I'll get to the facts of my situation:
• 135g DT infected with ich from a non-quarantined coral purchase from LFS around mid March 2016.
• Ordered Kick-Ich as first line of defense hoping not to tear rock apart to get fish out for QT.
• Got through first treatment period of Kick-Ich and no success, fish look worse. (Side note...coral/sea anemone unaffected by Kick-Ich...whewwww)
• ALL fish removed April 9th in the pm, added to QT.
• Timer starts on April 10th on treatment in QT with malachite green, don't like copper because I have read it affects organs of fish and shortens overall life span of fish.
• April 10th I do a 35g water change on DT, turn skimmer, UV back on, add carbon back in, change filter socks. All cleaning hoses, buckets, tools, nets cleaned/dried with bleach.
• Timer starts on April 10th to leave 135g DT fallow.
My questions:
• Based on this forum and others I have read over the weekend....I'm seeing the "average" fallow time period for 99.99% success is 9-11 weeks??? please advise!
• Based on other forums I will treat QT for 4 weeks, doing weekly water changes and re-medicating after each water change? After 4 weeks, I will do a 50% water change, add carbon and keep water params 100% for fish until they can be added back to DT? please advise!
• Since I feed my fish once a week with frozen mysis....is there any risk of ich being dormant in frozen foods? I generally thaw, rinse, soak in selcon/garlic before adding to tank. please advise!
• Does doing a weekly water change of 35g help the DT "siphon" off and thin the herd of ich that is still in the tank? Or is this overkill to do that many water changes for 9-11 weeks? please advise!
• 135g DT infected with ich from a non-quarantined coral purchase from LFS around mid March 2016.
• Ordered Kick-Ich as first line of defense hoping not to tear rock apart to get fish out for QT.
• Got through first treatment period of Kick-Ich and no success, fish look worse. (Side note...coral/sea anemone unaffected by Kick-Ich...whewwww)
• ALL fish removed April 9th in the pm, added to QT.
• Timer starts on April 10th on treatment in QT with malachite green, don't like copper because I have read it affects organs of fish and shortens overall life span of fish.
• April 10th I do a 35g water change on DT, turn skimmer, UV back on, add carbon back in, change filter socks. All cleaning hoses, buckets, tools, nets cleaned/dried with bleach.
• Timer starts on April 10th to leave 135g DT fallow.
My questions:
• Based on this forum and others I have read over the weekend....I'm seeing the "average" fallow time period for 99.99% success is 9-11 weeks??? please advise!
• Based on other forums I will treat QT for 4 weeks, doing weekly water changes and re-medicating after each water change? After 4 weeks, I will do a 50% water change, add carbon and keep water params 100% for fish until they can be added back to DT? please advise!
• Since I feed my fish once a week with frozen mysis....is there any risk of ich being dormant in frozen foods? I generally thaw, rinse, soak in selcon/garlic before adding to tank. please advise!
• Does doing a weekly water change of 35g help the DT "siphon" off and thin the herd of ich that is still in the tank? Or is this overkill to do that many water changes for 9-11 weeks? please advise!