Ich and disease

[laukylac]

So I have a Qt tank. It have ich so I decide to went fallow for about 60 day+. After the 60d over I put all my fish back and turn out there is ich in the tank again. So I took all my coral out my dt and rock to another dt tank for coral only and I throw copper in the tank that have ich in it. I'm planning to keep the fish in this dt tank from now without moving back and forth anymore. How long should I leave the copper in this tank so all the ich, parasite can die out

 

[laukylac]

I don't want to move my fish back and forth anymore I'll just keep this tank fish only

 

[winxp_man]

I will post what worked for me and two tanks.

Get temps to 80* and if you can even 81-82* tops. Increase 1* per 24 hours. Next you want good flow. Not to blow out all corals but enough to get water moving and nothing stagnant. Then once in a while blow off rocks little by little as to not stir too much sediment and get your parameters tripped out of line.

While doing this, keep an eye out on all corals and inverts. Have yet to see one dot of ich in my fish once I put things back, and gave a buddy of mine some corals that he put in his tank and all good on all fronts.

One of the things I also heard is guys that use that substrate UV vacuumed device. Run it on sand for possibly disrupting ich that is hiding dormant.

Without these steps I ran my previous tank for 80 days fallow, ich was back in two weeks.

 

[winxp_man]

At this point you can technically run low salinity. 1.009sg.

 

[vetteguy53081]

I don't want to move my fish back and forth anymore I'll just keep this tank fish only

With fish only, you can run hyposalinity but hypo is not for all fish. DO NOT spike temperature to 81 or 82 which is for velvet but not safe for all coral and will also lower oxygen slightly. If you raise temp, make it 80.5 degrees. UV will not erase ich that is pre-existing and only what is free floating and passes through its channel.
Please post pics and even a video of the fish in question to confirm what they have using white light only

 

[Jay Hemdal]

So I have a Qt tank. It have ich so I decide to went fallow for about 60 day+. After the 60d over I put all my fish back and turn out there is ich in the tank again. So I took all my coral out my dt and rock to another dt tank for coral only and I throw copper in the tank that have ich in it. I'm planning to keep the fish in this dt tank from now without moving back and forth anymore. How long should I leave the copper in this tank so all the ich, parasite can die out

The most common reason that fallow periods fail is that the ich was not 100% eliminated on the fish before they were returned to the tank. Another common issue is to run a tank fallow, but then add a new un quarantined fish to the mix - reintroducing ich again.

 

[winxp_man]

With fish only, you can run hyposalinity but hypo is not for all fish. DO NOT spike temperature to 81 or 82 which is for velvet but not safe for all coral and will also lower oxygen slightly. If you raise temp, make it 80.5 degrees. UV will not erase ich that is pre-existing and only what is free floating and passes through its channel.
Please post pics and even a video of the fish in question to confirm what they have using white light only

No one said spike vette, and I know a few that run their tanks at 81-82* literally year around. Only posting if your statement is in regard to me. One of my tanks with the recent temp hits this month hit 80 from 77 during a 24 hours period. Corals had no problem. My buddies tank same about two weeks ago. All is good.

I did state 1* per 24 hours, and keep an eye out on corals. Don’t go doing that and not pay attention to anything in the tank.

I might look up studies about temp now. Had a crazy thing take place last summer, forgot the temp probe out of the water, temps got to 87* everything was ticked including nems. Let temps drop on its own, nothing died. Lesson learned check probes at all times, and make sure they are attached with at leased a suction cup type device.

 

[vetteguy53081]

No one said spike vette, and I know a few that run their tanks at 81-82* literally year around. Only posting if your statement is in regard to me. One of my tanks with the recent temp hits this month hit 80 from 77 during a 24 hours period. Corals had no problem. My buddies tank same about two weeks ago. All is good.

I did state 1* per 24 hours, and keep an eye out on corals. Don’t go doing that and not pay attention to anything in the tank.

I might look up studies about temp now. Had a crazy thing take place last summer, forgot the temp probe out of the water, temps got to 87* everything was ticked including nems. Let temps drop on its own, nothing died. Lesson learned check probes at all times, and make sure they are attached with at leased a suction cup type device.

Im responding to OP and advising him of precautions. This is not good advice which can have adverse effects as noted. It is Not advised to run a tank at high temps and you stated few people running that high. It causes unnecessary stress to fish and coral as well as algae blooms. A spike in temp does occur and not often prolonged. I am very careful what is advised to others and as previously stated, let the medic crew do their thing.
Prevention is key. This was not directed at you but you now raise a couple of points which are cautionary for others. Their tanks run differently why I dont compare my tank with others

 

[winxp_man]

The most common reason that fallow periods fail is that the ich was not 100% eliminated on the fish before they were returned to the tank. Another common issue is to run a tank fallow, but then add a new un quarantined fish to the mix - reintroducing ich again.

Cross contamination, tools used in both tanks without being sterilized, or QT and DT being too close together. Unwashed hands is another.