Flat worm infestation?

[Xtasia]

Don't bother with the 6line. I tried that route, and even tho he was eating them.. it wasn't working.. trust me on this...

Syphon out as much as you can with a hose into a bucket... If you want to keep the sand you inadvertantly syphon out, rinse the sand in fresh dechlorinated water... alot.. it will kill the worms, but they release a toxin so you have to really really rinse it if you want to have any chance of using that sand in your tank again..

Syphon the worms for a few days.. 3-4 days until you are confident that you have gotten out as many of the flatworms out as possible.. then dose with Flatworm exit and be ready to do a serious water change
(right temp, right ph, right salinity, etc)... It really really works.. and anyone that says it killed their tank proabbly didn't syphon out enough flatworms before dosing.. Some say they needed to dose more... you may not need to.. you should see instant results..

Hence forth be sure to dip anything you get from a store or another person.. its' like STDs for your fish tank, love... gotta be careful what's out there..

[b_james]

Do you fresh dip ALL your newly purchased corals?

I have never done that, Is it easy? I have a real good idea which LFS I got the flat worms from

[Xtasia]

I don't freshwater dip all of them.. I usually QT, FW dip or "reef dip" depending on the sensitivity of the coral.

[Kabong]

Don't be surprised if you have to repeat the dosing after a week.
There always seem to be a few flatworms that hide deep in the rock and don't get poisoned.

[b_james]

One guy on RC mentioned the making a trap with a filter sock and airline tubing. I asked for more info, havent heard back yet - Anyone heard of this?

[b_james]

I just booked a digital camera at work, I should have some pictures posted within an hour or so. Then we can confirm if these are flatworms.

[Xtasia]

K.i.s.s.