beth in house medication

[ricks280]

hi beth ive done some reserch re medication for a reef set up.
a firm called aquasonic here in australia they make a product called vertaid the active ingredients are as follow: quinine hydrochloride/ malachite green.
application: for the treatment of white spot(icth) in marine invertebrate aquariums
dose 1ml per 70 litres, ok for corals. :thinking:
have you ever tried the above active ingredients in the past beth? ill be calling the lab. in the morning see what they have to say.

(rick)

 

[beth]

Quinine is not an accepted ich treatment. While malachite green is used as a treatment, it is not effective for ich, and it will turn your water blue/green and permanently discolor the seals in your tank as well as any white pvc that you have.
Qinine is used to treat malaria in humans, which is obviously a parasite. And, some sources suggest using anti-malarial type medications for treating ich and marine velvet. It has more effectiveness with velvet rather than ich. Anyway, even if it were a mircle treatment, I would not put it in my reef tank under any circumstances.

 

[exile415]

I believe there are only 2 proven ways to kill ich.