Words of Advice....

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*ALWAYS - Dip your Chaeto, algae or other corals before putting in your tank(s). Don’t assume blind faith.

A few weeks back I picked Chaeto as a trade from a local reefer here. With out questioning it because it was a local reefer, I placed in my tank(s). A few days later...WHAM! Where the Chaeto laid I had red flatworms all over. I pulled the big ball of Cheato out, dropped in it freshwater bowl & ewwwwwie little red flatworm buggers where falling off, just tons of them. Now I'm battling this pesky bug with Exit product. In the three years I've been in this hobby I have never encountered any flatworms, especially not the red ones that eat corals. EEEEK! Thinking it could never happen to me… it did. I was just being naive. Such a shame I never dipped before hand. I could have saved myself the hassle, stress and money.

SO.. words of advice so this never happens to you. Don't assume blind faith. QT or Dip everything before entering into your tank. Don’t assume that ich, velvet, flatworms or other pesky hitchers won’t come in on a new coral, rock or algae. Because it’s a gamble and it’s only a matter of time before they do. Save your investment. Take the time to dip.


Hope this helps someone,


Lee

P.s In all fairness...Just to note, this fellow reefer didn't know he had red flatworms. Although he still thinks they will die on their own or won't get bad since he only found them in his sump. DOH! If you dont know what to look for you might not notice until its too populated. I was lucky enough to have put two pieces of Cheato in two tanks, one being a barebottom tank with nothing in it. After confirming I went to my main tank & sure enough flatworms crawling from that algae too. DOH!