[smokey99]

I have a 70 gallon with a 20 gallon sump, Amiracle Protien skimmer [going to upgrade once i get this problem licked], 270 gph Zoomed rotating powerhead[not a bad little product], 25 watt UV sterilizer, calcium reactor[once i get this licked ], 150 watt heater running on almost the lowest temperature, H.O.T. Magnum canister filter [had it left over from the DISCUS days], 400w Iwasaki 6500k and 2 55w Hamilton actinic compact flourescent and about 100 lbs. mixed LR. a 4 inch sand bed [started with 40 lbs. LS]. I bought the mandarin,scooter bleeny and leopard wrasse on hopes these would eat the planaria and returning them if they didn't or after they did[sorry for the stress little fishies], Its been 1 week since I bought them and now know that the mandarin isn't eating them he is eating other critters though, I saw the scooter bleeny spit them out when picking through the rock. I'm definatly going to return these 2. As for the leopard wrasse he's pretty quick and is defiantly munching on stuff not sure if it's planaria though. Do you think I should just return him and get a six lined? or do you think I should further observe?. I do agree that all 3 wouldn't stand a chance of long term survival, but I have seen tons of life and think a small wrasse would probably do fine. How many did you have in your tank before you got rid of them? How long did it take for the six lined to do the job? How long has it been since you saw the last little bugger in your tank? seems these take about 3-4 months to largly spread over a tank [other info i've gotten off the net]. I appear to have 300-500 after syphoning. Has there been many sucess stories like yours or are you just 1 of the lucky 1's? I was reccomended by another reefer to fill tank with freshwater and run for 2 days. How long would you suggest I give it before I do this?[providing that neither the leopard or six lined does the job]. I don't want to delay the problem and just keep syphoning,as i was just around the corner from SPS [starting off slow of course] and then this. By the way I have moved my corals, 10 lbs. LR and my H.O.T. Magnum [ told ya she was good for something= extra filteration and a pump all in 1 :cool: } to 20 gallon. This is how i started out. While I wait to see what happens in the next little while,I think i'm going to torture the planaria with my air pump! Thanks for all the help if your still awake after reading this!!! ;)