Interceptor and Clams

ScottB · Feb 11, 2021

Joshthebox said:
Your video isn't playing, I think it's private :-( maybe change the video to unlisted?

Doh! Now unlisted. TY.

Acroporaguy · Feb 11, 2021

ScottB said:
Doh! Now unlisted. TY.

Super cool video. I have no idea how to ID them so hopefully someone will chime in.

ScottB · Feb 11, 2021

Joshthebox said:
Super cool video. I have no idea how to ID them so hopefully someone will chime in.

Thanks. My son scoped and filmed them for me. I have another post running so as not to hijack yours too much.

Acroporaguy · Feb 17, 2021

Just my luck. The package containing the interceptor managed to get lost and was delivered to the wrong house (happened a week ago). FedEx was unable to find it, and the retailer that I purchased it from has no more (was the last of it). Now I need to find an aquatic vet. FedEx is ridiculous, their communication is pathetic.

Skynyrd Fish · Feb 17, 2021

If you have a vet give them a copy of an article. They may Wright you a script through chewy. This is how I got mine.

Acroporaguy · Feb 17, 2021

Skynyrd Fish said:
If you have a vet give them a copy of an article. They may Wright you a script through chewy. This is how I got mine.

I was able to find an aquatic vet so hopefully they can help me out. I've tried calling regular vet clinics but they always deny my request lol.

Softhammer · Feb 23, 2021

For the original question I have nuked the crap out of my tank multiple times and I have very old huge clams. Currently 1 18” 12 year old derasa, 2 8” Gigas and 2 small blue squammys and zero negative effects from interceptor.

Acroporaguy · Feb 23, 2021

Softhammer said:
For the original question I have nuked the crap out of my tank multiple times and I have very old huge clams. Currently 1 18” 12 year old derasa, 2 8” Gigas and 2 small blue squammys and zero negative effects from interceptor.

Thanks for the input! I just got some today and I plan on using it this weekend

Acroporaguy · Feb 23, 2021

Finally got some from a fish vet. He weighed out 6 portions of 75mg of interceptor (told me each would treat 30 gallons). He instructed me to leave it in the system for 6hrs - do you guys think I should leave it in longer? He also said to repeat the dose 2 more times (a week apart). I think I'm just going to use the 75mg on my 20g system to hit the bugs harder.

jda · Feb 23, 2021

I would use it as directed. You can kill shrimp, pods, starfish and other things. The normal dose works. When I used it years ago, everything was fine with the dose that Dustin from ORA laid out. People got into trouble by dosing more than recommended.

FWIW - Dr. G's coral dip has MBE in it. No idea how it doses out, but it is the same stuff that you want in the interceptor pill.

Rick5 · Feb 24, 2021

jda said:
FWIW - Dr. G's coral dip has MBE in it. No idea how it doses out, but it is the same stuff that you want in the interceptor pill.

I think it's 1 ml/gallon, but I am trying to confirm this.

Acroporaguy · Feb 28, 2021

Update: I dosed 75mg of the large pill (as weighed and prescribed by a marine vet) in my 20g tank on Friday. I let the meds circulate for 16hr before water-changing and adding the carbon and skimmer back. The treatment was rather uneventful as nothing seemed phased at all (corals, feather dusters, clam, starfish etc.). I removed my hermits and put them in the sump of my new tank, which they will stay for the duration of the treatment. Within the first hour I still spotted some pods in my system, so I was weary if the treatment was going to work. Upon further inspection 24hrs later, I was unable to see any pods. Furthermore, I cannot spot any bugs on my coral anymore. I'm going to repeat this treatment 2 more times (once a week).

ScottB · Feb 28, 2021

Joshthebox said:
Update: I dosed 75mg of the large pill (as weighed and prescribed by a marine vet) in my 20g tank on Friday. I let the meds circulate for 16hr before water-changing and adding the carbon and skimmer back. The treatment was rather uneventful as nothing seemed phased at all (corals, feather dusters, clam, starfish etc.). I removed my hermits and put them in the sump of my new tank, which they stay for the duration of the treatment. Within the first hour I still spotted some pods in my system, so I was weary if the treatment was going to work. Upon further inspection 24hrs later, I was unable to see any pods. Furthermore, I cannot spot any bugs on my coral anymore. I'm going to repeat this treatment 2 more times (once a week).

Uneventful is good. Keep us posted.

Acroporaguy · Mar 7, 2021

I dosed the same amount again on Friday, and all went well. I opted to not water change this time around because my tank runs at low nutrient levels and I normally water change every two weeks due to this. One thing I have noticed is a small layer of algae growth on the rockwork (my tank normally never has any algae buildup) due to the removal of the hermit crabs. Kind of cool to see, I guess the snails can't keep up. One more dose to go.

Skynyrd Fish · Mar 7, 2021

Do the corals look better?

Acroporaguy · Mar 9, 2021

Skynyrd Fish said:
Do the corals look better?

The tricolour valida that had the bugs on it is showing way better polyp extention, so I'd say it's fair to say the bugs were indeed bothering it!

ScottB · Mar 10, 2021

I am into my second dose now. The only difference I have picked up is that my nutrients fell materially which is odd.

From 15-20/.11 nitrate/phosphate (and this has been steady for a long time)
To 10/.03

I dosed PO4 back up. Anybody see this before?

Acroporaguy · Mar 10, 2021

ScottB said:
I am into my second dose now. The only difference I have picked up is that my nutrients fell materially which is odd.

From 15-20/.11 nitrate/phosphate (and this has been steady for a long time)
To 10/.03

I dosed PO4 back up. Anybody see this before?

Strange. Has your alk/cal consumption changed?

ScottB · Mar 10, 2021

Joshthebox said:
Strange. Has your alk/cal consumption changed?

Not as definitively as nutrient. It is bouncing around the low side of my very normal 7.7 - 8.3.

I still have a TON of pods and while the brittle stars seem sluggish they are largely alive as well. I think I will double my third dose.

ScottB · Mar 10, 2021

ScottB said:
Not as definitively as nutrient. It is bouncing around the low side of my very normal 7.7 - 8.3.

I still have a TON of pods and while the brittle stars seem sluggish they are largely alive as well. I think I will double my third dose.

Just swapped out my MP40s today for cleaning. Add emerald crab and cleaner shrimp to the kill sheet. The former I could not find. The latter I could not catch; he survived the first round but not the second.