AEFW

[Reefer Rob]

After my AEFW incident, all new frags get a dip and a close inspection. You only want to go through AEFW once in a lifetime.

The eggs aren't so easy to spot. The coral needs to be air dried a bit, and they can be in some very tight spots; every nook and cranny has to be inspected, this is a very important part of the treatment.

Brad, if you end up with AEFW, unfortunately the only way to eliminate them will be to remove your corals for dipping. It took a long sleepless night before I resolved to do this. Fortunately for me my corals were little more than frags.

You may not have to remove all your corals if you act quickly, they seem to have their favorite pieces, my tri-color was especially tasty apparently. If there is no recession at the base it may be OK to leave them attached... and see how it goes.

[Aquattro]

Rob, the corals just don't come out without removing most of the rock. Some are encrusted to the rock over a 6" area. If it gets to that point, I'm done. There is no way I can remove all acropora tissue for multiple dips and place them back in tank.
This is still only a small possibility though, so we'll see what the year brings.

[Reefer Rob]

Just keep a close eye on them and be resolved to act quickly if need be. You may not have to remove all your corals if you can deal with their "favorite" before they spread. All infestations seemed to be characterized by base recession.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Reefer Rob

You may not have to remove all your corals if you can deal with their "favorite" before they spread.

Yes, good point. If you catch it early enough there may only be a few corals affected since AEFW, like red bugs, always have favourite corals to munch on. Once you figure out their favourites you can continue to monitor those favourites in the future.

[Borderjumper]

Awwww guys that so sucks! Just another reason I hate those damn acros.
I hope Brad you caught that frag in time.. And Wayne hopefully you can get them stopped!