Ich question, dave mabey?

[sumthin fishy]

Can ich become dormant when dry?
I am setting up my 55 today, I had put the biowheel from my pen.330 in my 10 gallon in the hopes to speed up my cycle. I had a run in with ich in the 10 gallon and now am wondering, if I let it dry out completely, will it be ich free? Or should I leave it in the 10 till I am finnished with the treatment?

 

[ddayton21]

ich is completely killed if dried out...no worrys about it being dormant.

 

[sumthin fishy]

Thanks for the quick reply, It's coming out now!!!

 

[daveedka]

ddayton21 is correct, it dies dry and there is no dormant stage.

additionally if you put the wheel on the 55 and don't yet have fish, it will only take a few days to kill off any ich that could be there. The long part of the life cycle is on the fish, one ich falls off it will hatch in 3-4 days and when it hatches it must find a host within a few hours or it dies. Depending on your intentions, and current status with the 55, you have several options. the thing is if your intention was to jump start the cycle on the 55 with that bio-wheel, drying it out will defeat you. While applying the bio-wheel and fishlessly cycling the tank will defeat ich.
dave