ich via corals

[sidhyesh]

hi ...
i would like to know there are chances of ich get it to my tank if i bring new corals diretly in DT .? , if , then how to
avoid ich without QT coz my QT dont have proper lights .........?

 

[sidhyesh]

and want to know names of good corals which can stand up to my tank temperature 80 to 82 farenheit i dont have chiller .......... and have Mordred flow

 

[btldreef]

Yes, you can introduce ich to your tank via corals, snails, etc. Ich can rest/live on any hard surface that has seen the parasite in the last 8 or less weeks. Do you have a quarantine set up? I QT corals, live rock, etc to avoid any possible introduction of ich into my DT.
At the very least, dip your corals in something like ReVive.
Stick with very hardy corals if your tank is always in that temperature range. Try mushrooms, zoanthids, paly's, button polyps, etc.

 

[florida joe]

Can it happen yes? But there are many factors that can put the odds of it happening extremely high. Are the corals you are buying from a tank that has fish in it also? Most fish stores have their corals in separate tanks. If the tanks are connected via the same plumbing there is the risk of bringing home ick in its swimming stage via the water or its reproductive stage if it’s attached to the coral. What I would do is after temperature acclimating the coral to your dt take the coral out of the bag put it in a strainer and flush DT water over it. this should wash away any free swimming ick as far as the parasite in its divisional stage I think it’s highly unlikely that it settled on your coral if the coral is kept in separate tanks in your lfs
THIS IS JUST IMO

 

[sidhyesh]

thanks guys ............
i dint have Qt , what i do is buy a live stock from LFS, and give it to my maintenance guy and he Qt it .......
and the tempreture is at 82 max ... i was thinking of Colony Polyp, Orange/Green...... it will be first coral ..
only concern is my filtration and flow
i have 60g tank 35kg live rock has nice purple green coralline algae on it
sump of 40g with skimmer .,refugium , jburt system , then 300 bio balls for wet and dry ..and sponges
and have good amount of pod every where Even in DT
i will put some pics

 

[sidhyesh]

 

[sidhyesh]

first will add 4 chromis fish and then go for coral ..... my lights are two( hi-pl 36w 1000k) cfl, two coral blue 18w tubes , two Philips 18w 650 k tubes

 

[btldreef]

first will add 4 chromis fish and then go for coral ..... my lights are two( hi-pl 36w 1000k) cfl, two coral blue 18w tubes , two Philips 18w 650 k tubes
Chromis do better in odd numbers. Do 3 instead of 4