Ich. UV and/or Ozone. Will it help?

[DennisRB]

Yay. It looks like my fish have ich caused from new additions to my tank.

Does UV and or Ozone help ridding a tank of ich? Is it worth me buying some of this equipment? What size units would I use on a system with about 320G of water?

 

[ROB712]

Re: Ich. UV and/or Ozone. Will it help?

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14547722#post14547722 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DennisRB
Yay. It looks like my fish have ich caused from new additions to my tank.

Does UV and or Ozone help ridding a tank of ich? Is it worth me buying some of this equipment? What size units would I use on a system with about 320G of water?

i would try a UV...i tryed the "reef safe" ich treatments and its done more harm than good! thats your best bet is a UV and thats what im doing next! wish us both luck!

 

[alleykat81]

I believe a UV Sterilizer helps to kill parasites before they affect your fish. Your best bet is to treat the infected fish in a hospital tank with copper. I've used Coppersafe by Mardel and it's been very successful. The best way to prevent ich is to quarantine all fish being added to your setup.