Fallow Tanks

[danlou69]

I am in the midst of trying to get all my fish out to cure a neginning ICK problem. I have 2 questions, first of all any good ideas of getting the fish out? I've tried this before with a trap and couldn't get the last 2 out. The second question is is it really true if you leave the tank fallow of at least 4 weeks and always follow quarantine procedures, the ICK will NEVER come back?

 

[scumonkey]

is is it really true if you leave the tank fallow of at least 4 weeks and always follow quarantine procedures, the ICK will NEVER come back?

No...it's 8 weeks (and I'm just ending that long period myself)!

 

[danlou69]

so has anyone tried this approach with success?

 

[pmui]

I've done it. My last bout with ich was in Oct. 06 it wiped out the whole tank except my 4" maroon clown. I put the clown in quarintine for 8 week, and let the main tank empty till the end of Dec. it was a long wait but i have not seen any signs of ich (knock on wood). My main tank did have sand, LR and corals during the time i went fallow.
Any new addion to the tank sits in a hospital tank for at least 2 weeks w/ copper treatment, before making it to my display.
It's really hard to remove fish from a 120gal display tank w/ LR, I had to remove several large pieces and use a 6-8" net to catch the fish.
Good luck.