Good luck with the treatment. It looks so easy, which is great for future reference.

Yes.. it is surprisingly easy.
Hardest part is sourcing the Interceptor if you don't have a dog/vet already.

When I did it years back I lost some pod population and that was about it. Its surprising how fast the pods rebound though.

I lost all shrimp and acro crabs as well.

Well, the lights are on now and I can not find a single red bug. Even on the most infected acro, not a trace. I did find a couple of hermit crabs on the sand bed that I apparently didn't catch for the sanctuary, oops!

:cheer2: kien: 1 - Red Bugs: 0 :cheer2:

Casualties of war..

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this guy looks very much alive, but he is dead. It is almost as if he just froze in his tracks and kicked it. There are others like him.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1297542031

This guy just fell off a rock and died.

http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1297542093

Nice work boss! So what are your plans for a waterchange now? That's the big reason I haven't done this now...I really don't wanna burn through half a pail for a big one. I'm not even really setup to do that.

And my system is about 110 gallons total. How many mg would I need?

I just plan on doing my regular weekly 10% water change tomorrow. I will do another interceptor blast next saturday and then maybe up my water change to 25% the following sunday maybe. I'll observe to see how everyone reacts to the treatment during the course of the week. So far no one else is phased at all. I suspect if I slap on some carbon it'll take out most of the meds anyway.

I would say, aprox, 1/3 of a 23mg pill :)

I don't have a fancy pestle. Might try and SLAPCHOP it up haha.

Also, this stuff is photosensitive, so the lights will help burn it off. Carbon can take the rest and a regular water change is all you need.

Well, it has been about a week now and still no signs of red bugs. I've been looking for them pretty much every single day for the past week. None, nada, zilch! I was going to do another Interceptor blast this weekend but I think I'm going to forgo that treatment. If they reappear then I'll do another treatment but as it stands, I'm going to call it a success!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5133/...6b466db3_b.jpg