It's not a good feeling seeing flatworms on corals as I began to move them from one tank to another placing them in containers to acclimate and low and behold their they are. So now that my stomach went into knots knowing what I have to do to rid the pests and I'm not going about it half a$$ed either.
Called one place looking for Flatworm Exit and they were out so my other alternative was to look into Levamisole Hydrochloride powder from Tractor Supply in Merrimack NH. Seems the correct mix is 1/2 teaspoon to 240 ML of RO water and dose at 1-1.5 ML per gallon of tank volume. The price is less and more effective than FWE. I've read up on other post/forums and will continue to read more on what I need to do till I've covered all to be understood.
I will be removing corals to Rubbermaid container for a Levamisole treatment then fresh water dip minus the small amount of SPS that will be treated in the tank. I will quarantine all sensitive animals and fish in a 29 gallon for a day or two. I will have a canister filter filled with 4 large media bags of charcoal and I'll have at least 50 gals of extra heated pre made salt water dosed to the same Calc, Alk and Mag that will be done for a water change in the 90 gal to match the same water parameters infected and 45 gals of heated RO water for fresh water dip as needed. The canister filter will be used to siphon out the dead flat worms and filter through 3 filter socks used only as needed then I'll do 20% or more water change later. Canister filter will be used later with 3 to 4 media bags filled with charcoal. All equipment will be running minus any carbon or Purigen to allow the treatment to pass through the entire water column. Skimmer air venturi closed off, Phosban Reactor with charcoal mix will be shut down and run through RO water bucket to kill any stray worms. A large power head will be used to blow off any dead flatworm that attach to rock looking like a thin filament, much like a spider's thread. I'll also be adding 2 to 3 inches of new sand for a deep sand bed and re-aquascape my rock work, scrape coralline algae on the side glass and any other maintenance I will need to do while I've got towels all around the floor and the motivation already in process. My corals and fish will be fine in a temporary housing while my intentions to completely remove any signs of flatworm and do a maintenance after all these years undisturbed.
Overkill, maybe, but that's the way I work and I do have my work cut out for me. Too much has been put into tank and I'd still give it my 100% to keep it going where I still have the ability to do so.
Called one place looking for Flatworm Exit and they were out so my other alternative was to look into Levamisole Hydrochloride powder from Tractor Supply in Merrimack NH. Seems the correct mix is 1/2 teaspoon to 240 ML of RO water and dose at 1-1.5 ML per gallon of tank volume. The price is less and more effective than FWE. I've read up on other post/forums and will continue to read more on what I need to do till I've covered all to be understood.
I will be removing corals to Rubbermaid container for a Levamisole treatment then fresh water dip minus the small amount of SPS that will be treated in the tank. I will quarantine all sensitive animals and fish in a 29 gallon for a day or two. I will have a canister filter filled with 4 large media bags of charcoal and I'll have at least 50 gals of extra heated pre made salt water dosed to the same Calc, Alk and Mag that will be done for a water change in the 90 gal to match the same water parameters infected and 45 gals of heated RO water for fresh water dip as needed. The canister filter will be used to siphon out the dead flat worms and filter through 3 filter socks used only as needed then I'll do 20% or more water change later. Canister filter will be used later with 3 to 4 media bags filled with charcoal. All equipment will be running minus any carbon or Purigen to allow the treatment to pass through the entire water column. Skimmer air venturi closed off, Phosban Reactor with charcoal mix will be shut down and run through RO water bucket to kill any stray worms. A large power head will be used to blow off any dead flatworm that attach to rock looking like a thin filament, much like a spider's thread. I'll also be adding 2 to 3 inches of new sand for a deep sand bed and re-aquascape my rock work, scrape coralline algae on the side glass and any other maintenance I will need to do while I've got towels all around the floor and the motivation already in process. My corals and fish will be fine in a temporary housing while my intentions to completely remove any signs of flatworm and do a maintenance after all these years undisturbed.
Overkill, maybe, but that's the way I work and I do have my work cut out for me. Too much has been put into tank and I'd still give it my 100% to keep it going where I still have the ability to do so.