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  1. Black_Raven

    Black_Raven Scooter Blennie

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    I just treated my 75g reef for flat worms with Flat Worm Exit. The flat worms died in minutes, lets hope my corals and clams don't exit as well. I followed the directions and did a 45% water change after 30min, a 25% change was recommended. Now I'm running about 2lbs of charcoal. I took my whole tank apart. I had thousands of those little red bast#@%*. My corals all looked shocked. My super tongan snails tried to leave the tank.:(
     
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  2. aquaboy

    aquaboy Panda Puffer

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    Good luck! *Wishes RAVEN luck* only prob i had with my snails was when one decided the intake to a ocean runner 3500 was a great place to find algae........
     
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  3. amcarrig

    amcarrig Super Moderator

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    Good luck! If you haven't done it already, kick your skimmer back on.
     
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  4. baugherb

    baugherb Giant Squid

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    Good luck!!! Down with the flat worms...
     
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  5. ziggy222

    ziggy222 Fire Goby

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    it worked great for me with no bad side effects.the lfs guy said it sometimes needs done several times but it worked the 1st time for me.i recommend treating every new coral before it goes in your display tank
     
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  6. BaxterS80

    BaxterS80 Pajama Cardinal

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    Wise decision. I dip all new corals with Tropic Marin Pro-Coral Cure...It has worked fantastically for us...8)
     
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  7. reef_guru

    reef_guru Humpback Whale

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    flatworms are weird, they will be in the refugium and not the main tank. if you up your flow in the main tank it will make them want to go to the refugium with low flow. flatworms go in spurts, so another dose may kill the eggs.
     
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  8. Camilsky

    Camilsky Montipora Capricornis

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    Yeah! Good luck! As Annick suggested turn on the skimmer! :)
     
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  9. phoenixhieghts

    phoenixhieghts Panda Puffer

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    i was told dragonets and scotter blennies love to eat flat worm! At least thats how my lfs deals with it
     
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  10. Tangster

    Tangster 3reef Sponsor

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    I have helped friends to deal with these many times trick is once you see them treat the system when their numbers are small. Reason being is 1. they will not go away or get any lower in their numbers , But will only increase in their numbers.
    2. less of them you have less toxins if any will be released. 3. run a good carbon and crank the skimmers back up and change carbon every 4 hrs for 3 times in a series. Then change the carbon again in 24 hrs then 48 hrs and then the system is good to go. Key is kill them at fisrt sign of a single one..

    This treatment has never harmed anything I know of in any system I treated ..
     
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