Ich questions

[Mcmcoker]

I am in the middle of doing a hypo treatment in my display tank because I don't have a qt or the means to set on up. I understand that the hypo treatment will kill my live rock. My question is should I get a bottle of colony or other nitrifying bacteria for when I'm done with the treatment to help speed up the process of bringing my LR back to life

 

[Ingy]

Someone once said that some of the BB will reanimate when the salinity goes back up. But as much as I dislike instant cycling additives for initial setups, this may be a case where it is warranted.

 

[Mcmcoker]

Yeah once the hypo treatment is over I don't want to spend the following 4 weeks or more battling ammonia and nitrites waiting for bb to return sufficient levels.

 

[Mcmcoker]

I know that provided the fish pull through the treatment that they will be the factors that contribute to the reanimation of of the bb. But after having gone through 6 to 8 weeks of stress from the hypo, I don't want to make them suffer another 4 weeks of poor water conditions due to the lack of bb. So I was just curious if anyone had experience with this.

 

[melosu58]

Some good info on the parasite

An Ounce of Prevention is Worth a Pound of Cure: A Quarantine Tank for Everything by Steven Pro

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part I by Steven Pro

Marine Ich/Cryptocaryon irritans - A Discussion of this Parasite and the Treatment Options Available, Part II by Steven Pro