low sg to kill ich

[glaukos]

what is the magic number for salanity that will kill ich?

i know that many use the hyposalanity method and go until 1.016 to see results.

i'm thinking of taking out my 5 fish and treat them with coper.
as for the DT i want to take out all of my corals,snails,shrimps and take
the salanity down to 1.000.

i know it will also kill a lot of stuff but will it kill ich?
maybe drop the temperature way low also 15-20 celcius.

i guess by this method i will have to deal with another cycle(rock-sand)
but i will be able to put the fish back after only a month or so(copper
for the fish) instead of waiting for this 8-12 weeks with the tank fallow-no fish

 

[reefmkr]

just tagging, i was just thinking about the same thing...:bigeyes:

 

[Chris27]

1.009 is the general consensus for hypo.

Lowering the temp will slow down the cycle, keep the temp around 80F.

You don't have to wait 8 - 12 weeks, after removing the fish leave the display alone, and QT them for 5-6 weeks while treating with copper and you should be good to go.

 

[SAMSHUNG]

Keep us posted. I may have to do this too if my Regal Tang doesn't heal.