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Old 08-11-2011, 05:45 AM
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When did you do your water change?

Wait till you have completed a week of dosing FWE, also take your carbon out during this time. Run carbon after your first water change.

I disagree with the above comment. I wasted $60 on nudibranchs only to enjoy them for a few hours. There are a few wrasses (melanurus) that actually eat them but it is sometimes a hit and miss.

It didn't have an impact on my tank, my sps colors are still bright and my growth hasn't slowed down.
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Old 08-11-2011, 06:18 AM
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did the water change about 30 minutes after dosing, then put the carbon in right after per the instructions with the salifert. I took the carbon ot for the second dose for about 45 minutes, then put it back in. Should I dose once more in a couple of days and leave the carbon out for a week?

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When did you do your water change?

Wait till you have completed a week of dosing FWE, also take your carbon out during this time. Run carbon after your first water change.

I disagree with the above comment. I wasted $60 on nudibranchs only to enjoy them for a few hours. There are a few wrasses (melanurus) that actually eat them but it is sometimes a hit and miss.

It didn't have an impact on my tank, my sps colors are still bright and my growth hasn't slowed down.
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Old 08-11-2011, 10:25 PM
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I had the exact same problem....bought a 6-Line Wrasse for $10 and he began eating them within 10 seconds of being in the tank....he never ate any food off of me for 4 months but decimated nearly every little critter in my tank including every last flatworm.
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Old 08-11-2011, 11:22 PM
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6-line wrasse & yellow coris wrasse did wonders for my tank!
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Old 08-13-2011, 02:36 AM
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Yellow corris wrasse worked wonders for us too.
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Old 08-13-2011, 05:53 AM
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I have your exact problem. I regularly siphon out hundreds of the little bastards...but to no avail. fWE has worked in the past to really cut them down...but never beat them. Bought a yellow coris...he looked at them and did nothing. Not sure what to do these days.
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