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Old 02-28-2007, 02:40 AM
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If anyone wants more info on red bugs

http://www.ericborneman.com/Tegastes...s%20index.html
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Old 02-28-2007, 03:38 AM
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I treated all my acros when I switched tanks a month ago. I took everything out of the old tank except the acros, and did a 24 hr treatment before adding carbon. I left the new tank without acros for 5 days as Borneman suggested. So far after 3 weeks I have no re-infestation. I would treat the whole tank only as a last resort, if you can't get your acros out easily.

Your really going to like the results after you treat. The effect on the acroporas is almost instantaneous.

This is a picture of a frag taken about 2 months before the treatment, which is how it still look just before treatment.


And 2 days after the treatment. I know it's hard to see with the white background, but if you look closely you can see increased polyp extension and color improvement.
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Old 02-28-2007, 03:41 AM
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Interesting, so he doesn't figure there is a larval stage so you shouldn't have to worry about re infection once you treat for them. The Luguls sounded a bit scarey, risky etc... To bad he didn't test some of the commercial coral dips available, mind you the boric acid sounded the least stressful but maybe that was just the way I read it.

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