THERES A LOT OF WAYS THAT PEOPLE TOLD ME TO DO DEAL WITH THE ONE ICK ENCOUNTER I HAD...LOWERING THE S.G AND RAISING THE TEMP WORKS...BUT THAT MAY EFFECT YOUR TANKS ECO SYSTEM...AND MAY CAUSE PROBLEMS LATER DOWN THE LINE...COPPER IS JUST SOMETHING I STAY AWAY FROM...(I LOVE MY INVERTS)...BUT YOUR INVERTS AND CORALS WILL HATE YOU FOR THE REST OF THEIR SHORT LIVES IF YOU RAISE THE S.G AS WELL AS THE TEMP AND CHANCES ARE ICK WONT DIE UNTIL A WEEK OR SO... I HAVE A SAILFIN TANG THAT HAD ICK PRIOR TO ME INTRODUCING IT IN MY TANK...WHEN I SAW HIM IN MY LOCAL PET STORE I SAID TO MYSELF "IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF A FISH SUFFERED IN A ISOLATED TANK" A FISH BEING SOAKED WITH COPPER HAS A 50/50 CHANCE OF SURVIVING THE ICK CYCLE...AND THE STRESS OF BEING ISOLATED ONLY HURTS HIS CHANCES OR SURVIVING THE ORDEAL....THE WORKERS WERENT CHANGING HIS WATER EVERY 2 DAYS LIKE THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN DOING(SOMEONE SHOULD SHOVE X-LAX DOWN THEIR THROAT AND LOCK THEM IN A BATHROOM WITH ONE ROLL OF TOILET PAPER FOR A WEEK AND SEE HOW IT FEELS)...WELL TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,I BOUGHT HIM...I DID SOME READING ICK AND WAYS TO CURE THE FISH WITHOUT COPPER AND WITHOUT ALTERING THE LIVING INHABITANTS ON MY REEF...I READ THAT A QUICK FRESH WATER DIP WILL INSTANTLY KILL ANY PARASITE THAT COMES ALONG WITH THE SALTWATER HOBBY.FRESHWATER DIP IS NOT A 100%GUARANTEE THAT THE FISH WILL SURVIVE THE SHOCK OF A FRESHWATER DIP...AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD ONLY BE DONE TO FISH THAT ARE STILL EATING AND THAT ARE ADULT.
THE DAY AFTER I BOUGHT HIM...HE WAS INFESTED WITH ICK..I FED HIM REAL HEALTHY AND DECIDED TO DIP HIM..THE WAY I SAW IT HES EITHER GONNA GET BETTER OR HES GONNA DIE FAST AND NOT BE IN PAIN ANYMORE... I DID A 4 SECOND RO/DI WATER DIP (TEMP HAS TO BE WITHIN RANGE HES USED TO) AND ALL THE ICK DIED OFF HIM RIGHT BEFORE MY EYES...HE WAS IN A LITTLE BIT OF SHOCK..BUT QUICKLY RECOVERED PARASITE FREE.I DONT RECOMMEND IT TO SMALL FISH OR FISH THAT HAVENT BEEN EATING DUE TO THE ICK..MY SAILFIN WAS 4 INCHES AND ADULT STAGE AND STILL EATING WHEN I DIPPED HIM..AND IM NOT SAYING IT WILL WORK FOR EVERYBODY... TO THOSE WHOS FISH THAT ARE STILL EATING AND ARE HEALTHY...MEANING THE FISH IS NOT SKIN AND BONES...HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF SURVIVING THE FRESH WATER DIP ICK FREE...AND RO/DI WATER TEMP HAS TO BE PRECISE WITH THE WATER HES COMING OUT OF...IF NOT HE WILL GO INTO MORE SHOCK AND PROBABLY WONT MAKE IT.
IVE LEARNED A LOT FROM MY ONE ORDEAL WITH ICK...AND THE BEST ADVISE I CAN GIVE YOU IS...BEFORE YOU BUY...STUDY THE FISH...LOOK FOR ANY ABNORMALTIES AND IF YOU DO BUY...BE SURE TO INDRODUCE HIM IN YOUR TANK THE PROPER WAY TO PREVENT THE FISH FROM BECOMING STRESSED WHICH IN TERN CAN CAUSE THE SPAWN OF PARASITES. I HOPE YOUR FISH GETS BETTER...
iMa bE 90 YEaRs OLd DoIn a 30% wAtEr ChAnGe...cUz IMa bE rOcKiN TilL I dIe...
90 GALLON DISPLAY
IN DISPLAY;
110 LBS FIJI LIVE ROCK
90 LBS LIVE SAND
(3) 50GPH POWERHEADS
30 GALLON SUMP
IN SUMP;
40 LBS LIVE SAND
15 LBS FIJI LIVE ROCK.
PHOSBAN REACTOR
10 WATT U.V STEROLIZER (DONT HAVE AN ICK PROB)BUT JUST IN CASE
CORALIFE SUPER SKIMMER(150) IT WORKS FOR ME!
(ELITE) 200 WATT HEATER
LIGHTING;
T5 NOVAS (6 BULB FIXTURES)
48 INCH MARINLAND L.E.D REEF LIGHTING(NEW)
LIGHTING ;
IN SUMP
30-90 WATT FLOOD LAMP
L.S...SAILFIN TANG,YELLOW TANG,WATCHMAN GOBY AND A SMALL CLEAN UP CREW...4 NOW..
