Antibiotic?

Breakthecycle2 · Dec 20, 2017

If it mix kanaplex and focus in food, does that just treat internal bacteria or both external and internal?

Breakthecycle2 · Dec 20, 2017

Also, as a broad spectrum antibiotic, is it safe to dose directly in a reef?

Maritimer · Dec 20, 2017

Mixed with focus, it _should_ be safe in the reef - but will treat almost exclusively internally. (I've never used Kanaplex with Focus, but have used Metroplex and General Cure that way on several occasions, with no harm to corals or inverts.)

It's _not_ safe to dose into the water on your reef.

~Bruce

Breakthecycle2 · Dec 20, 2017

Are there any reef safe antiobiotics?

Maritimer · Dec 20, 2017

None that I'm aware of.

@Humblefish or @melypr1985 might know of one.

~Bruce

4FordFamily · Dec 20, 2017

Breakthecycle2 said:
Are there any reef safe antiobiotics?

No, there are not.

jeff williams · Dec 20, 2017

Kanaplex is a broad spectrum antibiotic and will treat apropriate bacterial infections regardless of delivery methode however it is not easily absorbed by the gut it's better absorbed by the gills, this is why it is usually dosed to the water. The question is what bacterial infection are your trying to treat? This makes more of a difference due to the antibiotics ability to treat aerobic or anaerobic bacteria

domination2580 · Dec 21, 2017

Metroplex has been shown to be fine in a reef tank. Myself included in the attempt

Breakthecycle2 · Dec 21, 2017

domination2580 said:
Metroplex has been shown to be fine in a reef tank. Myself included in the attempt

At full doses? How much and often were you dosing?

Breakthecycle2 · Dec 21, 2017

jeff williams said:
Kanaplex is a broad spectrum antibiotic and will treat apropriate bacterial infections regardless of delivery methode however it is not easily absorbed by the gut it's better absorbed by the gills, this is why it is usually dosed to the water. The question is what bacterial infection are your trying to treat? This makes more of a difference due to the antibiotics ability to treat aerobic or anaerobic bacteria

Thats the problem, I do not know.