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Sounds promising. Keep us updated how it goes.I have been using it for about a week and a half. I can tell you that when I put it in the first time, I saw all the AEFW detach and float around. They recommend that you continue use for 4-6 weeks to ensure that all AEFW and eggs are killed. It is far too early to tell, but I have not lost any more corals since I began using. Further, the number of AEFW that comes off when I baste has significantly reduced to very few. It is too early to tell, but short term, it has definitely at least stopped the AEFW from doing any more damage.
Amazing! I initially thought I had AEFW, but now I'm not sure if I actually have them or if i'm just paranoid (saw what looked like a bite mark on my valida colony, all my other acros seem completely healthy). Bought a bottle of AEFW X and started dosing on Dec 4. Nothing has changed, everything still looks healthy. Even my clam is unbothered so it's definitely reef safe. I'm going to dose it for like 8 weeks just to be certain. I can't speak on if it works or not, as I've never seen a flatworm in my tank. Please update us on how your treatment goes, I'd love to know!I have been using it for about a week and a half. I can tell you that when I put it in the first time, I saw all the AEFW detach and float around. They recommend that you continue use for 4-6 weeks to ensure that all AEFW and eggs are killed. It is far too early to tell, but I have not lost any more corals since I began using. Further, the number of AEFW that comes off when I baste has significantly reduced to very few. It is too early to tell, but short term, it has definitely at least stopped the AEFW from doing any more damage.
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I have not. I can tell you for sure that it doesn't kill ""regular" flatworms because no matter what I do, my elegance always has a couple on it. Further, AEFW-X says not to dose any other meds with it at the same time (which is pretty general). Anyway, I reached out to Fauna Marin to see if I could still dose Flatworm Stop, and they told me that Flatworm Stop and AEFW-X target different flatworms so it was fine. So I would assume that it does not.... but again, will let you guys know if I find anything else interesting.Have you noticed it killing any other types of worms?
The retailer I purchased the AEFW X from said they did a trial on 250 different reefs and a coral farm during testing. According to them, the AEFW X worked on all trials, some took longer a longer time period than other though if they even missed one dose. The retailer I bought it from is also doing some tests and it seems like it's working (too early to tell if it actually eradicated the AEFW).I will also note that I found it very interesting that Fauna Marin states that Acropora valida or the classic Bali Tricolor are "more often and massively attacked by the worms" (which isn't necessarily new news). Therefore, they recommend putting one of those acros in the tank as "bait." After 3-4 days, remove the "bait" acro and dip it in "The Dip" (Fauna Marin's dip) to kill adult flatworms. After the "Dip," you just put the coral back in the tank to chum the waters again. It would seem that they are pretty confident in the effectiveness of AEFW-X...
I have not. I can tell you for sure that it doesn't kill ""regular" flatworms because no matter what I do, my elegance always has a couple on it. Further, AEFW-X says not to dose any other meds with it at the same time (which is pretty general). Anyway, I reached out to Fauna Marin to see if I could still dose Flatworm Stop, and they told me that Flatworm Stop and AEFW-X target different flatworms so it was fine. So I would assume that it does not.... but again, will let you guys know if I find anything else interesting.
Sadly, I never even considered that! It would make a lot more sense!Sounds like they confused flatworm stop with flatworm exit, if so their statement makes more sense.
Great thanks for sharing. I ordered AEFW X for sps dominant tank. There is little in english on what to expect. I emailed fauna marin but it was a bit sketchy; response in german. Should I expect any changes in alkalinity or phosphate uptake? Should I stop GFO(feric oxide?) Is there any experience using this with KZ flatwormstop? Any observations would be helpful thanks! I will post mineWell, I am still at the first bottle. I only have a mild infestation, no worms are blown of corals, so I hope there are only a few.
Not totally sure if the capsaicin does anything other than preservation? Maybe yes maybe not . Selfmade wormwood solution tends to mold after a while at least at room temperature and unfiltered (JDA recipe). Only my guess but who knows maybe capsaicin is the game changer...and other unknown ingredients.
any changes in alk or PO4? polyp extension of other coral?I have been using it for about a week and a half. I can tell you that when I put it in the first time, I saw all the AEFW detach and float around. They recommend that you continue use for 4-6 weeks to ensure that all AEFW and eggs are killed. It is far too early to tell, but I have not lost any more corals since I began using. Further, the number of AEFW that comes off when I baste has significantly reduced to very few. It is too early to tell, but short term, it has definitely at least stopped the AEFW from doing any more damage.
