Treating Ich

[fish_keeper2]

ive been trying to get rid of ich in my ten gal nano for a while. a lfs i go to regularly suggested something called No Ich. its a reef safe ich treatment. at first it seemed to work and 3 times there was a mass explosion of ich so i decided to just get a seperate 10 gal tank for the fish and treat them with ich meds that i know work and leave the tank fishless so the ich in the tank dies. unfortunetly the tank i had bought cracked so i have to put that on hold till atleast tomorrow morning. anyway i need to know how long to leave my tank without fish to make sure ALL the ich is gone. i keep the temp around 80f.

 

[Fish Fingers]

I think its about 4-6 weeks, but I'd leave it six just to be on the safe side.

 

[RoyalGrammaPrincessHannah]

Yes im also dealing with ich right now and its 3-6 weeks, but im also going with 6[reef tank]. If there are no corals in the tank with ich, you can speed up the life cycles by lowering the salinity and raising the temp and putting the fish in a QT is a good idea with this treatment like you already are doing.