I have read that many people setup separate QT tanks for fish to avoid coral from being infected with Ich. Is this really necessary though if everything is already being treated by copper sulfate?
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Corals can't be exposed to copper of course, but they can carry ich from tank to tank on the water in and around their tissues.I have read that many people setup separate QT tanks for fish to avoid coral from being infected with Ich. Is this really necessary though if everything is already being treated by copper sulfate?
OMG I feel like a moron. I was about to dose my LPS frags with copper ( facepalm x 10000). Thank you for saving them from my idiot noob mistake.Corals can't be exposed to copper of course, but they can carry ich from tank to tank on the water in and around their tissues.
Typically, fish are quarantined by themselves. Corals, if they came from a system that housed unquarantined fish, should be isolated from your fish for a period of time - typically 45 days, but some people opt for shorter time.
The first post on this link is a description of my current quarantine protocol:
Current Quarantine Protocol
2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...www.reef2reef.com
Jay
Come on. Don’t be so hard on yourself. It’s guaranteed to make mistakes in this hobby. It’s how we learn! Accepting our “idiot noob mistakes” instead of shaming ourselves helps us be resilient when we face problems in our reef tank (and life).OMG I feel like a moron I was about to dose my LPS frags with copper.
OMG I feel like a moron. I was about to dose my LPS frags with copper ( facepalm x 10000). Thank you for saving them from my idiot noob mistake.
OMG I feel like a moron I was about to dose my LPS frags with copper.
OMG I feel like a moron. I was about to dose my LPS frags with copper ( facepalm x 10000). Thank you for saving them from my idiot noob mistake.
Corals can't be exposed to copper of course, but they can carry ich from tank to tank on the water in and around their tissues.
Typically, fish are quarantined by themselves. Corals, if they came from a system that housed unquarantined fish, should be isolated from your fish for a period of time - typically 45 days, but some people opt for shorter time.
The first post on this link is a description of my current quarantine protocol:
Current Quarantine Protocol
2023 Quarantine Procedures Jay Hemdal David Scarborough Protozoans (Cryptocaryon/ich, Amyloodinium/velvet) and Metazoan trematodes/flukes are by far the most common parasites found on newly acquired fish. A carefully managed quarantine process can effectively eliminate these parasites before...www.reef2reef.com
Jay
Typically, what is done is to separate the fish and invertebrates into two different tanks. Treat the fish with coppersafe for 30 days. The corals don’t get fish diseases, but they can harbor the cysts for a time: 45 to 76 days typically. To be ultra safe, you would opt for the longer separation.What should I do now that I have my fish and frags together? Should I setup a separate QT for the frags and redip them?
Thank you so much for your advice. I have a 20g long that I'm going to transfer the fish too and will add some biospheres from my sump. In the 10g Frag QT tank I'm going to keep a piece of cultured rock or 2 from my DT.Typically, what is done is to separate the fish and invertebrates into two different tanks. Treat the fish with coppersafe for 30 days. The corals don’t get fish diseases, but they can harbor the cysts for a time: 45 to 76 days typically. To be ultra safe, you would opt for the longer separation.
The actual logistics of a copper treatment is a bit complicated…you don’t want to treat a tank with coral rock or sand present, as this can absorb copper. You also need to have an effective biological filter to keep the ammonia low.
Jay