Eliminating Blue Clove Polyps with Fenbendazole
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I would think it would be easier to put those rocks into a treatment 'tank' and leave the rest in your tank. I like BCP - I had some - they never spread off of their rock
littlebigreef
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Hate to report this but I've noticed a few stragglers starting to pop back up. Perhaps going the full 2 mg per gal is the way to go.
menglish
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This is very frustrating.
So I am starting to see these polyps pop back up after two weeks .
I dosed my 250 g system with 2.4 mg/gal for 102 hrs (4.25 days). Now, about 2 weeks later, they are starting to come back.
The clove polys that is in my system are not blue, but the small purple ones.
I do not know what to do nest.
Any suggestions?
Should I try a higher dose for longer? They definitely close up and "disappear" after 24 hr in drug but wont stay away.
Higher dose?
longer time?
any suggestions?
many thanks
So I am starting to see these polyps pop back up after two weeks .
I dosed my 250 g system with 2.4 mg/gal for 102 hrs (4.25 days). Now, about 2 weeks later, they are starting to come back.
The clove polys that is in my system are not blue, but the small purple ones.
I do not know what to do nest.
Any suggestions?
Should I try a higher dose for longer? They definitely close up and "disappear" after 24 hr in drug but wont stay away.
Higher dose?
longer time?
any suggestions?
many thanks
Antlrman
Active Member
So I have started this thread months ago and I have had no success. I have dosed my tank 5 times. Doubling dose every time. They shrink up for a few weeks to a month then come back. This last time they have come back stronger than ever. Seems to work some and not others.
Monkeytank
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I did this treatment with about 630 gallons total water volume, and lost all of my starfish except the little pest ones. They are doing just fine! I had sand sifters I removed before the treatment. I did about a 75% water change, changed my carbon, and ran UV for almost a week before I put them back in. They all died right away. I'm not sure how long I'll wait before buying more, but the medication absolutely hangs around and is still potent to them.
menglish
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@Monkeytank
What did you use
Concentration used
How long you waited before adding bk your inverts
Are the bcp gone
How long has it been
What did you use
Concentration used
How long you waited before adding bk your inverts
Are the bcp gone
How long has it been
Monkeytank
Active Member
I used Thomas Labs Fish Bendazole (Fenbendazole), 250 mg Packets. I dosed 750mg into a 630 gallon total water volume, so that was 1.19mg per gallon. I waited 72 hours before turning the skimmer and UV back on. I waited another day before turning carbon and GFO back on, and I did three 55 gallon water changes. I did three more 55 gallon water changes the next day. It was about two weeks after that before I added the starfish back. I added snails earlier because some of the ones I missed seemed to alive and moving some, although not as chipper as normal and on the glass as much.
The awesome thing is I noticed the bcp are back. Underneath a big coral on a rock I pulled out tonight, the tell tale connected lines with unopened polyps are there and looking really healthy. It has been three weeks total now.
I don't know if I'll try this at the 2mg per gallon dose now.
The awesome thing is I noticed the bcp are back. Underneath a big coral on a rock I pulled out tonight, the tell tale connected lines with unopened polyps are there and looking really healthy. It has been three weeks total now.
I don't know if I'll try this at the 2mg per gallon dose now.
Monkeytank
Active Member
Crap, I may some of the superstrain or whatever it is you have. I didn't take a picture before, and I scrubbed off everything from the rock I found last night. I got every coral off it and sealed the underside of each of them superglue, then bleached the rock. I'm going to put it through hydrochloric acid before it goes back in my tank. If I find them elsewhere, I will take a picture and post it. Can you post one of yours?
Monkeytank
Active Member
Menglish, those look like mine too. Resilient jerks! I'm blasting these with my laser, which keeps the ones I can get an angle on from spreading, but the ones I can't see will keep on going for sure.
menglish
Active Member
They are tough. So i did a 3rd treatment a few weeks ago. This time i went nuclear on my tank. I added 1gm of drug to my 250 gallon system..0G system. This amounts to 4mg/gal. I kept it in there for 169 hrs (7days)!!! Last week i did my first 40g wc. I am doing another one this weekend. So far, really no ill effects. All the fish are find. The only coral that looked a bit off was my rock of green Palys. They looked a bit stunned. They are opening up back so I think they will be ok. I do have a colony of sps that has RTN. I do not this it is related as all the other colonies are doing fine.
As for inverts,
RBTs, narassius snails, fighting conch and hermit crab and sally light foot crab are all ok.
The bcp are gone, but they were gone with the other dose. I have to wait to see if they come back after 2 weeks
Will keep you updated
As for inverts,
RBTs, narassius snails, fighting conch and hermit crab and sally light foot crab are all ok.
The bcp are gone, but they were gone with the other dose. I have to wait to see if they come back after 2 weeks
Will keep you updated
Amps Reef Life
That Fish Guy
I just dosed my tank for the first time. I turned off my skimmer and reactors. I have a decent amount of blue cloves. I dosed about 1.9mg. I am hoping this will work.
Pictures were taken today before treatment.
Pictures were taken today before treatment.
Jimbhoy13
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Glad I found this thread. I saw some advertised on a mail order site. Thought they were great and was going to order a frag.
Thought I would read up about them. This thread has made me change my mind about buying a frag.
Thanks folks [emoji106]
Thought I would read up about them. This thread has made me change my mind about buying a frag.
Thanks folks [emoji106]
Amps Reef Life
That Fish Guy
Good choice. They are invasive and would only be cool if that's what you wanted your whole tank to be.
OP
OP
how is it going? I'm hopeful the longer exposure will help
menglish
Active Member
So far, it has been about 3 weeks since my last treatment.
I am optimistic. No signs of those pesky buggers. The few inverts that were left in the tank during the treatment are still there and doing well. They are out at nights and i can still see pods running around at nights. The corals all took the treatment well. Nothing obvious to report. I did loose one colony of red dragon acro to RTN, but i do not think it was related to the treatment as all my other acros are doing ok.x
I am keeping my fingers crossed.
I am optimistic. No signs of those pesky buggers. The few inverts that were left in the tank during the treatment are still there and doing well. They are out at nights and i can still see pods running around at nights. The corals all took the treatment well. Nothing obvious to report. I did loose one colony of red dragon acro to RTN, but i do not think it was related to the treatment as all my other acros are doing ok.x
I am keeping my fingers crossed.
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