is there a reef-safe ich treatment?

[flintech]

I've got a pretty established community in my 90 - chainlink eel, coflake beauty angel, koran tang, 2 angel fish, engineer goby, fire fish goby and 2 cleaner shrimp, plus a bunch of snails. I'm thinking of using Kick-Ich, does anyone know if it's available at local fish stores, and would it be effective in curing ich after a while if I were to get an outbreak?

[flintech]

I'm also planning to add about 30 pounds of live rock to the new tank, hoping it'll help ease the stress on my fish during the transition.

[dreamon7]

Kick-Ich will kill the parasite in certain stages, but I wouldn't say it's a cure. If your fish can make it through the cysts rupturing and releasing the free-floating form of the parasite, then there's a better chance the parasites won't come back if you're using Kick-Ich.

[flintech]

That makes sense, Kick-Ich seems like a good preventative measure to have on hand, in case ich decides to make a comeback.

[dreamon7]

I think it's a bit of both, really - not a full-on cure, but it can definitely help prevent it from coming back.