can ick get transferd on lr?????

wifishman1

wifishman1

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im starting a new 46 bow reef tank :joy: and wanted to take the lr out of my 75. i will be replaceing the ls with all new sand. also going to hypo all the fish in old tank. also, can inverts transfer ick to new tank??? thank for the help.
matt
 
seannmelly

seannmelly

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hmmm i dont know what your trying to say but live rock cant actaully get ick to where you see it but can be a carrier for the disease and can be introduced into a new tank. i always thought inverts couldnt get ick
 
wifishman1

wifishman1

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should i hypo all of the fish/inverts???? and then let the new tank cycle/w lr...that should kill the ick on the rock correct????? :notsure:
 
wifishman1

wifishman1

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what about using the sand from old tank in newtank?? i will get new sand if i have too,but would prefer to keep it.......kinda costly$$$$$$ thanks
 
geridoc

geridoc

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You cannot hypo inverts - actually, you can, but it kills them. That is why it works on ich. If you want to use lr and sand from an ich-infected tank, put it in a rubbermaid tub with a ph and heater and leave it without fish for about 6 weeks. The ich will die without a fish host, and the rock and sand will be safe to add to another tank.
 
wifishman1

wifishman1

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cant i just cycle it because it will be about 6 weeks before i am going to add fish..... need to hypo all fish b/4 they go into dt
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by wifishman1
cant i just cycle it because it will be about 6 weeks before i am going to add fish..... need to hypo all fish b/4 they go into dt
If there is nothing in the tank, then yes you can add it. Be absolutely certain that you wait at least 6 weeks before adding any fish. If you add them too early the ich will have a host again.
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by seannmelly
hmmm i dont know what your trying to say but live rock cant actaully get ick to where you see it but can be a carrier for the disease and can be introduced into a new tank. i always thought inverts couldnt get ick
Inverts cannot host ich, but ich can come into the tank resting upon the rock or invert's surface.
 
larryndana

larryndana

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
If there is nothing in the tank, then yes you can add it. Be absolutely certain that you wait at least 6 weeks before adding any fish. If you add them too early the ich will have a host again.
yeah, i agree....just cycle your tank with the rock and sand. just wait the 6 weeks.
although i wonder if high ammonia would kill ich anyway, since i think its considered a invert, right. i may be mistaken, i thought i read somewhere that ich is an invert.
 
mtennant

mtennant

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OK... So my fish as ich in my DT... But I can't get the fish out so what do I do now?... I need help ASAP... Its getting bad now :help:
 
sepulatian

sepulatian

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Originally Posted by Mtennant
OK... So my fish as ich in my DT... But I can't get the fish out so what do I do now?... I need help ASAP... Its getting bad now :help:
Please start a new thread and we will walk you through the treatment.
 
mtennant

mtennant

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Originally Posted by sepulatian
Please start a new thread and we will walk you through the treatment.

Sorry... I will
 
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