Ich question

[brianryan8]

I have a 100 gal tank with live rock and few coral.
no shrimp or anything just fish and one purple urchin.

can removing all fish from my tank kill the ich that exists in my tank.
im gonna move them to a qt tank.

have only 4 fishes

 

[Acefspds]

I have a 100 gal tank with live rock and few coral.
no shrimp or anything just fish and one purple urchin.

can removing all fish from my tank kill the ich that exists in my tank.
im gonna move them to a qt tank.

have only 4 fishes

Just pulling the fish out will probabley not remove the ich from the system. Kick Ich is reef safe and works really well. I used it in my NC28 without removing any of my corals, shrimps, crabs, or snails.

 

[SlowCobra]

I have a 100 gal tank with live rock and few coral.
no shrimp or anything just fish and one purple urchin.

can removing all fish from my tank kill the ich that exists in my tank.
im gonna move them to a qt tank.

have only 4 fishes

The display tank needs to remain fallow(fishless) for at MINIMUM 8 weeks to kill off the cryptocaryon(marine ich). 10-12 weeks is better if you can tolerate it that long. Also if treating via hypo method you should go at least 6 weeks past when you no longer see ich on the fish.

Crypto medications are a fallacy, none of them truly eradicate marine ich.

 

[Chris27]

Just pulling the fish out will probabley not remove the ich from the system. Kick Ich is reef safe and works really well. I used it in my NC28 without removing any of my corals, shrimps, crabs, or snails.

Pulling all the fish out for a period of 8 weeks will most certainly remove Cryptocaryon Irritans (aka marine Ich) from the display.

 

[Chris27]

I have a 100 gal tank with live rock and few coral.
no shrimp or anything just fish and one purple urchin.

can removing all fish from my tank kill the ich that exists in my tank.
im gonna move them to a qt tank.

have only 4 fishes

Very good decision, the benefits far outweigh the effort. The Crypt lifecycle will stop without a fish host. Basically, when the parasite makes its way to the free swimming stage (swimming around tank water after hatching) it needs to find a fish host within a few hours. If no host is available, the parasite will die, halting the lifecycle.

I like copper because I feel it's easier then hypo, but both are effective treatments, and will do the job.

Good Luck, let us know if you need any more help!

 

[Acefspds]

Pulling all the fish out for a period of 8 weeks will most certainly remove Cryptocaryon Irritans (aka marine Ich) from the display.

I also figured he didnt wanna QT for 2 months. I was giving him a quick fix for his fish. Plus most likely the Ich will be reintroduced into the system when he gets a new fish unless he sets up a QT.