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Ok, Poll question here. I am starting a new tank, and transferring livestock from my old tank. My old tank has some big fat healthy tangs, and guess what, it also has ich. Rarely, and I mean like 1/year, I see some spots on the tangs, usually if if a new addition arrives or something big changes. The cleaner shrimp, and some good eatin', tend to get rid of the spots, and within days the fish are clear again. I guess I never considered it a big problem.
BUT I thought hey, starting big new "dream" system, maybe do it COMPLETELY clean. So I bought all the stuff for TTM (doing the small fish that way) and I have a QT setup for the big tangs that I will run copper power in. But I am on the verge of giving up already.
I need snails in the new tank.
I need shrimp in the new tank.
I will end up transferring coral to the new tank (after a stint in coral QT).
I am under the impression that TO BE SURE and keep ich out, I need to QT EVERYTHING for 72 days! Even the snails and hermits! and I just don't see that happening. I can stomach 3 weeks for fish, but I can't keep snails/shrimp in my QT tank due to copper, and I am not gonna set up a fishless snail/shrimp QT.
So please vote. Did you spend the time, resources, and so on to really achieve an Ich free tank?? Did you QT your fish and just chuck in inverts? Or did you just decide to roll "Au Naturale" and pick healthy fat fish and put them right in?
I ask because as far as I know... I have never met someone who has QT'ed EVERYTHING and has a completely pest free tank. You must be out there. Pipe up!
Pic for sticking with me through that novel:
BUT I thought hey, starting big new "dream" system, maybe do it COMPLETELY clean. So I bought all the stuff for TTM (doing the small fish that way) and I have a QT setup for the big tangs that I will run copper power in. But I am on the verge of giving up already.
I need snails in the new tank.
I need shrimp in the new tank.
I will end up transferring coral to the new tank (after a stint in coral QT).
I am under the impression that TO BE SURE and keep ich out, I need to QT EVERYTHING for 72 days! Even the snails and hermits! and I just don't see that happening. I can stomach 3 weeks for fish, but I can't keep snails/shrimp in my QT tank due to copper, and I am not gonna set up a fishless snail/shrimp QT.
So please vote. Did you spend the time, resources, and so on to really achieve an Ich free tank?? Did you QT your fish and just chuck in inverts? Or did you just decide to roll "Au Naturale" and pick healthy fat fish and put them right in?
I ask because as far as I know... I have never met someone who has QT'ed EVERYTHING and has a completely pest free tank. You must be out there. Pipe up!
Pic for sticking with me through that novel: