Please Read if you love your tank

[duke62]

So i am kicking myself in the Arse these past 4 weeks and i did not have to if i listened to some great reefers. They all told me do yourself a favor and set up a QT tank for your corals and i did not listen thanks to my italian hard head. "ahhh i wont get anything ,i know what im doing i dip everything before i put it in...Im superman" Well guess what 6 months ago i got red bugs and had to find inteceptor and now im dealing with AEFW that im on the verge of calling it quits. Think about it we spend on a typical frag 40 to 100 dollars and sometimes even more. What sense does it make to spend all that money on one frag when you can skip that one frag and set up a small QT for the same price of that frag you wanted. You will always have a chance to buy that coral from somewhere else but it only takes that one time to wipe out everything that you have worked so hard for. Sure i hear people say " Ive been dipping for years without any problems im very diligent on my dipping regimn" Well you know what accidents happen thats why you have to buckle your seatbelts when you drive and have airbags because ACCIDENTS happen. All it takes is ONE egg to be left on your coral and then the fun begins. All it takes is a 10 gallon tank and a filter,heater and a light. When you do water chages on your DT you can use that water to replenish your QT. You dont even have to keep it running all the time. When you want a frag do a 10 gallon water change on your DT and use that water in your QT. After 3 or 4 weeks empty the tank and store it away. You can listen to what i have to say or just ignore it but remember this thread WHEN a bug hits you and you didnt listen.

 

[Exotic Reef]

Freind of mine got red bugs and just got rid of them umm send you the like to his thread just in case somthin happens again

 

[skene]

QT for coral is fine. However there are soooo many things that can find there way into your tank and at any given time when you are in this hobby. You sometimes cannot catch them all from either QT or dipping.
Sure preventive maintenance would be much better than learning the hard way, but... you will just have to chalk this up to a learning experience.

 

[mqur1963]

what are the sign off red bug

 

[duke62]

Little polyp extension and you can see the bug with a magnifying glass

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Having a Qt for corals can be a hard challenge

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

I feel your pain!!!! But Qt is a lot of work!!!
Just dip well and use Bayer that kills everything!!!

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Little polyp extension and you can see the bug with a magnifying glass

Sorry double post

 

[duke62]

jarrett how long have you been using Bayer?

 

[JARRETT SHARK]

Only 3 months and It so cheap to buy
Wish I had this stuff before because I had blown ton of money on coral Rx when fighting AEFW

No dip kills red bugs yet that is why I like it so much

 

[Cibo]

+1 Bayer Dip!!!!
You will be amazed whats dead on the bottom after 15min

 

[duke62]

i am still not a believer in Bayer. I pretty much double dosed a cup of water with a AEFW in the cup and after 20 minutes it finally died. Like i said its your guys tank and corals but i for one will NEVER put another coral in my DT without it going through a QT for at least a month.

 

[rbtwo4]

Bayer? As in the aspirin??? How do u dip it in that? I know u have to crush it but how many in a cup of water???

 

[duke62]

No bayer as in the insect killer. there is a certain bottle that is used as a dip

 

[rbtwo4]

Wtf lol u serious? I assume HD sells it?

 

[jerl77]

not the eggs:fight2:

I feel your pain!!!! But Qt is a lot of work!!!
Just dip well and use Bayer that kills everything!!!

 

[strgazr27]

Wtf lol u serious? I assume HD sells it?

Bayer advanced insect killer. Both HD and Lowes carry it.

.5ml to 2 cups of water. 5 minute or so dip. Rinse it well afterwards as it can have an impact on inverts. Wear gloves o wash your hands.

 

[tosiek]

As easy as it sounds in setting up and maintaining a QT tank, 90% of the people here don't have the room or would want to spend the extra couple hundred for a tank + upkeep that they might only use 2x a year.

Duke, AEFW and redbugs are easily taken care of in the tank as long as you stay ontop of them. Its not the end of the world. Interceptor will take care of the redbugs and regular dips on your SPS and checking/removing eggs will take care of the AEFW. Its a fight but not the end if the world. Using a baster to blast the SPS daily will blow off any AEFW and your fish should take care of the rest. Should take you 2 mins every day and can do it when you typically look at your tank. This will minimize overpopulation between dips.

1 week to remove red bugs, 3-4 weeks to manually remove AEFW if your on it every day or two.

 

[duke62]

As easy as it sounds in setting up and maintaining a QT tank, 90% of the people here don't have the room or would want to spend the extra couple hundred for a tank + upkeep that they might only use 2x a year.

Duke, AEFW and redbugs are easily taken care of in the tank as long as you stay ontop of them. Its not the end of the world. Interceptor will take care of the redbugs and regular dips on your SPS and checking/removing eggs will take care of the AEFW. Its a fight but not the end if the world. Using a baster to blast the SPS daily will blow off any AEFW and your fish should take care of the rest. Should take you 2 mins every day and can do it when you typically look at your tank. This will minimize overpopulation between dips.

1 week to remove red bugs, 3-4 weeks to manually remove AEFW if your on it every day or two.

It doesnt take a couple hundred dollars to set up a QT. Tank 10 dollars,heater,10 dollars,filter,40dollars and a light. How much room does it take to store a 10 gallon tank? Plus if you are treating for AEFW or redbugs it means your a SPS reefer and SPS keepers will use a QT ALOT more then 2 times a year.

 

[batt600]

Zoe make a in tank treatment for AEFW . I been see alot of people tryed it with great result.