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djnzlab1 · 01-16-2008, 06:24 PM

HI,
As we go thru this experience we call learning, I ve read somewhere the best treatment for flatworms is to slowly starve them out.
If they are exisiting in large number's someone is over feeding, the tank can only suport so much life reduce the feeding and the numbers will go down.
Doug
Be sure to skim alot your phos may be sky high too, all the trapped phos is being release from the DOA tissues of the worms.
Maybe a little of that phos remover liquid , just remove the pads and let the skimmer do its thing.
Doug

I hear it works well as along as you remove the filter pads that may bind it and let the skimmer remove the bound phos
the bad is if you don't skim it out it relases the phos back, some type of a chemical reaction.

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djnzlab1 Aiptasia Anemone Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va Posts: 567 Karma: 217	post script HI, As we go thru this experience we call learning, I ve read somewhere the best treatment for flatworms is to slowly starve them out. If they are exisiting in large number's someone is over feeding, the tank can only suport so much life reduce the feeding and the numbers will go down. Doug Be sure to skim alot your phos may be sky high too, all the trapped phos is being release from the DOA tissues of the worms. Maybe a little of that phos remover liquid , just remove the pads and let the skimmer do its thing. Doug I hear it works well as along as you remove the filter pads that may bind it and let the skimmer remove the bound phos the bad is if you don't skim it out it relases the phos back, some type of a chemical reaction. _________ 55 GAL OP, 37 GAL SEA HORSE TANK, 5 CLARKI, 2 MARRONS,2 SERPANT STAR,1 RANDALL PISTOL,NUMEROUS HERMITS,2 SKUNKS, 4 PEPERMINT,1 ANAEMONE, SEVERAL SOFT CORALS, 2 ADULT W/C SEA HORSES,8 CHROMIS. 1 B 1 LM BLEEMY,1 WATCHMAN,1 TRUE PERCULA, 2 TANGs, 1 gold angel 1 ROYAL BEAUTY. 1 20 GAL SUMP WITH 1skimmer, 1 fluidized sand filter, REFORGIUM, AND DSB IN MAIN AND SUMP, right handed hermits. Last edited by djnzlab1; 01-16-2008 at 06:55 PM.