Hello, and great artical. OK I have a question, but first let me give you a little info on what is going on 1st. I have a 75 gal with about 60lbs of L/R and 3 ââ"šÂ¬Ã…"œ of crushed coral. Inhabitants are as followsââ"šÂ¬Ã‚¦Ã¢â"šÂ¬Ã‚¦.Powder Blue Surgeon, 2 Clowns, 1 Blue Spot Goby. Sand Sifter, Skunk Cleaner, Fire Shrimp, 9 Snails, 10 Hermits.
This tank is 6 Months old and doing very well (except for the Ich).
I have been doing a lot of reading on Ich and have finally decided to take it on. I have a 20 Gal QT tank set up just like yours. I have decided to treat with Copper and actually have started last night (10/11/04). Now my plan is to keep the fish in QT for 4 weeks starting after the last sign of Ich.
The Powder Blue is the only one with Ich and itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s seems to be a mild case. My hope is to break the cycle of Ich in the display tank during this time of QT. My question is, since I removed all the fish can I leave everything else in the tank? Will the Ich cycle still break with the Sand Sifter, Snails, Hermits and cleaner shrimp? The next problem will be maintaining water quality and proper copper levels for the next month, whatââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s the best way to achieve this?
Thank you for youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢re time
Keith
This tank is 6 Months old and doing very well (except for the Ich).
I have been doing a lot of reading on Ich and have finally decided to take it on. I have a 20 Gal QT tank set up just like yours. I have decided to treat with Copper and actually have started last night (10/11/04). Now my plan is to keep the fish in QT for 4 weeks starting after the last sign of Ich.
The Powder Blue is the only one with Ich and itââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s seems to be a mild case. My hope is to break the cycle of Ich in the display tank during this time of QT. My question is, since I removed all the fish can I leave everything else in the tank? Will the Ich cycle still break with the Sand Sifter, Snails, Hermits and cleaner shrimp? The next problem will be maintaining water quality and proper copper levels for the next month, whatââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢s the best way to achieve this?
Thank you for youââ"šÂ¬Ã¢"žÂ¢re time
Keith