: NEED HELP WITH ICH TOO!
Black_Raven if you can get a hold of May's issue of FAMA, you will find a very good article on marine ich. HTH
phil
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