Main Tank Red Bug

[Viv]

I think I've got red bug in my main display tank. I read the treatment, so got that, but what about the Ca. Reactor, and tubing and pumps, etc. Can the eggs live all over? Sump too? If I treat the main display will it in turn treat everything else, skimmer, tubings, sump, Ca. reactor or do I really gotta pull this apart and scrub?

[hng]

It seems that red bugs are live bearing, so you don't have to worry about eggs. If you treat the main display, let everything circulate like usual and the interceptor will kill all the red bugs. However, it will also kill all crustaceans - crabs, shrimps, pods, etc. I think I read that you're supposed to cut off the air to the skimmer but let the water circulate. I think it's easier to treat the acros in a qt tank for a week or so. I have some good links in the red bug sticky in the sps forum. HTH, good luck!