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I believe everyone uses the abbreviations ich no ic. In my 34 years of reef keeping ive not seen anyone use ic that I can recall.CI - is cryptcaryon irritans (CI) - Ich. There is no such thing (per se) as 'ich' in a saltwater tank - which is the abbreviation for a freshwater organism (Ichthyophthirius multifiliis).
Yes they are 2 different parasites. But again moving rocks is not very likely to release the dormant egg case into aerobic water causing an outbreak. An outbreak after moving rocks is caused by 3 issues. 1st a system that is already infected, 2nd the stress caused by moving the rocks around stresses the fish, who are already fighting the parasites attacking them
That stress weakens the immune system enough for the parasites to gain an advantage. The rest of the system was not ich free, and only areas under the rocks were infected.