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Ich problem and stocking density


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Hello, I'm new to this forum and roughly new to the reefing hobby, about 6 months of experience. Would like to seek advice on stocking density and an ich problem. Currently, I have six fishes in a quarantine tank for 3 weeks already.

- A pair of ocellaris clownfish

- Yellow Watchmen Goby

- Longnose Hawkfish

- PJ Cardinalfish

- Banggai Cardinalfish

I am emptying the tank of fishes for 6 weeks to solve my ich problem, wonder if this method is proven to work? So the fishes will spend another 3 weeks more in quarantine. As for my tank system, I am using the Innovative Marine Nano Fusion 20. 

Filtration

- Chemipure blue nano 2 packets

- Filter sock

- Bio balls

- Innovative Marine 3 stage sponge filtration

- Refugium (Chaeto)

- Innovative Marine Ghost Skimmer

 

There are the current invertebrates housed in the display tank as well as a variety of soft corals and LPS:

Fire Shrimp x1

Blue leg hermit crab x3

Nassarius Snail x3

Abalone x1

Red sea star x1

Sand shifting star x1

 

I just like to ask if the fish stocking density is too much and whether I am able to solve the ich problem by emptying my tank of fishes for 6 weeks.

 

Thank you!

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I see your fish list is mainly small fishes so should be ok.. most importantly is to stock up as slow as possible.

6 week fishless is good enough for ich to die off ( if any )

Also you might want to consider better filter media as bio ball tends to cause nitrate problem over time.

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