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  #401  
Old 06/08/2004, 11:13 AM
AlgaeMan AlgaeMan is offline
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I got my Interceptor in the mail then read the instructions in more detail. I just realized I bought the "small dog" pill size.. Each pill has 2.3 mg of Milbemycin Oxime. Does anyone know how many pills to treat 380g?
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Old 06/08/2004, 11:24 AM
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i'd suggest returning it and getting the large dog package. I used two on 100g total (1 dose).
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Old 06/08/2004, 05:13 PM
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ive got a 50 gallon sps dominated tank. recently my corals have been declining for no apparent reason. a closer look and what do you know, i've got red bugs.

just ordered interceptor yesterday. will be dosing later this week or next week. I'll update with the results

-jeff
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Old 06/14/2004, 03:14 AM
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Just finished my first treatment with interceptor and all is good. No bugs in sight! Unless I missed it has anyone mentioned the reaction interceptor has on bristleworms? I had dead bodies floating around after the treatment?
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Old 06/14/2004, 07:52 AM
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I haven't seen anyone report that yet. I also tested it on them at 2x the dose with no ill effects. How many gallons did you treat and how much did you use?
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Old 06/14/2004, 12:24 PM
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Best guess was 200 gal. I used 0.5g I will be doing the 2nd treatment this weekend. The worm thing is weired!!!!! Thanks Dustin for all of your hard work.

PS: Not one bug to be seen!!!!!
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Old 06/14/2004, 12:26 PM
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Sorry for the Phat fingering!!!!!!!!!!
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Old 06/14/2004, 06:10 PM
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just bought my interceptor. Now i need to find some way to measure it out. I have a grain scale for gunpowder (hasn't been used), do you think that will work? I'm guesstimating that i have 200 actual gallons of water in my tank so that equates out to .5 gram. could someone double check my math?
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Old 06/14/2004, 06:16 PM
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Since one pill treats 380g then you would probably be safe using 1/2 pill.
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Old 06/14/2004, 08:06 PM
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well i have a 180 gallon tank w/ a 30 gallon refugium and a sump, CA reactor, UV sterilizer, and a large protein skimmer. But there is so much live rock that i cannot possibly accurately guesstimate the amount of water in it. so i'm gonna be safe and say 200-220 gallons. I might just have to dose it like 4-5 times to kill them all, but better safe than sorry.
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Old 06/14/2004, 08:58 PM
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I just dosed my tank w/ 1/2 a pill. I'll let you know how it goes
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Old 06/14/2004, 09:20 PM
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I just dosed my tank w/ 1/2 a pill. I'll let you know how it goes
Just be sure you use carbon and do a 20 to 30% water change after 6 hours is getting late so you be up all night
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Old 06/14/2004, 09:28 PM
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Just be sure you use carbon and do a 20 to 30% water change after 6 hours is getting late so you be up all night
yea yea, i know. The water for the change is already cookin up outside, and the bag of carbon is just sitting and waiting. Now i'm just waiting for those little bas**rds to start dying
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Old 06/14/2004, 09:31 PM
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yea yea, i know. The water for the change is already cookin up outside, and the bag of carbon is just sitting and waiting. Now i'm just waiting for those little bas**rds to start dying
My start dying at the four hour mark, it works you see.
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Old 06/14/2004, 09:34 PM
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got my pills in today and just dosed. will update with some progress later on
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Old 06/14/2004, 09:37 PM
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I AM ALREADY SEEING INCREASED "POLYP-ing" OF MY CORALS!!

It's amazing, i've never seen all of my corals so open at the same time.
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Old 06/14/2004, 10:02 PM
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just realized i have to be up at 1am when i do the water change and put in the carbon
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Old 06/15/2004, 12:35 AM
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APynckel I have 200 gal total and I dosed with 0.5g so your math is correct.
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Old 06/15/2004, 03:01 AM
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so yea, ask me if my idiot brother decided to put the carbon in WHILE we were dosing the tank. So we just wasted about $3.50 worth of medication. When should we attempt to do this again?
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PM Ca Reactor
Custom dual Sedra 5000 Recirc Skimmer
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Old 06/15/2004, 04:47 PM
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happy to say that it appears all red bugs are gone. im getting polyp extension on corals that haven't shown polyps for months.
i did lose my commensal sps crabs and some hermits.

woohoo
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Old 06/16/2004, 03:10 PM
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I just upgraded from a 250 DE to a 400 SE....and due to my lack of experience in acclimating coral to new light ended up bleaching alot of them. Every coral recovered except for the Acro's. the population of red bugs exploded and took advantage of the situation.

Yesterday I treaded the tank and my tank is 100% bug free. I will be watching the acro's to see if they are now able to get going again.

Just for the record I could only get the small dog pills. I have a 60 gallon tank and used half the pill.
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Old 06/16/2004, 03:21 PM
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As an alternative to carbon for removing the Interceptor, Poly Filters work great.

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Old 06/16/2004, 06:59 PM
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poly filters?
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T-5's
2 Actinic VHO's
Over 200 lbs of Fiji Live Rock
PM Ca Reactor
Custom dual Sedra 5000 Recirc Skimmer
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Old 06/22/2004, 01:08 PM
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I just treated my reef and will post results..
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Old 06/22/2004, 01:28 PM
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poly filters?
These:

http://www.poly-bio-marine.com/polyprod.htm

They are available at your LFS or online.

Tom
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