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03-04-2008, 04:15 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SA,TX
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 |  yes...Ich :/ using Ich Attack
I've been using Ich Attack going on for over a week now. Any one have an opinion if I'm going too long and should maybe try something else? 100g. w/soft coral, crabs, BTanemone and fish. Tank was rocking until I introduced a sailfin tang (took it back after 5 days) w/out quarantining it. I wasnt too concerned because I've not had ich for at least 1.5yrs, but next thing I know my purple dottyback and chalk basslet are scratching. I run a UV sterilizer, two Emperor 400s, protein skimmer and have crushed coral. Obviously I removed the carbon. I spoke with Novalek (makers of Ich Attack) and they told me I could turn on the UV and protein skimmer about an hour after intro. of the medication. The most spots I've seen on any fish was maybe 4 on a small maroon clown so I know it's still roaming around in there and I see the dottyback, basslet and black blenny scratching now and then. I'm debating to try Kick Ich or go buy a 3rd bottle of Ich Attack... what a PITA. I've lost nothing to ich by the way, but I don't feel like they're in the 'all clear' yet. Also, I soak their food in Kent's Garlic Extreme and have been adding Marine Max every other day. oh yeah...the lights are on 6 hours each day and I raised the temp to 82deg.
Thank you for any input 
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03-04-2008, 04:18 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Manchester UK Age: 24
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in my experience, all the anti ich treatments that are reef safe simply dont work! I did read somewhere that when dosed correctly malachite green is reef safe and effective, but thats a risk.
You would prob be better off with a cleaner shrimp!! _________ You will never know whats in my tank as i can only type 15 words  | |
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03-04-2008, 06:19 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: North Carolina Age: 39
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Seems like you're doing the right things. Ich attack didn't work very well for me. Just keep the temps up and ride it out. _________ Tank: 75g glass, AquaC Remora, Eheim Ecco Canister filter, Odyssea (2x250W MH, 4x65W actinics, 6 LEDs), 80lbs of live rock
Critters: 2 false percula clowns, blue damsel, lawnmower blenny, squirrel fish, 2 anthias, flame hawkfish, copper banded butterfly, coral banded shrimp, cleaner shrimp, fighting conch, condy anemone, and lots of misc snails
Corals: Green stripe mushrooms, blue mushrooms, candy cane, frogspawn, Green Zoanthids, star polyps, acropora, monipora
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03-04-2008, 08:35 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: SA,TX
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Thank you for your input guys! Phoenix..i've a cleaner shrimp in there as well. I should've added that earlier. | |
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03-04-2008, 09:24 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: TN Age: 31
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Do a search on here for ich attack. _________ Got Questions? Need Answers?
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03-04-2008, 11:53 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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You could always try adding some garlic "product" to your food. Most say that garlic will help with the fish immune system and such.... _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
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65+ lb. Live sand
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03-05-2008, 03:58 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Sounds like your doing all the right steps as glblguy stated. Just feed them right and ride it out, you will be fine. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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03-05-2008, 06:22 AM
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| | Giant Squid
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Good luck... | |
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03-13-2008, 03:37 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Age: 47
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It is difficult to ride out sometimes,especially when your fish are in such distress.  _________ 72 gallon bowed 150lbs LR 60 lbs LS
2 Percs
1 Chevron Tang
Hippo Tang
Six Line Wrasse
Coral Banded Shrimp
Cleaner Shrimp
Starry Blenny
4 Lyretail Anthias
Long Polyp Toadstool
Montipora
Long Tentacle Anenome
Short tentacle plate
Pulsing Xenia
Green Star polyps
Frogspawn
29 gallon
2 Clown
1 Coral Beauty
1 Fairy Wrasse
24 FOWLR
Dwarf Lion
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