Not sure if I have aefw??

matt_97055 · Apr 26, 2016

Oh I know that. It looks like he had flat worms in his pictures and that's what I was referring to

Diesel · Apr 26, 2016

Yes Acro Eating Flat Worms in the picture.
Other Flatworms are easy to get rid off with the use of some leopard wrasses or a Melanurus wrasse.
It will take a few weeks but it's possible.

aran · Apr 26, 2016

so just to be clear the sps ( non acropora) that are in my list above that are still in the main tank do not NEED to be removed and dipped but if i can dip them easily there is no harm in doing so right?

Diesel · Apr 26, 2016

Nope no harm, you can dip any coral in the Bayer, except Nems but I'm not a nem guy.

aran · Apr 28, 2016

so just did dip round 2
-> no adult flat worms
-two small clusters of eggs found and scraped off two colonies.

No further coral damage that i can see
And the battle continues

Graffiti Spot · Apr 29, 2016

Good luck! Make sure to rinse the corals well and shake them off in fresh water really well to get any lingering aefw off.

It is possible to dip all acros from the display tank to break the cycle and be free of aefw.

RedneckReefer68 · Apr 29, 2016

Keep at it. I'm on week 6 and after last night's dip I really had to look hard to find any aefw in my dip. I couldn't find any in my rinse.

aran · Apr 30, 2016

read thread by DOWTISH on RC which has given me more hope also. Always nice to read that people have actually succeeded long term with this. I will be dipping again Mon or Tues this week ( dip 3).
-> took me 2 hrs to dip 100 frags/colonies last time.

Anthony kolodziej · Apr 30, 2016

keep at it . I have just finished 6 weeks of dips myself . not seen any in 4 weeks . and inspect each piece after dips for eggs and scrape them off . no longer are these guys that hard to beat. still a royal PITA but and least we can be victorious

matt_97055 · Apr 30, 2016

I am on week 3 and still I fighting them. The last time I dipped and did flat worm exit I didn't get any thing. I need to dip and does again.

JFrar · May 1, 2016

aran said:
every 5 days for 8 weeks it is then.
All the corals look good in the QT with good PE and color.
I have read the threads on concentration of the Bayer and it seems quite variable what dose people are using. I used 5cc/cup of water. Should i go higher than this?

Make sure someone verifies this, but 5ml / 8 ounce is what your doing.. I usually do 5ml/4 oz...Also i thought i read a thread on here talking about 10ml/4 oz.... make sure someone verifies this before going that high, but i def do 5ml/4oz which would be double what your doing

RedneckReefer68 · May 1, 2016

I use 10 ml per cup

blacktippr · May 1, 2016

Pedoconfuego said:
Good luck! Make sure to rinse the corals well and shake them off in fresh water really well to get any lingering aefw off.

It is possible to dip all acros from the display tank to break the cycle and be free of aefw.

Fresh water? Wouldn't it kill coral almost immediately.

I tried squirting fresh water with a siringe to a Monti and everywhere freshwater was squirted was dead within hours. It was not even dipped in fresh water.

RedneckReefer68 · May 1, 2016

Fresh tank water not tap or ro/di

blacktippr · May 1, 2016

RedneckReefer68 said:
Fresh tank water not tap out to/di

Yes, this explanation could save some coral from death.

aran · May 1, 2016

i may inc to 10cc/cup althouth Dowtish reported success with 5cc/cup

RedneckReefer68 · May 1, 2016

I just dipped again. I used 20ml for 2 cups for 12 minutes. I had some frags with polyps out in the Bayer.

aran · May 2, 2016

dipped again today
-> no flat worms in either the dip or any of the 3 rinse buckets
Not sure if i saw eggs for certain but i scraped a couple of coral bases where i thought perhaps there might have been a hint of something LOL. dang little jerks -->they so dont like the bayer!