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Old 05-05-2003, 09:34 PM
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Brad, you don't have to ask why but again I talked with some experienced reefers that have had prior experience in regard to the bugs and they did and still feel not a huge issue. Plus the fact the frags were the original teal A. abrolhosensis on Tryee's most wanted list and a sky blue A. gemmifera I made the call to throw them in.
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:22 PM
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Jamie, like I said earlier, maybe population densities play a role. It is possible that I have a lot more than you and that's why I see negative effects.
I may have even made the same call as you at the time, however, knowing what I do now, I would make very certain none went in the tank. I think iodine and a magnifying glass are all that's needed to ensure this.
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Old 05-05-2003, 10:31 PM
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Jamie, one other thing..you mentioned earlier that moving or changing something with the water has shown positive results. Can you think of any pattern you've noticed, or is it different for each coral?
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Old 05-06-2003, 10:15 AM
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Brad, Nothing really as far as a pattern goes. Simply just noticed after moving things sometimes a certain coral will start looking better in a new location. Also if my water quality declines negitive things happen. Which then I notice a higher population on more sensitive corals. Once I improve the water quality things look better. I geuss thats a big help
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Old 05-06-2003, 10:20 PM
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I would also like to add: By no means am I making light of the bugs. I do beleive they pester the coral and if it's as easy as a pre iodine dip then everyone receiving frags that have the bugs on them should do so. I personally have no expereince with the pre dip measures. I would be intrested to know if indead the pre dip kills all bugs. One would need to QT the coral after to find out for sure.
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Old 05-06-2003, 10:24 PM
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Jamie, I agree. With all the bugs in the pic I posted, several were still hoping around after about 10 minutes. I think briskly shaking the frag would certainly help. Hopefully I can establish more info over time, as I intend to test few different things, dipping being one of the first.
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Brad, have you read about the use of Dragon Pipefish for eating red bugs? There are videos of the fish picking off bugs on the Acros.

http://reefcentral.com/forums/showth...5&pagenumber=2
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