Do I need to remove all fish from my reef tank if I have ICK?

[reefcat07]

I have a 270 WB tank and I went against my gut feeling and I added some fish from a LFS and I have an ICK outburst. I removed all my expensive fish yesterday after taking my tank apart to catch my fish.

I left a few chromis in it that I could not catch.

Will having these chromis affect my 90 day ICK removal from my tank?

Also I have all my fish in a 20 gallon QT tank. How long do I keep those fish in the QT tank?

If I have 5 tangs in a QT tank is it ok?

 

[Tamberav]

I have a 270 WB tank and I went against my gut feeling and I added some fish from a LFS and I have an ICK outburst. I removed all my expensive fish yesterday after taking my tank apart to catch my fish.

I left a few chromis in it that I could not catch.

Will having these chromis affect my 90 day ICK removal from my tank?

Also I have all my fish in a 20 gallon QT tank. How long do I keep those fish in the QT tank?

If I have 5 tangs in a QT tank is it ok?

All fish have to come out or it’s not fallow and pointless. Even the tiniest goby has to come out.

You need more tanks or something bigger than a 20g for that many fish. You can buy a large rubber made tub at a fleet or tractor place pretty cheap.

Craming too many fish in too small of a QT is one of the reasons QT gets a bad wrap for killing fish. You should not half butt QT.

 

[miyags]

5 tangs in a 20 gallon QT= 5 dead fish from ammonia.

 

[Tamberav]

Do it right or don’t do it at all. You won’t save money by skimping on QT when fish start dying from ammonia or stress.

 

[reefcat07]

5 tangs in a 20 gallon QT= 5 dead fish from ammonia.

Removed them today. Had to buy a new at. Running two QT tanks

How long shall I let my DT run fish free to add fish again?

 

[reefcat07]

Do it right or don’t do it at all. You won’t save money by skimping on QT when fish start dying from ammonia or stress.

How long shall I let my DT run fish free to add fish again?

 

[reefcat07]

5 tangs in a 20 gallon QT= 5 dead fish from ammonia.

How long shall I let my DT run fish free to add fish again?

 

[reefcat07]

All fish have to come out or it’s not fallow and pointless. Even the tiniest goby has to come out.

You need more tanks or something bigger than a 20g for that many fish. You can buy a large rubber made tub at a fleet or tractor place pretty cheap.

Craming too many fish in too small of a QT is one of the reasons QT gets a bad wrap for killing fish. You should not half butt QT.

How long shall I let my DT run fish free to add fish again?

 

[reefcat07]

How long shall I let my DT run fish free to add fish again?

Also what filter do I attach to Rubbermaid?

 

[Tamberav]

How long shall I let my DT run fish free to add fish again?

45 days at 82 min imo... longer for colder temps. Some go up to 76, some 90.

 

[jmichaelh7]

If you have your tank and 81 degrees and it does not drop below, you can do 45 days fallow.

Remember if it drops below 81 you start over.

Or you can do 76 days at regular temp

 

[Tamberav]

Also what filter do I attach to Rubbermaid?

I used a canister with some media for biological filtration

 

[mehaffydr]

If you have your tank and 81 degrees and it does not drop below, you can do 45 days fallow.

Remember if it drops below 81 you start over.

Or you can do 76 days at regular temp

If temp falls below 81 you don't have to start over you just need to go on out to the 76 days.

 

[jmichaelh7]

If temp falls below 81 you don't have to start over you just need to go on out to the 76 days.

True

 

[miyags]

I went almost 3 months.Buy extra salt and a Seachem ammonia badge.Seachem Laboratories Ammonia Alert 1 Year Monitor .For your QT

 

[DanTheReefer]

Ah man. It’s a lot of work to get it out once you have an outbreak.
Im a huge fan of tank transfer method (36 hr velvet protocol) to clean fish prior to adding to display. When the whole tank gets it you’re stuck with the fallow as everyone has said, and you also have to QT multiple fish together with copper. Use copper power, not cupramine, and test daily.m for the copper and use the ammonia badge per other suggestions.

I like copper power because it’s safe with prime (original prime, think I heard prime plus isn’t safe), whereas cupramine and an ammonia reducer are toxic.

 

[RedReefer]

I would do 90 days. I think 76 should be your minimum. Tangs are ick magnets.

 

[Intense37754]

I personally would remove everything from the tank and trash the existing sand, replace the sand and put everything back in except the fish and then run tank fallow as previously mentioned. Too many places for ich to go dormant in the sand bed only to get stirred up later

 

[HomebroodExotics]

I personally would remove everything from the tank and trash the existing sand, replace the sand and put everything back in except the fish and then run tank fallow as previously mentioned. Too many places for ich to go dormant in the sand bed only to get stirred up later

Do you have any support that this is possible?

 

[fishybizzness]

Holy cow! Its a good thing I run a cryptocaryon managed tank with a uv and good feeding and as little stress as possible. If I had to go through almost 3 months of quarantining and fallow with no guarantee of it being successful, I think I would probably not continue in this hobby. I think some of the advice given, though in good spirit, might be a little on the overwhelming side for a new person in the hobby. Jmho.