Flatworm Exit as a dip

[Reefing102]

So I’ve got a major infestation of planaria flatworms. I remember years ago, people used to use flatworm exit as a dip as well as a whole tank treatment.

To help reduce the toxins in the tank initially, my plan is to remove non-coral bearing rocks and dip them in a strong flatworm exit solution, then treat the tank according the instructions after.

Has anyone used FWE as a dip? If so, what ratio of drops per gallon did you use?

 

[Reefing102]

Also once I get them down to manageable, I’m going to add a few springeris.

 

[PPBlimpy]

Did this end up working out?

I am looking to do something similar.

I want to use a couple pieces rock from my established tank that is currently infected with flatworms( I am working on it) and transfer into another system I am setting up. I was thinking about making up a 5G bucket with a 2x dosage and dipping, shaking, soaking the rock for 20 minutes or something like that. then a nice long shake / soak in freshly mixed saltwater before transferring to the new tank.

Would actually probably do this again a couple weeks later with rocks some rock that have mushrooms and zoas attached.

 

[BriDroid]

The only thing to keep in mind is that the Flatworm Exit won't kill the eggs. When I had red planaria a while back, I had to do 3 doses of Flatworm Exit 7 days apart. The first dose killed tons of adult planaria, and the second and third dose killed less and less tiny baby planaria. It seems that the incubation period was around 6-8 days at 78 degrees F.

 

[PPBlimpy]

The only thing to keep in mind is that the Flatworm Exit won't kill the eggs. When I had red planaria a while back, I had to do 3 doses of Flatworm Exit 7 days apart. The first dose killed tons of adult planaria, and the second and third dose killed less and less tiny baby planaria. It seems that the incubation period was around 6-8 days at 78 degrees F.

great info!!

As long as I get a large majority of adults off I don't mind treating the tank in a week / 2 weeks after I put the rock in. I will also be looking for another corris wrasse to put into the new tank, hoping that will help keep them at bay.

My big tank has a huge infestation of I would just treat the tank as a whole. I am going to start the process of manually removing by vacuuming and recently added a corris and soon to as a 6 line. hoping to naturally fight it in there.

 

[Reefing102]

Did this end up working out?

I am looking to do something similar.

I want to use a couple pieces rock from my established tank that is currently infected with flatworms( I am working on it) and transfer into another system I am setting up. I was thinking about making up a 5G bucket with a 2x dosage and dipping, shaking, soaking the rock for 20 minutes or something like that. then a nice long shake / soak in freshly mixed saltwater before transferring to the new tank.

Would actually probably do this again a couple weeks later with rocks some rock that have mushrooms and zoas attached.

Sorry kinda left you guys hanging. It worked pretty well (did it a couple months ago (mid-March or so) I did 4 gallons of water at double the dose. Rinsed and moved on to the next piece. I only did 6 pieces (primarily out of laziness). Even that impact seemed to do well as I no longer see huge clusters.

I should note, I did not dip any pieces that had corals.

Here’s the results of just those six pieces

 

[PPBlimpy]

Sorry kinda left you guys hanging. It worked pretty well (did it a couple months ago (mid-March or so) I did 4 gallons of water at double the dose. Rinsed and moved on to the next piece. I only did 6 pieces (primarily out of laziness). Even that impact seemed to do well as I no longer see huge clusters.

I should note, I did not dip any pieces that had corals.

Here’s the results of just those six pieces

Holy crap. That’s awesome. I only plan to do a couple pieces to seed my new tank