red bug treatment?

NYPDFrogman · 02-05-2006, 12:51 PM

heys guys! been kind of "out of it" since the surgery. I did an interceptor treatment week ago thurs looks like I did in the bugs. I havent done a second treatment yet between surgery and getting sick(meds).
should I do another ASAP or should just watch and see?

everything looks fine I never really had great polyp extension, but was hoping once the bugs were gone it would improve.
thoughts?

Frank

Kedd · 02-05-2006, 12:55 PM

I would do all 3 treatments.
I had them come back about a month after I did the first thinking one was enough.
I then did all three and all has been fine for at leat 2 years now.
I also dip every coral I get no matter if people tell me their tank is free of them or not.

Kedd

joetbs · 02-05-2006, 01:52 PM

I agree, if you don't see any after the first treatment there are probably still some eggs & a small population of bugs that will come back.

twinreef · 02-05-2006, 02:41 PM

do all 3 treatments. because they might have laid eggs. first two treatments are 7 days apart then the last is 14 days. i'm going through this right now. my last treatment is in 2 weeks.

jorge

NYPDFrogman · 02-05-2006, 09:48 PM

point is.... I missed my 7 day window it's been 10 days now

twinreef · 02-05-2006, 11:02 PM

it dosen't matter. because no one knows the life cycle of the parisite. so just make two more treatments or three if you like.

joetbs · 02-05-2006, 11:08 PM

Actually, the eggs hatch within 5 days. I would just start the treatment over. It doesn't really hurt anything FWIW.

jeo

jackson6745 · 02-05-2006, 11:11 PM

I just dose like 6-10x the "suggested" dosage one time and they never come back. (unless I get an infected coral

) I've dipped in a 50x strength will no ill effects to corals. Don't be afraid to use more....Dustin was just watching his back with that suggested dosage just in case we started killing our corals with this stuff

twinreef · 02-05-2006, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by joetbs


	Actually, the eggs hatch within 5 days. I would just start the treatment over. It doesn't really hurt anything FWIW. jeo

ok, i didnt know that. you see you learn something new every day.

jorge

Daceman · 02-06-2006, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Kedd


	I would do all 3 treatments. I had them come back about a month after I did the first thinking one was enough. I then did all three and all has been fine for at leat 2 years now. I also dip every coral I get no matter if people tell me their tank is free of them or not. Kedd

i agree. i did all three. took no chances

02-05-2006, 12:51 PM	#1
NYPDFrogman cranky old........ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vernon, NJ Posts: 1,533 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (7)	red bug treatment? heys guys! been kind of "out of it" since the surgery. I did an interceptor treatment week ago thurs looks like I did in the bugs. I havent done a second treatment yet between surgery and getting sick(meds). should I do another ASAP or should just watch and see? everything looks fine I never really had great polyp extension, but was hoping once the bugs were gone it would improve. thoughts? Frank __________________ *FRANK* please visit www.finestsportsnj.com view my 450 tank thread here http://www.castawayreefers.com/showthread.php?t=622

02-05-2006, 09:48 PM	#5
NYPDFrogman cranky old........ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Vernon, NJ Posts: 1,533 Reefer Ratings: (12) Friends: (7)	point is.... I missed my 7 day window it's been 10 days now __________________ *FRANK* please visit www.finestsportsnj.com view my 450 tank thread here http://www.castawayreefers.com/showthread.php?t=622

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02-05-2006, 12:55 PM	#2
Kedd ____________________ Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Stamford CT Posts: 725 Reefer Ratings: (22) Friends: (4)	I would do all 3 treatments. I had them come back about a month after I did the first thinking one was enough. I then did all three and all has been fine for at leat 2 years now. I also dip every coral I get no matter if people tell me their tank is free of them or not. Kedd

02-05-2006, 01:52 PM	#3
joetbs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NY Posts: 515 Reefer Ratings: (14) Friends: (0)	I agree, if you don't see any after the first treatment there are probably still some eggs & a small population of bugs that will come back.

02-05-2006, 02:41 PM	#4
twinreef Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,112 Reefer Ratings: (36) Friends: (0)	do all 3 treatments. because they might have laid eggs. first two treatments are 7 days apart then the last is 14 days. i'm going through this right now. my last treatment is in 2 weeks. jorge

02-05-2006, 11:02 PM	#6
twinreef Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Manhattan Posts: 1,112 Reefer Ratings: (36) Friends: (0)	it dosen't matter. because no one knows the life cycle of the parisite. so just make two more treatments or three if you like.

02-05-2006, 11:08 PM	#7
joetbs Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: NY Posts: 515 Reefer Ratings: (14) Friends: (0)	Actually, the eggs hatch within 5 days. I would just start the treatment over. It doesn't really hurt anything FWIW. jeo