Reef Safe Kick-Ich is a water treatment for the control of ich (a.k.a. "whitespot disease") in marine and freshwater aquaria. It has been scientifically formulated to eliminate the free swimming, infectious stage of the ich life cycle while being safe for all freshwater and marine aquaria. Kick-Ich has a long shelf life at room temperature and is supplied in easy to use, self-dosing bottles. Safe for all fish, corals, invertebrates and macro algae, as well as the facultative anaerobes and nitrifying bacteria essential to biologic filtration.
- Two-week treatment
- 1 liter bottle will treate up to a 75 gallon tank for two weeks
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Ruby Reef
Ruby Reef was incorporated in 1998 after three years of product development, product stability and beta site testing, and market testing by Dr. Sam Grillo. Ruby Reef`s products are based on both a high level of scientific acumen and efficacy, and a thorough understanding of both fish diseases and the associated problems experienced by aquarium hobbyists. Ruby Reef provides scientifically sound disease management products as good or better than any available to aquarium hobbyists.
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Ruby Reef Kick-Ich
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seems to work
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ANDREW ALLEGRA
Excellent!
Posted: 12/14/2012 from ASHBURN, VA UNITED STATES
4.5
5
Experience Level:
Beginner
Comments:
After giving my flame angel a freshwater bath, the ick came back after 2 weeks. So, I decided to try Kick-Ich this time. At day 7 of the treatment, all the ick disappeared from my flame angel. He had about 6 or 7 spots on him. I ran my protein skimmer for 2 hours before each dosing (just to clean the water a bit, so as to not stress the fish further). At day 15, I did a 20% water change, cleaned everything from the sump to the tank and turned the skimmer back on. None of my inverts or fish were harmed. I would definitely use this again.
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Ok
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SEAN
Great
Posted: 10/2/2012 from VALLEY CENTER, CA UNITED STATE
4.0
5
Experience Level:
Beginner
Comments:
I know there is controversy about the efficacy of this product, but after having an Ich outbreak in my main tank, I removed and quarantined all the fish for six weeks and treated the fish with copper-safe, I used Kick-Ich in the main tank "just in case" before adding back any of the fish, note that it is a 13 day treatment so I started it two weeks before returning the fish. It did not harm any of the corals, or any of the inverts and no ich return. If I ever had another outbreak again I would try this before removing all the fish again.
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DON't Buy
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MICHELLE R
Unsatisfactory
Posted: 11/30/2011 from Roseville, CA UNITED STATES
0.5
5
Experience Level:
Expert
Comments:
I tried this treatment on my tank because I didn't have a large enough QT for all of my fish to fit in. I had a huge Ich break-out. I purchased this knowing that it was safe for reefs and inverts. Well it is, but I lost all but one fish. I lost an Atlantic blue tang, a yellow tang, a maroon clown, algae blenny, mystery wrasse. I only had ich on the tangs and the algae blenny. After the first treatment, the algea blenny died. The next treatment the yellow tang and maroon clown died. The following treatment the atlantic blue and wrasse died. I still have one fish and all my shrimp, hermit crabs, emerald crabs and snails... NOT WORTH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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So So Results
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JAY STEPHAN
Average
Posted: 11/20/2011 from YORK, PA UNITED STATES
2.5
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
Kick-ICh seems to work best with smaller fish (2" and under) and on catfish. If did not work for me on larger African Cichlids.
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exelent product
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GEORGE VILLANUEVA
Great
Posted: 9/27/2011 from TUCSON, AZ UNITED STATES
4.0
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
good product it saved my naso tag ....very happy
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Ruby Reff Kick-Ich
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MATT WEBBER
Excellent!
Posted: 7/11/2011 from GIG HARBOR, WA UNITED STATES
5.0
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
I have been using this product for 5 days in my 75gal reef tank and all the spots are gone from my fish, no more "flashing" ect. I was told to quarentine and treat with copper but before that I though I would give this a try, I'm glad I did. My inverts, nem and corals never flinched like they did when using melafix. Great product so far.
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Ruby Reef Kick- Ick
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ceg846
Excellent!
Posted: 5/1/2011 from HARRISONBURG, VA UNITED STATES
5.0
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
I lost 4 Razor Blenny in my 75 gal. reef tank before I got the kick -ick .started treatment
the white spots left in about 7 days fish are doing fine the reef and all the inverts. are OK . Kick - Ick is a life saver for the reef tank and yes the ick is gone.
great stuff
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Good stuff
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ERIC FROYD
Excellent!
Posted: 4/4/2011 from KENT, OH UNITED STATES
5.0
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
This is a fine product. I am very grateful that some genius out there figured out how to treat white-spot without the use of those awful copper based meds. This is a reef/time/money saver for sure. If you come down with ich, then this is what you need!
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ich vs kick=ich
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Dan
Unsatisfactory
Posted: 3/21/2011 from LAWRENCE, PA UNITED STATES
1.0
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
I have gone through 3 bottles of kick ich and have had no luck curing my fish. All three times ich won and killed my saltwater fish. Would not reccomend kick ich. I tried using it in my QT tank thinking that might work out better, but I still lost my fish.
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Good Stuff!!
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MARC ALVORD
Excellent!
Posted: 11/30/2010 from NORTHFIELD, OH UNITED STATES
5.0
5
Experience Level:
Intermediate
Comments:
I had good luck using this product to fight ich and what looked to be that "velvet" disease. Follow the directions and turn off any protein skimmer that is running. I had a pretty nasty outbreak and this product helped take care of it. I also tried to bring up the temperature of the tank to around 80-82 degrees.
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