No, all parameters are remained in line. I have not seen any swing whatsoever. I will say that last night I was basting my Cali Tort and I did see some bite marks at the base. This was a coral that was previously effected, but still there were some marks. I can say that as I continued to baste the entire coral (its probably 6" with multiple branches), the bite marks did not appear to be quickly progressing up the base to the branches of the coral as they had in the past. But some AEFW did blow off into the water column.any changes in alk or PO4? polyp extension of other coral?
That’s is great info thanks! Is it part of the treatment to blast them off the coral? I read where it causes them to detach as well as prevents them from maturing.No, all parameters are remained in line. I have not seen any swing whatsoever. I will say that last night I was basting my Cali Tort and I did see some bite marks at the base. This was a coral that was previously effected, but still there were some marks. I can say that as I continued to baste the entire coral (its probably 6" with multiple branches), the bite marks did not appear to be quickly progressing up the base to the branches of the coral as they had in the past. But some AEFW did blow off into the water column.
Again, I am only two weeks into the treatment and thus, not even halfway through the suggested treatment period. But my experience reaffirms the importance of continuing the treatment for at least 4 weeks (although I plan on doing at least 6 weeks with double the dose (per the instructions) and then transitioning the the standard dose for the foreseeable future after that).
Fauna Marin recommends basting while doing the treatment to "blast them off the coral" like you said. As you know, this is one of the first things people recommend when you mention AEFW. It is definitely worth flushing them out and hoping that your fish eat them in the process. Although they can live days in the water column when they are detached from the acro, I figured at an absolute minimum, it at least gives the acro that you blew them off a little breather from being eaten.That’s is great info thanks! Is it part of the treatment to blast them off the coral? I read where it causes them to detach as well as prevents them from maturing.
Please keep updating -- good or bad. I am now... 6 months into KZ Flatworm Stop plus other measures like dipping and various predators. I am in good shape. Certainly managed but hard to forcefully say eradicated. Plus, I cannot say which method really made the difference.No, all parameters are remained in line. I have not seen any swing whatsoever. I will say that last night I was basting my Cali Tort and I did see some bite marks at the base. This was a coral that was previously effected, but still there were some marks. I can say that as I continued to baste the entire coral (its probably 6" with multiple branches), the bite marks did not appear to be quickly progressing up the base to the branches of the coral as they had in the past. But some AEFW did blow off into the water column.
Again, I am only two weeks into the treatment and thus, not even halfway through the suggested treatment period. But my experience reaffirms the importance of continuing the treatment for at least 4 weeks (although I plan on doing at least 6 weeks with double the dose (per the instructions) and then transitioning the the standard dose for the foreseeable future after that).
That's what they Claim. I am at the und of the Second bottle and can't See any bite Marks. Some still find Worms after the Second bottle. I will use a third one for safety reasons and than See what will Happen in the Long Run. Most PPL def See a reduction or eradication. A Side effect to some is more PE. Beside that there are no Other ,,Bad,, effects.It looks like this interrupts the life cycle which leads to eradication eventually? ...kinda like the other treatments that have worked to date. This is somewhat promising.
I run some GAC but just a couple hours each morning. No UV or ozone.This is what happens to most using the KZ stuff or even a home brew wormwood... eradication over time for most and everybody with coral relief.
I will give my normal caution not to always pay attention to everybody who has opinions on this stuff. Some that post don't know the difference in flatworm types or treatment types and probably should not be posting. As with the other wormwood based solutions for real AEFW, nearly everybody who treated the right kind of worm and did the treatment right had very good results. Nobody had any issues that I know of, so it is safe.
The few that have not had total eradication don't seem to have a glaring common denominator, but it appears that maybe stopping GAC, ozone and UV might be a good idea, if in use. The patient zero tank that I treated had a large skimmer which we never shut off - he did not have any GAC, Ozone or UV.