We are looking for 8-10 individuals with flatworm infested tanks to participate in a beta test of a new product that controls flatworms.
We have been working for a year or so on a reef-safe chemical product that is added to the tank to control the flatworm population - it kills 90-99% of the flatworms outright and can be re-applied as needed to keep them in check. In order to be totally reef-safe it is not strong enough to completely wipe them out.
We have already tested the product on many of our tanks and have found it to have no affect on fish, corals, bristleworms, featherdusters, or other inverts. In one system it caused many Cerith snails to fall off the glass, but they were back the next day. The only animal that the product is not safe with is Nudibranchs, but this is based solely on our research, and has not been tested.
In order to participate in the test, you need to have a reef tank no larger than 120 gallons, with a flatworm problem. The tank must have a protein skimmer or some other method that provides strong oxygenation. This is to prevent oxygen deprivation due to massive flatworm die-off. You also need to have the ability to add carbon filtration after the treatment is completed. We would prefer tanks with a wide variety of organisms in order to investigate the possibility of any unintended side effects. We will send you a 4-oz bottle of the product (enough to treat 120 gallons) free of charge, and you agree to report the results back to us.
If interested, please email us at <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> . Please let us know your tank size and a list of the fish and invertebrates present.
Thanks!
P.S. Ask as many questions as you like here, but please send email to be considered for the beta test - don't post your request here.
[ June 21, 2001: Message edited by: MattM ]
We have been working for a year or so on a reef-safe chemical product that is added to the tank to control the flatworm population - it kills 90-99% of the flatworms outright and can be re-applied as needed to keep them in check. In order to be totally reef-safe it is not strong enough to completely wipe them out.
We have already tested the product on many of our tanks and have found it to have no affect on fish, corals, bristleworms, featherdusters, or other inverts. In one system it caused many Cerith snails to fall off the glass, but they were back the next day. The only animal that the product is not safe with is Nudibranchs, but this is based solely on our research, and has not been tested.
In order to participate in the test, you need to have a reef tank no larger than 120 gallons, with a flatworm problem. The tank must have a protein skimmer or some other method that provides strong oxygenation. This is to prevent oxygen deprivation due to massive flatworm die-off. You also need to have the ability to add carbon filtration after the treatment is completed. We would prefer tanks with a wide variety of organisms in order to investigate the possibility of any unintended side effects. We will send you a 4-oz bottle of the product (enough to treat 120 gallons) free of charge, and you agree to report the results back to us.
If interested, please email us at <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> . Please let us know your tank size and a list of the fish and invertebrates present.
Thanks!
P.S. Ask as many questions as you like here, but please send email to be considered for the beta test - don't post your request here.
[ June 21, 2001: Message edited by: MattM ]
