I have red bugs!

Discussion in 'SPS Corals' started by Kevin_E, Jul 5, 2013.

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  1. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Great, thanks. I dipped and a lot of stuff fell off. How much of it was detritus and sand relative to Red Bugs etc., I don't know.

    I still see a couple red bugs on the frag that had the major issue. I double dipped it, actually. Was it not strong enough?
     
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  3. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    How long did you keep it in the dip cup? And did you blast the corals with flow with a baster while in the dip?
     
  4. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I left them for 10 minutes. I didn't bast them really. I used a 3 ml syringe to move a little water a couple of times though.
     
  5. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I guess I will baste them next week when I do it again.
     
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    Corailline Super Moderator

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    It is a dry heat, yeah right !
    RB hunker down.

    @Chris does he Bayer kill them or just stun them. With Interceptor even you if still saw RB on the piece they were dead ones.
     
  7. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    I just looked, I only see one and I think it's dead. It doesn't move and kind of flops around when I baste it. I think it's just caught up on some tissue.
     
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  9. Kevin_E

    Kevin_E Giant Squid

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    Still no sign of them. I don't think I'll do another treatment at this point in time.