Ich hit hard

If I remember correctly there is a post in the "Reef Tips" that mentions Ich and Garlic oil. I believe the garlic oil cleared the case of Ich in a relatively short period of time. I would start by looking in the Reef Tips for more specific help. I think vitamin C (buffered) also helps with keeping reff critters healthy.

Now that you have seen it, you will be more likely to recognize it earlier next time.
You must be doing things right.  5 years on this MB and this is your first view of Ich. Count yourself blessed.

How old is the tank?

At first I was suprised to see you just noticed ich and 3 hours later you have dead fish.....when ich hits, I don't usually see fish lose that quickly.  IMO, the problem is always greater than ich itself....I don't think ich is all that effective at killing fish (people will think I am crazy), I use it as a sign that something else is up...water parameters, temp, stress, environment, tank mates, etc....in this case, it was the move. (doesn't matter if its 200 miles away or 2 feet away)  I have had to move tanks several times now....the first few times, I saw outbreaks of ich and extreme fish stress...resulted in losses.   It is hard to move these fish to a new tank or new destination, some just don't do well.  I personally would attribute most stress and fish loss during tank upgrades/moves to disturbing the sand bed.  Whenever I rinse the crap out of sand or just go with new stuff, my fish loss and stress is minimal.  If I try just to use the same sand or not rinse it, I get tons of problems.  I think a disturbed sand bed, old sand (6 months +), etc....is frightening...not saying this is why you have a problem, but how did you deal with your sand during the upgrade?

Casualty update: Jawfish, Clown.


Headed toward 100% mortality. Dang I didn't know ich hit this hard or fast.

I am interested in how you did the move as I have a move coming up in about 6 weeks. I have to move my business and that's where my tanks are setup. Looks like I am moving a block down the street...

Jason...

Im still interested to know how you dealt with the sand during the upgrade...

I agree with what has been said so far and you have probably realized some of the mistakes made. It is very important when moving tanks to properly treat the sand-bed, match the water parameters in the new tank to the old and then acclimate the fish before introducing them to the new system.