treating main display tank (help please)

[spamreefnew]

hi guys, made the stupid mistake of not q/ting a fish ,,,now i have ick in main display i have set up a q/t tank for treating all the fish. but i dont think i can keep all my fish alive for 6-8 weeks in my small q/t tank. does anybody know of a truly reef safe treatment for main display tanks . this would not be to cure the fish as they would be in q/t,,,this would be to shorten the lifecycle of the ick itself in main display tank...please help tanks

 

[e55MD]

There is no wonder cure. Stay away from all those "reef safe" medications. They don't work and are a waste of money. There are only 2 ways to treat ich- hyposalinity and copper. Ideally, your fish are treated with one of these 2 methods in a QT to rid them of the ich. Ich cannot survive in the absence of a host (fish) so simply moving your fish put of your DT and leaving it fallow for 8 weeks should cause the ich to die out. If your DT is a FOWLR and having a QT is not an option you could treat your entire DT but this should only be a very last resort.