ct67stang Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 just fyi dip your frags...... I picked mine up from AAF yesterday had a alot of flat worms on them. wow! thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 24, 2013 Author Share Posted March 24, 2013 It's good practice to always dip, irrespective from who/where you've gotten a coral.<br /><br />Dave, which tank did your frag(s) come out of? The colony and frag that I had picked up where from the tank closest to the door, and I did not have any noticeable pests (knock on wood).<br /><br />Also my one item (lobo) has already exceeded my max as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 It's good practice to always dip, irrespective from who/where you've gotten a coral.<br /><br />Dave, which tank did your frag(s) come out of? The colony and frag that I had picked up where from the tank closest to the door, and I did not have any noticeable pests (knock on wood).<br /><br />Also my one item (lobo) has already exceeded my max as well. well lets cross our fingers that the branching hammers don't get out of our reach. I already made room in my tank for then and your teal hemmers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dshel1217 Posted March 24, 2013 Share Posted March 24, 2013 It's good practice to always dip, irrespective from who/where you've gotten a coral.<br /><br />Dave, which tank did your frag(s) come out of? The colony and frag that I had picked up where from the tank closest to the door, and I did not have any noticeable pests (knock on wood).<br /><br />Also my one item (lobo) has already exceeded my max as well. 100% agree nobody wants a RTD (reef transmited disease). My corals were in the back tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reefer74 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 man they are hard to get a hold of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 man they are hard to get a hold of Try calling Wed afternoons as they are packing their shipments, and of course you can swing by for their normal hours of Sat noon - 4p. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrshall1027 Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 Did anyone here win this one? I bid at the last minute and lost by $1.50 I'd love to get in line for a frag when ready! http://www.ebay.com/itm/AAF-LE-Live-Ricordea-Yuma-Coral-/390563089404?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aef5fcbfc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted March 25, 2013 Share Posted March 25, 2013 did you win the hammer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 25, 2013 Author Share Posted March 25, 2013 ct67stang did not win the hammer... it went for a whopping $77!... i think his max bid was just shy of that... fyi, the acro that ShawnM, Lisap, and I were interested in went for $23.15... before the end of the sales, i ended up picking a whole colony for ~5x that much and got significantly more coral... if you want to find out how much the various items that we were bidding on, the links are still good and show how much they sold for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 Did anyone here win this one? I bid at the last minute and lost by $1.50 I'd love to get in line for a frag when ready! http://www.ebay.com/itm/AAF-LE-Live-Ricordea-Yuma-Coral-/390563089404?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5aef5fcbfc It got way up there. I didn't get it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 <br />It got way up there. I didn't get it<br /><br />Wow! $85!<br /> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ct67stang Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 yup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I too picked up some flatworms from the AAF sales. Which tank its in, is irrelevant, as the entire farm shares the same water supply. I tossed a little FWE in the water, and it started snowing in my tank. Too bad it didn't seem to bother the red planaria :/ Probably have to dose again soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted March 26, 2013 Share Posted March 26, 2013 I should add, I dip my corals regularly. But it looks like I may start adding FWE to my dip process :/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 I should add, I dip my corals regularly. But it looks like I may start adding FWE to my dip process :/ FWE? fresh water...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(Bio)³ Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 flat worm exit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 27, 2013 Author Share Posted March 27, 2013 I didn't find that FWE was useful. It seemed to kill what I saw on the glass, but in just a little time, I could those boogers back on the glass. I got a melanurus wrasse instead to hopefully take care of any unwanted pests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted March 27, 2013 Share Posted March 27, 2013 FWE works, but you have to ensure you follow the directions. Dose once, then if it doesn't seem to harm them, you dose 50% more. If that doesn't work, you're supposed to isolate a few of them into 1 cup of water, and add 1 drop every 30 seconds, till you see them react. Use that number as the multiplier for drops needed. ie. Recommended dosage * X = actual dosage needed. For some it's been as high as 5 drops per cup, so it would turn out to 8 drops x 5 = 40 drops (10 gallons) or one capful (approx) I should add, the higher the dosage, the more likely you'll lose some inverts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share Posted March 30, 2013 On my first go around, I siphoned as many as I could from the rocks, sand, and glass, then followed the recommended dosing. For those that remained, I did see them "die", but after a few months I had another noticeable outbreak. This time around I followed the recommended dosage again, but actually saw some that seemed resistant, so I ended upping the dosage to 1.5X which seemed to kill the visible resistant ones. When they showed up the third time, i resorted to finding an alternative solution which ended up being the melanurus, and so far so good as i no longer see them on my glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted March 31, 2013 Share Posted March 31, 2013 wow. you had some tough lil buggers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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