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How long after the treatment until you think they came back? I still don’t see any but am checking daily. Did you do any follow up treatments?
3 treatments 1 week apart. About 4 months.
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How long after the treatment until you think they came back? I still don’t see any but am checking daily. Did you do any follow up treatments?
Just a side note on cost (unrelated to Dr. G's). The FDA sued an "aquarium medicine manufacturers" (Not Dr. G's) over chloroquine phosphate. It's just that it's a risky business to be in; the risks are high to the business and hence cost, especially for a niche medicine goes up.It's just a shame that Dr. G's seems to be so expensive nowadays. $35 on their website, then an additional $15 for shipping. When I first bought it I think I paid $30 total. But of course, I ordered another bottle just in case!
Thanks! 4ml?? Now I’m confused. The other people in this thread both used 1 ml per gallon successfully. I thought 1ml per gallon was already more than the standard dose.1 treatment per week. Large water change in between treatments. Does 4ml per gallon since you want to dose 4x standard amount for Black Bugs.
Thanks! 4ml?? Now I’m confused. The other people in this thread both used 1 ml per gallon successfully. I thought 1ml per gallon was already more than the standard dose.
Nope, on this thread both Justin Z and Stephen Petruzzo used 1ml per gallon for black bugs.The 1ml was for regular red bugs.stephen-petr
Nope, on this thread both Justin Z and Stephen Petruzzo used 1ml per gallon for black bugs.
JustinZ:
Stephen Petruzzo:
I’m just concerned that is too high, will that dose hurt my corals?I'm they were still alive for me at 1ml per gallon.
I’m just concerned that is too high, will that dose hurt my corals?
Hey guys hopefully everyone won the battle against black bugs.
I too had them last year and lost a lot of corals, not only acropora btw. Anyway, i also tried doctor G's and it seemed to work but after a few days to a week the bugs were back.
The only thing that worked for me was "interceptor" pills for dogs.
So cool that you got rid of them!Hey guys hopefully everyone won the battle against black bugs.
I too had them last year and lost a lot of corals, not only acropora btw. Anyway, i also tried doctor G's and it seemed to work but after a few days to a week the bugs were back.
The only thing that worked for me was "interceptor" pills for dogs.
you might have to sweet talk your vet for it though and also it has a different name now . or find it online somehow, there's an article on "melevsreef" on how to approach this.
the only thing is that black bugs are resilient mofos. so i ended up having to up the dose by 10
times. this will annihilate all inverts and all copepods in your system. and basically anything on live rock. to be followed by an outbreak of green hair algae. This seems to be an indication that the interceptor did the job. i know it sounds drastic but its worth it when everything is dying. i remember before i tried this i was ready to tear down the tank after battling the bugs for over 6 moths.
if anyone wants to try this, remember to remove all inverts you don't to kill.
if you want to make sure. repeat the process after one month!
and then re seed with new copepods.
this is the instructions just multiply the dose by x10
https://www.melevsreef.com/articles/red-bugs-no-more
So cool that you got rid of them!
My understanding is that the active ingredient in Interseptor is the same as in Dr G’s (Milbemcyn oxime). So theoretically both should work. I’m just trying to figure out the proper dosage of Dr. G’s.
Dr. G's and interceptor are pretty much the same thing, milbemycin oxyime.
I find that if you have an infestation in your main system, your going to have to treat your system multiple times to really eradicate the infestation. Similar to antibiotics, you need to take the prescription for the entire duration to get good results.
I keep about 2 bottles of Dr. G's on hand constantly. Bit pricey but it's a solid dip/treatment.
going that route. did you also kill all your copepods and iverts? how about the algea bloom?Dr. G's and interceptor are pretty much the same thing, milbemycin oxyime.
I find that if you have an infestation in your main system, your going to have to treat your system multiple times to really eradicate the infestation. Similar to antibiotics, you need to take the prescription for the entire duration to get good results.
I keep about 2 bottles of Dr. G's on hand constantly. Bit pricey but it's a solid dip/treatment.