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jcw · 03/29/2011, 10:19 PM

A great set of articles from Advanced Aquarist...

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/11/mini
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/12/mini
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/1/mini
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/2/mini

A great review of the lifecycle of the ich.
Why the suggested lengths of treatment.
Scientific data to back up the claims.

Did you know there is a strain of ich resistent to hyposalinity.
Ich only feed on host for 3-7 days before falling off.
Then encyst on the substrate and reproduce to form 200 to 1000+ progeny.
Then only have 12 to 48hrs after they excyst to infect a new host.

He stresses that ich IS NOT present in all SW tanks. And can be eliminated and prevented with proper QT and treatment procedures.

03/29/2011, 10:19 PM	#3
jcw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: elmhurst, il Posts: 1,778	A great set of articles from Advanced Aquarist... http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/11/mini http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/12/mini http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/1/mini http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2004/2/mini A great review of the lifecycle of the ich. Why the suggested lengths of treatment. Scientific data to back up the claims. Did you know there is a strain of ich resistent to hyposalinity. Ich only feed on host for 3-7 days before falling off. Then encyst on the substrate and reproduce to form 200 to 1000+ progeny. Then only have 12 to 48hrs after they excyst to infect a new host. He stresses that ich IS NOT present in all SW tanks. And can be eliminated and prevented with proper QT and treatment procedures. __________________ I don't think Coral can live very long under Sun light. It's too yellow. ...get yourself some LED's. -eznet2u Current Tank Info: 125g DT, custom 30g sump, ATB elegance, eheim 1260, mp40 (too many failed wetsides), gyre 150 (love it)