Just Dosed Interceptor for Red Bugs.....

[Reef Hero]

I noticed some red bugs on a couple sps.....those pieces were going white at the base....I researched and just got finished dosing interceptor into my tank.....I removed the snails and starfish but could not catch my two shrimp....I turned off the air feed for my skimmer and also killed my phosban reactor with rowa.....I plan on doing a water change tomorrow morning at 6am and then I will turn air back on to skimmer and my rowa as well.....

Anyone else used this before?? I am a newbie.....


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[Reef Hero]

My fish are loving on all the pods that started flying around in the tank.....lol



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[jroovers]

I just dosed for bugs, interceptor is the accepted norm for treating these guys. Watch your skimmer for the first bit, it will likely go a bit nutty when you put it back online.

 

[Reef Hero]

Ok thanks for the heads up.....I will watch it for sure. My two shrimp still seem ok..... We said our goodbyes already though....


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[Reef Hero]

What are you dosing?? And for what??


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[Darryl_V]

I noticed some red bugs on a couple sps.....those pieces were going white at the base

Not generally caused by red bugs.....red bugs can piss a coral off, reduce polyp extension and slow grow/poor colour (only when they are bad) but I have never seen them cause STN or RTN.

 

[Reef Hero]

Ok it has 24 hours since I dosed and everything is alive except my cleaner shrimp....it was dead in the corner of my tank......no signs of red bugs!! SPS looks great.....and the pieces that were whitening at the base are coloring back up now!!


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[pulpfiction1]

was reading one of these might of done the trick

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=865

 

[xxmurrxx]

I had a six line wrasse that cleared my tank of these. Stupid thing was the red bugs were on a frag when I first started out in the hobby, I seen them not knowing what they were really and thought COOL! And threw it in my tank lol

 

[Darryl_V]

I had a six line wrasse that cleared my tank of these. Stupid thing was the red bugs were on a frag when I first started out in the hobby, I seen them not knowing what they were really and thought COOL! And threw it in my tank lol

Just to be sure...we are talking red bugs that are teeny tiny on acropora?  I'm very skeptic your sixline wrasse eat these......red flatworms (planaria) maybe.

was reading one of these might of done the trick

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=865

I have heard this too....probably either anecdotal evidence or hit or miss IMO....also pipefish usually wont do well in the amount of flow it takes to keep acropora happy.

Interceptor is the only treatment that will work 100% and the only thing I would ever use to rid my tank of red bugs.

 

[xxmurrxx]

Yeah, your right it was red flatworms.
My bad!

[quote author=xxmurrxx link=topic=3248.msg26945#msg26945 date=1349351400]
I had a six line wrasse that cleared my tank of these. Stupid thing was the red bugs were on a frag when I first started out in the hobby, I seen them not knowing what they were really and thought COOL! And threw it in my tank lol

Just to be sure...we are talking red bugs that are teeny tiny on acropora?  I'm very skeptic your sixline wrasse eat these......red flatworms (planaria) maybe.

was reading one of these might of done the trick

http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=865

I have heard this too....probably either anecdotal evidence or hit or miss IMO....also pipefish usually wont do well in the amount of flow it takes to keep acropora happy.

Interceptor is the only treatment that will work 100% and the only thing I would ever use to rid my tank of red bugs.
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[Reef Hero]

I am quite impressed with how well interceptor did work.......I wonder if the maker on interceptor, "Novartis", knows that this product is very highly sought after in the reef community......


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[Reef Hero]

Should I be doing this interceptor dosage three times....7 days apart....as suggested in the following link??

http://www.melevsreef.com/redbugs.html


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[Bill@IA]

Should I be doing this interceptor dosage three times....7 days apart....as suggested in the following link??

http://www.melevsreef.com/redbugs.html


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Yes

 

[spyd]

Yes. 2 times will take them out, but 3 times is preferred just to ensure every last one is gone. Be sure to run carbon the following day after every dose. A couple water changes should be done as well to ensure it is out of the system before you add your shrimp, etc. back in the tank.

 

[Reef Hero]

Well unfortunately I couldn't remove the shrimp until it was dead.....I lost the one cleaner but the blood red guy survived......the next dosage will likely get it though
I did a water change after 12 hours and then turned back on the air to my skimmer as well as the rowa in the phosban 150.... Should I be using carbon as well??


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[Darryl_V]

I always take carbon off line than put some new in when I have used it in the past.

 

[teebone110]

IMO carbon is most effective within the first 24-48 hours that it is put online.