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#1
11-20-2007, 12:14 AM
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I've never had a problem with ick except for when I first started my reef tank and didn't have enough oxygenation as I used only powerheads. Then, ick killed my fish fairly quickly. Nowadays, I get ick only once in a while for various reasons (new fish or overdosing some additive), but the fish fight it off on their own (even without the UV running). So I have no fear of taking corals nor fish from a tank with ick. I don't recall ever losing a saltwater fish to ick after my first few months of reefkeeping.
Last edited by Samw; 11-20-2007 at 12:43 AM. 
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11-20-2007, 12:41 AM
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If you quarantine corals before you put them into your main tank their should be no problem. You can also do a dip on them like you do to freshwater plants. I would however want to check water quality of the tank and how it has affected the coral since it has affected the fish. unless the fish were just added.
Last edited by super7; 11-20-2007 at 12:42 AM. Reason: spelling
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11-20-2007, 01:21 AM
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I would agree with Chaloupa and quarintine it for a couple weeks.
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11-20-2007, 01:39 AM
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Thanks for the replies.
As for setting up a QT tank for corals such a acros, what's required. Would be for frags so already have a small tank (10g) a small HOB filter but what for lighting? Would something like a screw-in CF (such as these) be enough to keep the frags happy?
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11-20-2007, 01:59 AM
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My QT tank is a 40g shallow tank...drilled with a sump. I went large so I could QT colonies (read about red bugs and acro eating flatworms...to start) and they should all be QT'd.....I learned the hard way.....BUT my lighting is a 250w halide, I have a skimmer and good current.....plus excellent water quality.
In answer to having that bulb as a QT tank bulb for acros...I wouldn't think that was ideal...I QT my corals for a few weeks now....so it wouldn't remotely work....maybe someone else will chime in with experiences they have had...but any QT and frag systems have MH lighting
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