redbug treatment

[NYreefNoob]

ok as i am about to redbug rid my tank and i am able to catch most hermits, i will need to keep them in something else for almost a week, do i really need them ? its a small tank that test wise is doing great, corals are looking better than ever, i have a ton of snails. searpant star, tank is modded 24g ap with a sump and remote dsb. also wont this kill off all my pods ? tank is sps and zoa dominated :hug:. also couldnt i just put hermits in a 5g bucket with flow ?{ hermits }

 

[figgy]

I used the salifert worm exit without taking anything out of my tank. Nothing died. All the bugs are gone. stuff really works.

Just make sure you have some type of carbon filtration system and some water to do a partial water change. the carbon is very important and is based upon how many red bugs you have. the more you have the more carbon you will need to use. the stuff in the worm exit is not toxic to the aquarium at all it is the red bugs. When they die they melt and leave a toxic substance behind. Melvs reef has a great read up on the use of the product.

good luck

 

[ming]

I used the salifert worm exit without taking anything out of my tank. Nothing died. All the bugs are gone. stuff really works.

Just make sure you have some type of carbon filtration system and some water to do a partial water change. the carbon is very important and is based upon how many red bugs you have. the more you have the more carbon you will need to use. the stuff in the worm exit is not toxic to the aquarium at all it is the red bugs. When they die they melt and leave a toxic substance behind. Melvs reef has a great read up on the use of the product.

good luck

red bugs isn't the same as the red flat worms
I don't believe FWE gets rid of red bugs either

From my experience, hermits tend to cannibalize with each other when in a bare tank, or bucket in your base, by themselves. Its like they need rocks to graze off of to keep them occupied or something.

 

[figgy]

sorry, I didn't catch that. Thanks for clarifying that.

 

[NYreefNoob]

redbug

ok after my first treatment i cant see any of the bug's, the few hermits i didnt get didnt make nor did my cleaner shrimp, but all else looks good so far, plan to do second treatment mondday, then wednsday. will post pic's later if acro's are opening up

 

[NYreefNoob]

redbug

ok i waited to put my crabs back in mix of red and blue's and from checking tank any of the red's i did nt get out have survived the treatment, and 2 hr's after putting some blue's and red's back into my sumps reds are very active but all blue's died in about a 1\2 hour

 

[ming]

Did you do a w/c and/or run carbon afterwards? And did you follow the recommended dosage?

 

[NYreefNoob]

redbug

yes i did a 33% wc afterwards and i am running carbon now also, been turning skimmer on and off, cant keep it running because it will fill to fast. plan to come home at lunch tommorrow and start second treatment