Red Acro "Bugs" -- The Treatment - Page 20

Zoom · #**476** 06/30/2004, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeanT
Well,
It is my turn this Thursday.
After months of hemming and hawing something has got to be done.
I would like someone to double check my thoughts though.
I have about 375 actual water gallons. So I am thinking that one of the large pills is just right.
Is this correct?

Thanks,
Sean

Yes one of the large dog interceptor pill.
Good luck just try to do it three times .
I did 20% water change and carbon all three times is now two months no bugs to be seen.
I lost all my acro crabs and some pods, but none of my red and cleaner shrimps .

pi · #**477** 06/30/2004, 01:11 PM

FYI - I dosed my tank in late January. For the first time in months I looked at my tank last night with a flashlight. The rock, substrate sides... COVERED in mysis shrimp and pods and....... As many as I have ever noticed.

No worries seant, it will work great!

SeanT · #**478** 06/30/2004, 02:10 PM

Awesome.
I plan on a 40% water change 6 hours after then a 25% 2 days later.
Lather, rinse, repeat 3 x.

Zoom · #**479** 06/30/2004, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeanT
Awesome.
I plan on a 40% water change 6 hours after then a 25% 2 days later.
Lather, rinse, repeat 3 x.

40% man that is to much, reefers had some minor bleaching when they did a large water change right after the Bug treatment ,but again you know what you doing so good luck.

SeanT · #**480** 06/30/2004, 06:59 PM

Yeah,
My whole system is filtered natural sea water.
I get it from the university's Aquaculture lab here.
Since it has bacteria and such already in it I believe it to be safer to do larger % water changes than ASW.

Dustin · #**481** 06/30/2004, 07:11 PM

Your treatment should take nearly an entire pill. A pill that weighs 1gram can treat 400 gallons. Depending on what you grind it in or with, you will lose some when it sticks to the sides of the container. When we grind a single pill we loose "10 or 20 gallons worth" on the mortar and pestle.

You can change as much water as you feel comfortable with. Make sure you use carbon as well.

SeanT · #**482** 06/30/2004, 09:17 PM

I have the 23 mg, 51-100 lb dog pill.
Just to be sure, even though it says "23 mg" on the pack it is a 1 gram pill correct?

Dustin · #**483** 06/30/2004, 09:18 PM

There is 23mg of milbemycin oxime in it, the rest is filler.

Zoom · #**484** 06/30/2004, 09:52 PM

They have some nice red and blue Milleporas from ORA at my LFS you think i better treat them three times in my QT ? some said that the milleporas don't get the Red Bug.

Dustin · #**485** 06/30/2004, 09:55 PM

I havent seen them on any millepora type corals. I would still quarantine though, I quarantine everything coming in.

Zoom · #**486** 06/30/2004, 10:02 PM

Thanks i will quarantine them.
The red with white polyp millepora looks nice

vietoriouz · #**487** 07/01/2004, 12:09 AM

Does anyone have some left over interceptor pills they wanted to sell?

SeanT · #**488** 07/01/2004, 09:22 AM

The treatment just went into my tank.
5 hrs. 50 minutes until water change and carbon.
Anything else I should be doing other than worrying that my tank is going to melt in front of me?

MiddletonMark · #**489** 07/01/2004, 09:26 AM

You mean you didn't read the stories of Interceptor mutating bristleworms to up to 10' long?

Hope you have your taser and machete ready

J/k ... keep us updated on how it goes. Good luck!

MiddletonMark · #**490** 07/01/2004, 09:26 AM

stupid double post

Dustin · #**491** 07/01/2004, 09:31 AM

Just make sure your skimmer is running, but without any air. Make sure there is no carbon in there, and you arent running any ozone or UV and you should be set.
Its really pretty boring to sit and watch, it doesnt (shouldnt) look any different in there.

chewie · #**492** 07/01/2004, 09:34 AM

Sean,

All you need to do now is kick back, have a beer, and watch the bugs die.

Well, maybe in a few hours have a beer

SeanT · #**493** 07/01/2004, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dustin
Just make sure your skimmer is running, but without any air.

I took my skimmer out last night and cleaned it with hot water very well.
Should I put it back in my sump and turn it on with the air intakes closed?

SeanT · #**494** 07/01/2004, 10:40 AM

BTW,
Chewie...where is the little headbanger icon that has become your symbol?

MiddletonMark · #**495** 07/01/2004, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeanT
Should I put it back in my sump and turn it on with the air intakes closed?

I think that was recommended ... and as you're `going for it' with this treatment ... I'd go `whole hog' and do as you mention. Why not eliminate the possibility.

Good luck, and let us know. [so says another fence sitter]

MiddletonMark · #**496** 07/01/2004, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeanT
Should I put it back in my sump and turn it on with the air intakes closed?

I think that was recommended ... and as you're `going for it' with this treatment ... I'd go `whole hog' and do as you mention. Why not eliminate the possibility.

Good luck, and let us know. [so says another fence sitter]

SeanT · #**497** 07/01/2004, 12:56 PM

Going to go ahead and put it in.

So far the ONLY thing I have noticed are some acro crabs in variation's of Lorne Greene's death scene from Battlestar Galactica.
Not much else.

chewie · #**498** 07/01/2004, 01:02 PM

Still looking for a new one Sean.

I ran my skimmer with the air valve closed for the whole treatment(s).

Still no bugs.

off to find a new smiley

Zoom · #**499** 07/01/2004, 01:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by SeanT
Going to go ahead and put it in.

So far the ONLY thing I have noticed are some acro crabs in variation's of Lorne Greene's death scene from Battlestar Galactica.
Not much else.

The bugs will start to die at the four hour mark.

ReeferMac · #**500** 07/01/2004, 02:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by chewie

off to find a new smiley

Oh, C'mon, that one was classic. It's changed the image that flashes into my brain every time I hear that word now! You've supplanted George Lucas for God's sake, you can't change it!

- Mac