AEFW (Acro Eating Flat Worms) Start of Quaratine :(-Diseases-3reef Forums

Otty · 08-19-2007, 06:16 PM

Well I thought I would never need a quarantine but after this there will never be ANYTHING go in my tank again until it has been quarantined. Took the recipe that Melevsreef.com - AEFW | Acropora Eating Flatworms talks about on his web sight and got all hard corals out of the tank. I don't ever want to do this again. I will continue to dip every week for 8 weeks to allow all the eggs in the display tank to hatch and die while everything stays in the Q-tank. I put a wet/dry and a 250 MH over it to hopefully keep the color if they make it. I attached a picture of the green staghorn they started eating on. It had turned brown and was slimming all the time, glad I had the time to start the tank now because I don't know how much more time it would have made it.
I would never wish this on my worst enemies, well maybe one or two...

amcarrig · 08-20-2007, 05:25 AM

Kill `em all and let God sort `em out

We're about ready to set up a coral quarantine tank ourselves and it too will be our first ever q-tank. Hard to believe that frag swapping could do more harm than good aye

Otty · 08-20-2007, 05:28 AM

I can't really believe how fast it took over the tank. Those frags were about 5 to 6 feet from each other. Those little bast**ds can move fast.

amcarrig · 08-20-2007, 05:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Otty

Those little bast**ds can move fast.

Considering they only have one "foot," yeah, they do.

Does Melev's Reef say how long your main tank should be without corals to ensure that you're 100% rid of these pests?

Tangster · 08-20-2007, 05:39 AM

Otty did you try the dog meds we gave you ? Not sure how it works just courious as to how it kills them off . Yes I brought that little Nano Cube home that was on the little ladder at the shop not sure you saw that ? But thats going to be what we use I need to build a light system for it as the crap that was in the top lasted almsot a yr LOL they suck on that design..

Otty · 08-20-2007, 07:42 AM

I used the Interceptor and Fluke Tabs for a 1 hour dip. I know I had the AEFW but was unsure if I had the Red Bugs so since they were going into quarantine I just dipped for both. I will keep an eye on them and dip again next sunday. I believe I am going to loose a couple of the frags but it is better then loosing them all. I have a set of bone cutters that I will try and save what I can. Thanks for the drugs Tangster.....

Did I forget to mention that saltwater is fun...

KOgle · 08-20-2007, 08:54 AM

Yea you fogot to metion that Otty...

At least you don't have more green stuff (hair algea) growing in your tank than in your yard....

Otty · 08-20-2007, 08:57 AM

Yea that rock is going to be the gift that keeps on giving...should of nuked it..

cuttingras · 08-20-2007, 09:08 AM

Wow, I thought I had problems! What did you put into your tank? A piece of live rock or a frag or both...Where did you get them from?

Otty · 08-20-2007, 09:52 AM

I got them from the local frag swap or one of the buddies I trade with. Probably the latter one because I seen his tank yesterday and his acros are looking bad. Nothing you can do about it except learn a lesson and always quarantine.