Treating with Prozipro and how to remove from DT without carbon?

[WickedTuna4_2na]

Hello I'm new to reefing and have had my tank set up for 2 months. Just bought a blue tang to help with some of the alge and it was scratching on the live rocks like crazy so I was worried that it possibly had flukes or something similar so I treated with prazipro. My questions are what is the best method for treating with prozipro and when I'm done how should I go about removing the medication from the water? I've heard of people doing 2 treatments but not sure how to go about doing this and I've heard to use carbon to remove but I've also heard carbon can cause mhlle with my tang. Is there a safer way to remove it or am I just overthinking it? I don't currently run carbon in my system.

 

[Reef Psychology]

Dont think running carbon for a few weeks will harm anything. I run it all the time with no issues. Theres something called “Poly Filter“ that will take out many impurities including medications. Just be aware that even after water changes and filtration the tank may not be a healthy place for the target pests you treat for as it will likely soak into the rocks and sand for a while.

I recommend a QT tank and just avoid the whole issue. I got a 14G tank, filter and heater for less than $90 total from Petco.

 

[WickedTuna4_2na]

Dont think running carbon for a few weeks will harm anything. I run it all the time with no issues. Theres something called “Poly Filter“ that will take out many impurities including medications. Just be aware that even after water changes and filtration the tank may not be a healthy place for the target pests you treat for as it will likely soak into the rocks and sand for a while.

I recommend a QT tank and just avoid the whole issue. I got a 14G tank, filter and heater for less than $90 total from Petco.

Ok thanks. I'm getting a qt tank soon just trying to learn how to do it successfully still.

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Agree with Reef Psychology. The best method, imo, is to use a hospital tank. Also, know that flukes can be very resilient. I did two doses of Prazipro and still had infestation in my hospital tank. I switched to Seachem Cupramine at that point and it took care of the problem. You will also need an airstone and small pieces of PVC pipe for your fish to hide in.