How to treat Ich in Marine Tank?
There are only two proven ways to cure a saltwater of Ich, copper and hyposalinity. Neither treatments can be used in the main display aquarium if there are invertebrates present, so the treatment must be used in a quarantine tank. Hyposalinity is the preferred treatment among the online reef forums because it is not as dangerous to the fish and it is thought to ease osmotic stress on the fish. Hyposalinity is adjusting the salinity of your aquarium’s water to a specific gravity of 1.010 to treat Ich. Hypo means under or below, hence lowering your salinity below normal levels. Hyposalinity should be in a quarantine tank with all your fish in it, lowering the specific gravity by doing water changes every 12-24 hours with less salt. Once the salinity of 1.010 is achieved then the water should be maintained with this specific gravity for 6 weeks. Copper treatment is toxic to fish and invertebrates every reefer should now that copper and a reef tank do not mix. If you should choose to use
