Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 4, 2015 Share Posted December 4, 2015 Seems like letting the tank sit coralless for about 3 weeks would be a safe bet. Especially since you don't have any confirmed sightings of AEFW in your tank and this is all preventative measures to insure a pest free tank. If you had any "large" specimens in your tank, you would probably see the evidence on your corals right now. A few rounds of dipping over a 3 week period with the display tank SPS free would leave me confident beyond a reasonable doubt that the tank was pest free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 4, 2015 Author Share Posted December 4, 2015 Seems like letting the tank sit coralless for about 3 weeks would be a safe bet. Especially since you don't have any confirmed sightings of AEFW in your tank and this is all preventative measures to insure a pest free tank. If you had any "large" specimens in your tank, you would probably see the evidence on your corals right now. A few rounds of dipping over a 3 week period with the display tank SPS free would leave me confident beyond a reasonable doubt that the tank was pest free. Agreed!Thanks for the link to Kate's work Jolt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 Round 2! This time I combined the interceptor and potassium dips. It saved me about 45-60 mins of time dipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 All the precious cargo in the holding tub now. It's still plumbed to the DT but with a giant UV to keep any potential pests from making it back in. Check out my new softie/LPS tank! [emoji12] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 So the big question is which all this work and effort. Did you find anything at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 I kept seeing these little white pods on some of my acros. Not sure if they were commensual or not but I nuked them nonetheless. Oddly, they were only on some acros but not all. They didn't seem to affect polyp extension or growth in the acros that had them. Just what I mentioned above. I found these white little pods on about 3-4 colonies, and only those oddly. They weren't on any other pieces. They didn't seem to cause any physical reactions from the acros such as reduced polyp extension or STN but I nuked them all anyways just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 I forgot to mention, I put two frags, one tabling acro that was super healthy and encrusted the entire plug already and a small piece of ORA hawkins echinata in a small cup with all three dip solutions in it and left it for 2.5 hrs. Both were understandably a little ticked off but both survived just fine. I'm not sure I trust that to do to my colonies yet but a few more tests might convince me of it. I wish I had a piece of acro that was infected with red bugs, AEFW, and black bugs so I can see if the triple dip is just as effective combined. Who's ready for the FarmerTy all-in-one-triple-dip-of-death? Coming to a store near you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 What's SDS is required on the All-In-One-Triple-Dip-Of-Death? I feel like that safety placard on that thing is going to look terrifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 What's SDS is required on the All-In-One-Triple-Dip-Of-Death? I feel like that safety placard on that thing is going to look terrifying.Here's what I'm going to put on the bottle. It'll kill all... but look cute while doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'm sure OSHA and the DOT would absolutely go for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 11, 2015 Author Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'm sure OSHA and the DOT would absolutely go for thatIt'll help with their regulatory image. See the softer side of OSHA... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 11, 2015 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I'm sure OSHA and the DOT would absolutely go for thatIt'll help with their regulatory image. See the softer side of OSHA... Doesn't exist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 I'm getting good growth in the acro tub surprisingly and things haven't lost color... actually, some are coloring up even more. #tublife I'm planning to leave the DT empty until the weekend before the January meeting at my house. I think that'll be ample time to starve out any pests if there were any in the tank. I only have one last dip this week to end my 3 weeks of dipping but I've decided to continue the interceptor/potassium dip every week until they go back in the display. Might as well since they are all sitting there and easy to reach and dip. I'm still looking for an AEFW-infested piece of coral if anybody has one. I want to see if the potassium/interceptor dip is just as potent as the Bayer. I would love it to be as the Bayer requires so much more work and safety preparation... not to mention the dipping my hands in toxic materials. I see just as much pod, snail, and brittlestar die off in both solutions so I'm hoping it's just as effective on AEFW but without all the extra work and safety precautions. If someone has one, I'll be discreet if you would like. I'll even trade you for a nice, shiney, triple-dipped piece of acro for your infested piece. [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 If someone has one, I'll be discreet if you would like.[emoji4] Hahahahahaha. You discreet? Bahahahahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 If someone has one, I'll be discreet if you would like.[emoji4]Hahahahahaha. You discreet? BahahahahahaHey, I was discreet about you being the stunt double for The Mountain in Game of Thrones... Oops! [emoji38] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reburn Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 As I dont watch game of thrones I can't be offended Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Shots of the acros in the tub. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gig 'em @ NDstructible Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 If only you had done this months ago when I had AEFW, sea spiders from hell, and pyramid snails all at once. That would have been the ultimate test. Now of course I have no pests, which in a weird way I'm disappointed in since I can't experiment with you now #mixedfeelings I'm getting good growth in the acro tub surprisingly and things haven't lost color... actually, some are coloring up even more. #tublifeI'm planning to leave the DT empty until the weekend before the January meeting at my house. I think that'll be ample time to starve out any pests if there were any in the tank.I only have one last dip this week to end my 3 weeks of dipping but I've decided to continue the interceptor/potassium dip every week until they go back in the display. Might as well since they are all sitting there and easy to reach and dip.I'm still looking for an AEFW-infested piece of coral if anybody has one. I want to see if the potassium/interceptor dip is just as potent as the Bayer. I would love it to be as the Bayer requires so much more work and safety preparation... not to mention the dipping my hands in toxic materials. I see just as much pod, snail, and brittlestar die off in both solutions so I'm hoping it's just as effective on AEFW but without all the extra work and safety precautions.If someone has one, I'll be discreet if you would like. I'll even trade you for a nice, shiney, triple-dipped piece of acro for your infested piece. [emoji4] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 If the triple dip took care of spiders, AEFW, and pyramid snails, then I'm going to bottle it and retire early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolt Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 It has a nice ring FarmerTy's Triple-Dip ® Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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