Treating Red Bugs

[Hockeydad]

It here a good article on the treatment of a reef tank using Interceptor. I have a 120 that needs to be treated.
Thanks

[fishdoc11]

http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=45859
hth, Chris

[Hockeydad]

Aside from netting, is there a good way to capture my hernits in a trap or some other type of device?
I can keep them stored ina separate container until the treatment is done.
I assume the treatment includes my sump and refugium?
Thanks

[fatboyz]

Here is some more info on them.

http://www.ericborneman.com/Tegastes.../Research.html

[fishdoc11]

Originally posted by Hockeydad
Aside from netting, is there a good way to capture my hernits in a trap or some other type of device?
I can keep them stored ina separate container until the treatment is done.
I assume the treatment includes my sump and refugium?
Thanks

I just picked out a few hermits every day when I saw them and got most out in about a week. When looking at Dorton's info and comparing it to Borneman's keep in mind Dortons is geared toward an in tank treatment and Borneman's is geared toward treating the colonies out of the tank.
Chris

[TIMMYE]

If you are treating your system, you need to treat everything including sump, skimmers, calc reactors, eyc. So basically anything that has your tyank water run through it. From my recent readings on this, and also recent treatment I have read that some people take there fuges offline durring treatment.

I opted to remove all acros/SPS and treat in a sperate tank. I am trying this first so I dont take the hit on pods, snails, and hermits etc.

Also it was checper to treat a 29 gallon tank versus a 300+ gallon system. HTH

[Hockeydad]

Do I toss my Cheato outor let it get treated with the rest of the system?

[fishdoc11]

Originally posted by Hockeydad
Do I toss my Cheato outor let it get treated with the rest of the system?

Let it get treated.....the treatment won't effect cheato. You might want to wash it out beforehand though to get rid of pods that will die off.

[chromafi]

I have found that treating a reef tank w/ chemical/medications is usually disasterous. Look for a natural solution. Mandrins will remove flatworms and many other coral parasites.

[jay24k]

I disagree on the above for red bugs. You might have an issue here or there but it won't be anywhere near a disaster. If you have small and not many colonies, you could treat outside. But most don't have a seperate setup plus a seperate lighting as well.

[TIMMYE]

Originally posted by chromafi
I have found that treating a reef tank w/ chemical/medications is usually disasterous. Look for a natural solution. Mandrins will remove flatworms and many other coral parasites.

In the case of cynao (red slime) alage I agree, or things of that nature. But for RB, and AEFW if you want to get rid of the whole population in the display you are left with no other option but to treat with a chemical.

[nwrogers]

This is a good one IMO...

http://www.ericborneman.com/Tegastes...Treatment.html

[prop-frags]

Originally posted by Hockeydad
Aside from netting, is there a good way to capture my hernits in a trap or some other type of device?

An effective DIY trap is made with plastic 2-liter soda bottles. Cut the top of the bottle off, making the cut about 4-5" down from the screw-top section, so that you are getting the tapered portion down to full diameter of bottle.

Then, take the funnel piece you have just cut off, invert it, and shove it back into the body of the bottle. You should then have a concave funnel as the top of the bottle with the little screw-top at the base pointing into the bottle.

This makes an excellent trap for crabs, etc., when baited with some smelly food like squid.

[Gen21]

Hello everybody..

Just one question about the Interceptor...

Could this treatment kill flatworms?¿

Thanks.
Victor H.

[jay24k]

It doesn't affect them one bit.

[Gen21]

Hi Jay24k..

Thanks for your reply...

Then... I can use Interceptor in my full setup without a problem... my goal is eliminate the red bugs and maybe some unwanted crabs that affected my Acroporas..

Thanks.
Victor H.