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[Bagz]

.I have a 60 gallon reef tank and there is no possible way to go catch my blue tang. what is the best way to treat him or should i say what is the best medicine for a reef tank to cure ick/

 

[leebca]

There is no 100% method to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Bagz]

well whats a medicine that is reef safe to cure ick

 

[E-A-G-L-E-S]

break it down a little and set blockades and cath 'em somehow.....
real treatments occur in QT with no substrate or l.r., unfortunately.

 

[Bagz]

Does kick ich work at all

 

[leebca]

Some people think so.

Search for opinions. Here are a couple of threads:
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=4794794#post4794794

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=583580

 

[james734]

Truely you can try reef safe stuff. But in the end as with most will agree, You will need to get the Tang out of the tank and treat with Cupramine (SeaChem) or Hyposalnity.

FYI: Now that you have Ich in the main tank it might only be a matter of time before the other habitants (fish) catch it. You will need to let the main tank fallow for 4-6 weeks to let Ich run it's cycle and die off.

Here's a collection of articles about ich. (some good reading)

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=282934

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=167243

Also are you 100% sure it's Ich?