I made a "noobie" mistake !

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I made a "noobie" mistake - I bought some coral awhile back, and did not dip them prior to putting them in my tank and now I am blessed with Flatworms...! I will take this as a lesson learned, and NEVER put another coral in my tank without dipping them first.

I read Marc's method of removing them, and I have been sucking out any that I see (everyday) for about 4 weeks hoping they would just go away. It's keeping them down, but I still find some everyday. Plan "B" - I ordered some flatworm exit that will be here this week. I am going follow Marc's page with this.

** The question I have is: I don't have a canister filter to run carbon after the treatment. Can I just put the carbon in a baffle in my sump, or do I really need to use a canister filter? **

Any advice on dealing with this would be appreciate.....
Thx
 
Its the difference between active and passive carbon usage. Passive is where the carbon just sits and soaks, active is where you run water through it, or over it.

When dealing with FW, you have toxins to worry about, not just the removal of the agent, so I would recommend you either beg, borrow or buy some sort of cannister or reactor. These only run $30 or so..

http://www.marinedepot.com/md_viewItem.asp?idproduct=TL4311
 
I have already been considering getting a Phosban reactor anyways. Will a Phosban reactor work in lieu of a canister filter to run carbon after my treatment? I don't mind buying anything but I don't want to waste money either.

BTW my tank is a 80gallon w/30 gallon sump total volume = 110

Thx
 
I would think a phosban would do. Dont be afraid of it. I had tons and after siphoning, waited two hours and others too there spot. Did not effect coral/fish at all. But...plan on doing it again in a week. They say you should...i didnt and there back.
 
@Tag wrote:
I have already been considering getting a Phosban reactor anyways. Will a Phosban reactor work in lieu of a canister filter to run carbon after my treatment? I don't mind buying anything but I don't want to waste money either. BTW my tank is a 80gallon w/30 gallon sump total volume = 110 Thx said:
Yep it will work just fine, just don't pack it in. Fill it about half way up or less.... I use one for my carbon and I run it 24/7.
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I am doing a scheduled water change tomorrow (I do a water change every two weeks) I will go ahead and order a phosban 150 reactor, pump for the reactor, and carbon tomorrow. This will give me the next two weeks to do some more reading, and get ready. I will do the treatment @ my next scheduled water change.

When I place my order- what pump should I get, and which carbon is the best to use?

Thx
 
? At the beginning of this thread Tag mentioned that he didn’t dip the corals before adding them in his tank. Is there a magic potion I should dip new corals in before adding them to my tank?

Thx in advanced for the lessons.
 
I knew about dipping before I ever bought any corals, but I don't exercise any caution. I'm new to the hobby - and now I'm paying for my lesson. I will get them under control, but if I had dipped my Zoo's in the first place I most likley would not be in the spot I am in now. There are many different ways to dip different corals, but one way to dip Zoo's - I found at RC makes since and easy to understand.

heres the link: -- Take time to read the whole thread --
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=451720&highlight=mucho+dip


Tag
 
@Hankzilla wrote:
? At the beginning of this thread Tag mentioned that he didn’t dip the corals before adding them in his tank. Is there a magic potion I should dip new corals in before adding them to my tank? said:
Yea, I'm wondering the same thing. I haven't heard of this either, but I'm new to this hobby.......
I've put corals and zoos in my tank and I haven't had any problems.
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@jkdv7 wrote:
[I]@Hankzilla wrote:[/I][quote="? At the beginning of this thread Tag mentioned that he didn’t dip the corals before adding them in his tank. Is there a magic potion I should dip new corals in before adding them to my tank? said:
Yea, I'm wondering the same thing. I haven't heard of this either, but I'm new to this hobby.......
I've put corals and zoos in my tank and I haven't had any problems."]

There is a school of thought that any zoos should be dipped in a freshwater bath for 5 - 10 mins before being introduced to your tank. This dip can also contain flat worm exit (FWE) that will kill flat worms and Interceptor which will kill off any redbugs that happen to be on the colony. The freshwater is used to kill off any zoo eating nudis, stars, spiders and the like. You should also inspect your colony close up to see if you can spot any of those.
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