Thread: Curing ick
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Old August 26th 08, 04:46 AM posted to alt.aquaria,rec.aquaria.marine.misc,rec.aquaria.misc
George Patterson
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Default Curing ick

Peter Pan wrote:
A U.V.
sterilizer? from everything I've read, is not recommenced in reef
environment. It will kill ALL bacteria even the the ones you want in
the tank.


It would be nice if they actually worked that well, but they don't. Regardless
of whether they are advisable with reef tanks, they aren't good enough to kill
ick. The best you can hope for is to reduce the spread of the disease when the
protozoa reaches the free-swimming stage.

George Patterson
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