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[Higuera]

Hello all, new to this site and new to this hobby as well. I’ve had an ich issue in my 65 gallon tank for about a week now. Is there any medication I can use? I’ve been reading of a treatment called minnfinn. Has anyone here tried it at all with a reef tank?

 

[Billldg]

Welcome to R2R!!! Short of pulling all fish out and going fallow for roughly 3 months, I don;t know of any in tank medications.

 

[Brandon Smith]

Welcome to R2R!!!

 

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

 

[Mr_Knightley]

Welcome to Reef2Reef!
Could you give us some details about your tank please? Like is it a reef or fish-only system?
Good luck and god bless!

 

[Crabs McJones]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[mike werner]

Welcome

 

[Higuera]

It is a reef tank with 3 anemones, 5 different zoas and two clown fish.

 

[Redfoxtang]

Welcome to R2R!! I would advise against using anything type of medication.

 

[SMSREEF]

Welcome to R2R!

I don’t have any experience with minnfinn. But I am using quarantine to treat fish in copper before going into the display tank.

there are some awesome threads in the forum.

Ich eradication vs. Ich management

Ich eradication vs. Ich management The purpose of this article is to discuss the pros & cons of ich eradication and ich management, and present the best methods for implementing each. Ich eradication - Simply put, this method means doing everything possible to keep ich out of your tank. That...

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Fallow periods: Going Fishless

Please see this updated information on fallow periods: https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/45-day-fallow-periods.805213/ Jay Hemdal 7/13/2023 The reason to go fallow (fishless) is to eliminate a fish disease from your DT (display tank). Going fallow works because you are denying the disease a...

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[Idoc]

Welcome to R2R -- now that ich is in your display tank, it does limit your approach. Removing the fish to quarantine and treatment their while fallow for 76 days in your DT is one approach. Another approach is living with ich and attempting to manage it with healthy fish and boosted immune systems.

 

[Higuera]

Thanks ill most likely set up a 10 gallon qt. For the most part I’ve seen tutorials on YouTube. Is a hang on filter required? Or can I pass it off with a biotech sponge filter. Also what are the recommendations on water changed for a 10 gallon qt tank? Thanks all for the advise

 

[Peace River]

Welcome to R2R!

 

[Billldg]

Thanks ill most likely set up a 10 gallon qt. For the most part I’ve seen tutorials on YouTube. Is a hang on filter required? Or can I pass it off with a biotech sponge filter. Also what are the recommendations on water changed for a 10 gallon qt tank? Thanks all for the advise

I would recommend a HOB filter, I use them on all my QT tanks. You can use a ammonia badge on the tank to monitor. I usually do a 25 percent water change weekly as its easy to do.

 

[windemerejack]

Hi and welcome from the UK. Very friendly and knowledgeable folk on here, you will love it.

 

[Pau Hana Reefer]

Welcome to R2R!!! HOB is not required but I’d recommend one, you can get away with an air pump and sponge filter. I’ve only used copper to treat ich. It effectively eradicated the ich.

 

[vetteguy53081]

 

[dbl]

Welcome to R2R and your new reefing family.

 

[Higuera]

Okay I’ll be getting a HOB filter for the 10 gallon. Any particular filters? Or will the ones from pets mart work?

 

[SMSREEF]

2 clowns would be easy to treat in a 10 gallon quarantine.

you can get a pretty cheap setup with filter, heater and top with light. I got a 10 gallon starter setup at petsmart for $50. I used a few rocks from my display to set it up and it cycled pretty quickly.

the rocks used will not be able to go back because they absorb the copper. But this would let you start treating faster.