My Damsels Have ICH

[djbabylove]

I recently bought two damsels to help my through the cycling process and I have looked at alot of pictures and read a lot and it looks to me like they have ICH. I just need to know what I need to get started on QT. What I need to do to help them. The damsel who hides away in the rock dosent look as bad as the one who swims in the open water. I just recently did a 3 gallon water change. My salinity is 1.022 which is what my swingarm hydrometer read. Nitrate 0 Nirtite 0 Alkalinity 240 PH 8.4 useing mardel test strips. I really want to fix this and make my tank good for the fish I just need a simple how too.

 

[djbabylove]

I have just put my two damsels in a 10 gallon tank with the water from my display. I put a very dark blue towel underneath it for substrate. I am going to go and get an airstone to put in the tank. Do I need a filter? The tank really dosen't have that much water in it. What else do I need?
You need a tank, a cover, a heater [if temperature control is an issue], mechanical filtration or a mechanical means of keeping water well circulated such as powerheads, biological filtration and décor---either fake rocks or PVC.
I don't understand what Beth means my powerheads. With that lil bit of water what do I need to use to circulate it?
Here is a picture to show what I am working with.
All help is appriciated.

 

[djbabylove]

OK so this is what I have done in the last couple hours. I added a pump with airstone, a deco for the fish to hang out in. I put my display tank light over the QT tank. My Qt tank is about half full.
My display tank now had half a tank of water with 13 pounds of live rock , two snails and 4 hermits. I will be adding premixed saltwater to the tank today to replace the water I took out in the Qt.

 

[beth]

Powerheads are pumps. What you use to circulate water. Airstone pumps is not going to cut it. You need to get some good circulation going in that tank.
Add a few cups of sand from your display.

 

[djbabylove]

Thank you Beth. I was wondering when I was going to get a reply from someone. My sickest damsel fish died last night. I just added sand to the tank. It is really cloudy now. I am going to pick up copper ich treatment for the other fish. What kind of pump do you suggest for such a small tank?

 

[beth]

Maxijet pump/powerhead.
Try reading the FAQ Thread on QT, ich, hyposalinity.

 

[djbabylove]

Yeah , I did read your FAQ thread and I must say I learned a lot when it came to Ich. I wouldn't have even started a QT tank if it was'n't for your thread. There was a few parts that was confusing, but I did learn a lot. Thank you.

 

[beth]

Glad to hear it. If you decide to set up a QT and need advise about it, then post up your questions.