Figured I should report my final results.
After the intial 5 weeks treatments without much blasting, it didn't clean up AEFW. UWC reached out and sent me another set to try again with ample of blasting while dosing. I really appreciated it.
I then did another set of treatment, with blasting using a small power head every other day. Every week I found some flatworm during blasting. I also did water change every two weeks, because in the first treatment I stopped water change altogether and some corals suffered from it.
At week 6, I still found flatworms during blasting, so the treatment was extended to 8 weeks. But at the end of the 8 weeks, I still blasted out a couple flatworms. At that point, I decided to stop the treatment, put skimmer back at full power, turned back on UV, and added back carbon. I continue to blast the corals twice a week. The week after I again found a couple flatworms.
Now it's the second week after treatment ended. I didn't find a flatworm yet. But all the corals are looking happier than during treatment, and displaying visible growth in the span of two weeks. At the end, Purge didn't get rid of the AEFW for my tank. But during the treatment, I got better at noticing the sight of the flatworm, and found good way to blast them off. So this will be my process going forward to manage it.
After the intial 5 weeks treatments without much blasting, it didn't clean up AEFW. UWC reached out and sent me another set to try again with ample of blasting while dosing. I really appreciated it.
I then did another set of treatment, with blasting using a small power head every other day. Every week I found some flatworm during blasting. I also did water change every two weeks, because in the first treatment I stopped water change altogether and some corals suffered from it.
At week 6, I still found flatworms during blasting, so the treatment was extended to 8 weeks. But at the end of the 8 weeks, I still blasted out a couple flatworms. At that point, I decided to stop the treatment, put skimmer back at full power, turned back on UV, and added back carbon. I continue to blast the corals twice a week. The week after I again found a couple flatworms.
Now it's the second week after treatment ended. I didn't find a flatworm yet. But all the corals are looking happier than during treatment, and displaying visible growth in the span of two weeks. At the end, Purge didn't get rid of the AEFW for my tank. But during the treatment, I got better at noticing the sight of the flatworm, and found good way to blast them off. So this will be my process going forward to manage it.