coral clean-up

[Chris L]

what would be the best way to clean up some corals of flatworms. the reason i ask is i am breaking down my wifes nano till we move and i want to add the corals to my main tank but she has a bad flatworm problem. would a fresh water dip do the trick and if so how do i do it? ant suggestions would be greatlty apreciated
thanks chris

 

[NateHanson]

I'd get some Flat Worm Exit from AquaAddicts, (not sure if SeaWorld carries that) and dip all the corals in that before moving them.

 

[Chris L]

nate i have tried it at least a dozen times and it looks good for a week or two but then population explosion. its part of the reason we are breaking it down. i just dont want to throw away any corals if i can get them cleaned off. is there anything else i can do ?

chris

 

[NateHanson]

Did you treat the whole tank, or did you just dip the corals and put them back in the tank?

 

[Chris L]

i treated the whole tank , since it is only a 12 gallon i didnt see the point of moving everything to a five gallon bucket. sgould i try that for each piece before i add to my main tank?

chris

 

[Rays]

I used Greenex in my sixty hex about a year and a half ago, suffered no losses, and got rid of a very heavy infestation of them. No, they didn't return.

 

[jovreef]

I've done fresh water dip when adding new corals and it takes less than a min for the buggers to die. If you dont get rid of them though...psycodelic mandrins eat them like candy! (I'm trying to get a population going so I can get a mandrin lol)

 

[Chris L]

I've done fresh water dip when adding new corals and it takes less than a min for the buggers to die. If you dont get rid of them though...psycodelic mandrins eat them like candy! (I'm trying to get a population going so I can get a mandrin lol)

im sure plenty of people will love to give you their flatworms lol just ask