ich attack conquered.. now what do I do?

[mlivvy]

I had about 15 fish in my 92g tank. I purchased a tang and then all my fish developed ich in the span of a week. They all died.

The few corals I have are doing ok but now I don't know what to do to start up again. I recovered just about all the dead fish but atleast 2-3 are missing in the rocks. I don't know if I need to do a huge water change, dump all the water and start new, or what do I do?

Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[AfricaOffroad]

White spot has a 4 week life cycle.
If it cannot find a host during the free swimming stages, it will die off.

Leave the tank fishless for 6 weeks and then you can safety add new specimens after quarantining (otherwise the new fish could bring in new WS cultures)

 

[zma21]

You can actually start purchasing new fish right away if you'd like.

Just make sure they go in your brand-spankin' new QT tank, not the display tank.

Sorry for the loss. Hopefully you won't have to worry about this trouble in the future.

 

[unclejed2]

I had about 15 fish in my 92g tank. I purchased a tang and then all my fish developed ich in the span of a week. They all died.

The few corals I have are doing ok but now I don't know what to do to start up again. I recovered just about all the dead fish but atleast 2-3 are missing in the rocks. I don't know if I need to do a huge water change, dump all the water and start new, or what do I do?
Add something that absorbs Ammonia. If you didn't recover all the dead fish you are bound to have an ammonia spike. I would also add a Poly Fiber Pad. Keep an eye on your numbers and if things get "out of control", then and only then do a good 35-40% water change.

Thanks in advance for the help.

I also use the product Marine-Max by tropical Science to prevent disease. You may want to look into it.