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01-31-2007, 02:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Spencer, MA
Posts: 106
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Red bugs
 just when I thought things were getting better then there is red bugs
any input would be a great help.
thanks
steve & nicole
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01-31-2007, 02:50 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
Posts: 18,603
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Interceptor from your vet the big dog size pill will kill them
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01-31-2007, 04:10 PM
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Boston Reefer
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Marlborough, MA
Posts: 328
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Do a search for "Dustin Dorton" and "red bugs" on google. You'll have plenty of information on Tegastes acroporanus (da bugs). It's not as spooky as it sounds. Just follow the recipe and the culling of shrimp and crabs and all will be well. My system rebounded (no bad bugs and plenty of pods and mysid etc) in just months. To boot, my coral banded shrimp lived through it (I just couldn't get him out of the reef).
Best of luck!
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01-31-2007, 05:00 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Spencer, MA
Posts: 106
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Thanks dave i will try to do a search at least now i know what has been bothering my sps i will keep everyone updated
steve
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01-31-2007, 06:55 PM
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slow down...
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Stoneham, Ma
Posts: 682
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yeah it is not as bad as it sounds..keep us posted
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01-31-2007, 09:36 PM
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North Shore Marine & Reef
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Saugus, MA
Posts: 1,438
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I treated my tank a while back. Basically it is a total system treatment with interceptor follwed by water changes and carbon. I lost most of my pods but they came back quickly.
Really easy to treat, unlike the dreaded acro eating flatworms.
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02-01-2007, 07:42 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marlboro, Ma.
Posts: 1,307
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Yes I agree, I treated my system in the past as well. One 50-100lb dog pill treats 380 gallons of water. Do one treatment a week for 3 weeks. Turn off your skimmer air flow but leave it running so it is filled with water, remove any carbon and treat for 6 hours. After 6 hours do a 25-50% water change and run heavy carbon. As others said try to get out your shrimps and crabs because they may not make it.
The most recent info I have seen says they are live bearers and as such there is no need for 3 treatments, but I would still do 3 just to be safe.
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02-03-2007, 02:26 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Spencer, MA
Posts: 106
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I believe we are going to start treatment sometime tomorow, we are just trying getting things round up first,
steve & nicole
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02-03-2007, 03:44 PM
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slow down...
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Stoneham, Ma
Posts: 682
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good luck
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02-03-2007, 03:57 PM
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65 Gallon Reef
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Chelsea, MA
Posts: 885
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Good luck, I hope everything works out.
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02-07-2007, 07:22 PM
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Shark
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Marlboro, Ma.
Posts: 1,307
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Any word on the treatment? Hope all is going well!
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02-08-2007, 10:28 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Spencer, MA
Posts: 106
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waiting on a few last min Items hope we can start treatment this weekend.
on the other hand the wifes softy /lps tank is doing good she picked few things for it recently
steve
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