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So I picked up a small (~3inch) powder brown tang from my LFS in late September, and full disclosure, I did not quarantine it as I believed that my ten gallon hospital/quarantine tank would be too small for the little guy. All the other tank mates had been quarantined using the tank transfer method, fresh water dips, and peroxide dosing for 6 weeks before being added to the display. None of the other fish had previously shown signs of ich, until after I added the powder brown. So for the past month I've been dealing with ich in the tank, after a week or two none of the other fish showed any signs of ich but the powder brown continues to be covered in white spots. I don't believe that his current condition is life threatening as he continues to eat, and is actually growing a little plumper despite his infection, however I doubt that this is a stable condition and do not know when he may begin to deteriorate. I have given him a couple of fresh water dips just to provide him with a little bit of relief, and I have been dosing peroxide at a ration of about 1ml 3% H2O2 / 5 gallons of tank water into the aquarium every other day to reduce the number of theronts in the water. I am also thinking of buying a UV sterilizer to further reduce theront numbers. I can also use a spare 20 gallon long as hospital tank but I don't have the resources to run that and the current 10 gallon hospital tank at the same time. Is there anything else I can do to reduce the severity of the infection? I am willing to do pretty much everything other than going fallow or out right re-starting the tank. any help is appreciated
TLDR, My 3 inch powder brown tang has ich, will a 20 gallon long work for a quarantine tank? what should I do to treat my reef other than going fallow?
So I picked up a small (~3inch) powder brown tang from my LFS in late September, and full disclosure, I did not quarantine it as I believed that my ten gallon hospital/quarantine tank would be too small for the little guy. All the other tank mates had been quarantined using the tank transfer method, fresh water dips, and peroxide dosing for 6 weeks before being added to the display. None of the other fish had previously shown signs of ich, until after I added the powder brown. So for the past month I've been dealing with ich in the tank, after a week or two none of the other fish showed any signs of ich but the powder brown continues to be covered in white spots. I don't believe that his current condition is life threatening as he continues to eat, and is actually growing a little plumper despite his infection, however I doubt that this is a stable condition and do not know when he may begin to deteriorate. I have given him a couple of fresh water dips just to provide him with a little bit of relief, and I have been dosing peroxide at a ration of about 1ml 3% H2O2 / 5 gallons of tank water into the aquarium every other day to reduce the number of theronts in the water. I am also thinking of buying a UV sterilizer to further reduce theront numbers. I can also use a spare 20 gallon long as hospital tank but I don't have the resources to run that and the current 10 gallon hospital tank at the same time. Is there anything else I can do to reduce the severity of the infection? I am willing to do pretty much everything other than going fallow or out right re-starting the tank. any help is appreciated
TLDR, My 3 inch powder brown tang has ich, will a 20 gallon long work for a quarantine tank? what should I do to treat my reef other than going fallow?