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Our display tank is fallow and in the final stretch to rid of an ich outbreak. I'm thinking of dosing chloroquine. Background, I got back into the hobby 8 months ago by buying a 180g tank and 55g sump from a fellow aquarist who was leaving the hobby. The tank had water in and was running without any livestock for an unknown period of time. I retained almost half of the water and got her up and running. Of course I was impatient and stocked it with a cuc, fish, a few anemones, and a couple of coral frags. They all did great for a few months until a ich outbreak reared its ugly head. I removed the fish and bought 2 smaller tanks and did the TTM, main tank now fallow. During this time a flatworm outbreak appeared and now a vermetid snail explosion. There are a few shrimp, anemones, crabs, snails, and a display refugium with a few different macros, sponges and pods.
I'm thinking of removing the cuc and macros to one of the qt tanks and using chloroquine to rid the main system of flatworms and vermetid snails. The macros will get a flatworm exit treatment and the cuc will get a extended qt period to rid of vermetid. The coral frags will also get an extended qt before returning to the main system. Additionally, all incoming stock will undergo prophylactic treatment.
For the main system treatment, I'm thinking of dosing CP at a 50mg/gallon rate 2-3 times. I am in the understanding that the live rock and substrate will reduce the concentration of the medication. I'll also use this time to rearrange the aquascape to a something more pleasing.
Is this a good idea?
My biggest concern is how to appropriately qt macros, frags, cuc so I do not reintroduce flatworms or vermetid snails.
I'm thinking of removing the cuc and macros to one of the qt tanks and using chloroquine to rid the main system of flatworms and vermetid snails. The macros will get a flatworm exit treatment and the cuc will get a extended qt period to rid of vermetid. The coral frags will also get an extended qt before returning to the main system. Additionally, all incoming stock will undergo prophylactic treatment.
For the main system treatment, I'm thinking of dosing CP at a 50mg/gallon rate 2-3 times. I am in the understanding that the live rock and substrate will reduce the concentration of the medication. I'll also use this time to rearrange the aquascape to a something more pleasing.
Is this a good idea?
My biggest concern is how to appropriately qt macros, frags, cuc so I do not reintroduce flatworms or vermetid snails.