F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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I have a reef tank and my tank has ich. I can't treat it with copper so the only option left is UV. Do you guys really think the UV will kill ich?
TIA,
F35
TIA,
F35
Does UV really help to kill ich?
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Reeferwill561
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I'm suprised that you haven't gotten burned yet lol
You should use the search feature though, and do some research. This topic has already been brought up many times.
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You should use the search feature though, and do some research. This topic has already been brought up many times.
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F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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Just did some research on UV, it doesn't help much.
No, it will not cure ich. Keeps your water nice and clear though.
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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Looks like I will have to transfer all the fish to qt.
Allmost
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Reeferwill561 ; Really ? if you dont want to participate in threads, you can just not reply ! I am prety sure every aspect of this hobby has already been discussed ... does this mean we should close down RC ? lol
if you can pass 100% of water through UV, it will kill IcH.
since in a reef tank we cant do that. it will just help control the population of ich, that fall of the fish at night, and dont settle and pass through the UV instead.
if you can pass 100% of water through UV, it will kill IcH.
since in a reef tank we cant do that. it will just help control the population of ich, that fall of the fish at night, and dont settle and pass through the UV instead.
MrTuskfish
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yes, 100% of the ich would have to find the UV intake before finding the safety of the substrate. To add to the UV's problems; almost all tomonts, safe in the substrate, release their 100s of free-swimming offspring at night. Most fish sleep on the substrate at night. IMO, UV may help a bit with ich; but it often gives a false sense of security and delays real treatment.
Reeferwill561
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I sure hope I didn't come off as rude because that wasn't the intention. Sorry if I did.
There are many times that this quuestion has been answered, it is even stickied too. I was trying to offer my advice to the OP as if I myself were in his situation. I think it is good husbandry to search first. Rather than shoot first ask questions later approach lol
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RtReef
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I have a UV filter that I received for christmas. I think I'm just going to return because I have not read anything spectacular on them, that normal tank maintenance can't aid in. Most I read is it kills free floating ich and keeps your water clear. I do weekly water changes so my water is always clear. I'd rather return and use the money to buy a coral or other hard goods.
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If I'm wrong I know I will get corrected....... mrtuskfish is good at that.lol, but he has a lot of wisdom I can sense! .......I've been put in my place before. (nice thing about this site)!!!
F35-Joint Strike Fighter
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what I have seen is most of the lfs use uv for their fish tanks so I guess UV can help a little bit. Also, if i use uv, 100% return will pass thru UV. Oh well, I will transfer all the fish to qt and leave my dt without fish for 2 months.
MrTuskfish
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Searching for info is always a good idea. But ich is one subject that (IMO & IME) also requires some individual attention, especially for the first timer. There are so many variables, 3 proven treatment methods, lots of little hints & tricks, and everyone has a different set of circumstances. I really don't think an "all-inclusive" ich-cure post exists. Searching ich cures will also lead to a lot of the worthless "reef-safe" ich cures; leading to disaster. I still believe in Santa at my age; but quit believing in "reef safe" ich cures a long time ago. (That doesn't mean that I don't think one may come along.)
jt_milstead
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Yes a UV Sterilizer helps keep Ich in check. I was at Quality Marine in Los Angeles, and they have many sterilizers. Get the biggest one you can afford/fit....
MrTuskfish
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UV is great for keeping ich from spreading in multi-tank systems and for keeping the number of theronts down in small holding tanks. That is the reason almost all wholesalers and many LFS use them. Fish aren't in their systems long enough to cure an ich infestation. This is an entirely different situation than an ich infestation is a hobbyists tank. Many/most wholesalers and dealers use a low dose of copper 24/7/365 for the same reason. IMO, the idea of "keeping ich in check" shouldn't even be an option in the home tank. Kill it all or, eventually, it will get your fish.
The Codfather
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+1, I've run UV in the past. Just remember if you do run UV, make sure you match the flow limit of the unit. Too much flow through a sterilizer and it cannot function properly, it does require contact time.
Absolutely. Also remember that changing the bulb is essential as well as keeping the contact surface clean.
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1) Buy Strees Coat, Dose as the bottle says!
2) ONLY turn on the Actinic lights!! for 3 to 4 days..
3)Check all you parameters, the most important one for me is the ALK!! low alk= PH swings= STRESS!!! if you have low alk, up it slowly.
4)Do not do any water changes for now!
5)Do not transfer to QT for now! More stress for them!
6)Buy good food!! and ad garlic and selcon! Feed, feed, feed!!! Pump there inmune system!!
Mike
Sorry, but there are only three known treatments for ich. I do not agree that you have solved your ich problem.
MrTuskfish
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Me either. "Temporary managing" and "curing/eliminating" ich are two different things. I'm afraid it almost certainly will reappear.
seahorsedreams
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UV is utilized best in aquaculture. It really doesn't do much in our applications. It's very useful for them in reducing the risk of it spreading from one holding tank to another. If all the water from one tank has to go past the UV to go to the next, it's a useful tool.
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