ich treatment

ok so i know that everones going to tell me that this doesn't work but i have to try.... the bottle says to turn off my skimmer so i have been turning it off for about 3 or 4 hrs after i dose.. am i soupose to leave it off for good for the entire week of treatment or is the 3 to 4 hrs enough?? i also run and turn off my uv at same time

 

Is there a reason why you decided to use this? Even though you know people are going to say not to?

 

had a bad ich out break n lost 6 outa 8 fish. only left my damsial n groby..... its a herbal treatment n am told that it reall doesn't do much but i have corals in the tank n can't use other treatments

 

What UV are you using, pump, and tank size?

 

You should think about getting a 10 gallon at/hospital tank. I'm not sure what 6 fish you lost but I bet it would of been cheaper to buy a qt tank than to lose 6 fish and have to replace them.

 

I am guessing like most medications, skimmers will remove it and UV will leave it inactive. So both should be off for the entire treatment length. However, I have yet to see a single reef safe remedy that will cure Ich. As mentioned, setup a QT and then you have some real options (copper, hyposalinity, quinine sulphate, etc).

 

24 watt uv n 125 gal tank. yea thanks that what i was thinking too...:-/ n am actualy thinking of going to a fowlr to keep tank medicated.. that what my lfs says anyway thanks i'll leave them off for the week

 

A 10gallon aquarium kit is 30 bucks at Walmart. That's what I use as my qt/hospital. Just a simple hob filter and hood with light.

 

uv will have no effect on ich and neither will that treatment. set up a cheap qt and treat with copper, hyposalinity, or tank transfer. also your dt must be fallow for at least 8 weeks. I know it sucks to hear that, but those are the facts. once the qt is set up you can qt all new fish before adding them to the dt.

 

I was good with everything else you wrote, but the above is not entirely true. With a large/strong enough unit and slow enough flow, UV can be effective against Ich. However most that have them either have too small a unit, too fast a flow, or both.