AEFW Cure

Frogger · #1 08-20-2018, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by kyl

Excel is indeed the kill-all dip, and it has been released as per UWC. There will be no stand alone AEFW dip, only the in-tank treatment.

* re-reading my initial post, I should have been clearer that the dip would be a kill-all, not just a stand alone version.

It is my understanding based on the actual quotes from Underwater Creations that the Excel is not the AEFW nuker. In the past week the actual quotes from UWC are:

"Yes, the Expel is just the coral dip. Completely different product the AEFW nuker."

and

"It looks as if a few people ordered multiple bottles of the Expel, probably thinking it is the AEFW killer. If any of you are on here, message me. One bottle will last you a long time"

He also mentions that it will be a while yet before it is released to the public.

kyl · #2 08-21-2018, 12:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Kyl

@UWC Expel coral dip = everything dead (AEFW, MEN, normal hitch-hikers), correct?

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Originally Posted by UWC

Yes sir

The dip is good to go

Frogger · #3 08-21-2018, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by kyl

The dip is good to go

Not sure why he would say it is a completely different product and offer people their money back.

kyl · #4 08-21-2018, 12:36 AM

People bought it thinking it was the in-tank AEFW treatment, like multiple 16oz bottles of it. A single 16oz bottle will treat 80 gallons of dipping water, which for a normal person since it has no expiry date, will last years.

Jeff (the owner) is a good guy and didn't want to stick people with a decade worth of coral dip because they jumped the gun. With an active AEFW infestation, that would be entirely understandable.

kyl · #5 08-21-2018, 12:48 AM

The dip is also clear, so I'm not sure what it's based from. The AEFW solution seems to be based on wyrmwood, users have said it mixes to a watery brown that you can't see through.

Frogger · #6 08-21-2018, 01:28 AM

Either way good luck with the product. I have currently had good success dipping with Coral RX and quarantining. I don't have the pest (at least that I know) but it would be nice to have a cure on the back shelf just in case.

Also once this product becomes available maybe the coral cuttings we purchase from fellow hobbyists would be much safer.