My tank got the ich

[forrest gump]

Ich sucks. My 125 gallon tank got the ich. I removed all fish and put them in my hospital tank that I treated with copper. I don't want to keep my fish in the hospital tank for 50 days while waiting for the ich to die in my main tank. I was thinking about using a uv sterilizer to kill the ich in my main tank but I was told by more then 1 person that a uv sterilizer isn't really effective against ich. I was also told that if I run a uv sterilizer I will also have to get a chiller because the sterilizer will cause my water to heat up too much. Will somebody give me the skinny on this?

 

[737mech]

I've heard that your display tank should be fishless for a month (30 days).
I'm sorry, but I can't comment on the uv sterilizer
HTH

 

[fish sense]

I used to run a UV on a 29 and had no problems with temperature. The bulbs are low wattage. I doubt with a 125 you would have to worry about temperature. The UV and pump, etc., will more likely affect your wallet.

 

[beth]

A UV may make things a bit warmer....but no more so than any other added equiptment that you add that has contact with tank water.
Leave your tank fishless for 3 wks, and go ahead and run the UV if your tank is FO. If it is a reef then UV really isn't appropriate as it is indiscriminate in what it kills----both the good, the bad and the ugly.