Best dip to eradicate AEFW?

[luther1200]

Well I have been having some problems that I thought were AEFW, then i couldn't find any so I thought maybe it was something else. But I went on a late night hunt last night, and sure enough there was a giant AEFW I saw. So that means I am now 110% positive thats my problem. So now since most of my corals haven't encrusted yet, I am going to remove all acro's and dip them. But I have a few questions

#1 What is the best dip to use. I have TMPCC, and Seachem coral disinfectant, which is similar to TMPCC. But I was thinking of getting something like CoralRx. Any other suggestions??

#2 If I remove all Acro's and dip, should I then put them all in a QT tank, and if so for how long? Will all AEFW in my DT die if there is no Acro's to eat in say 4-6 weeks?

#3 I have 2 Birdnest's, 1 is doing very well, the other is a little funny, and I think it should be doing much better. Should I treat the 1 thats not growing like it should?

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am starting to get really frustrated over this. I don't have that many Acro's at this point so I think this is the best way to deal with it. I only have 5 frags, and 2 mini colonies. So its not a huge amount. But its still going to be difficult because I am not sure how to set up the QT tank. I have a 12g Aquapod that can fit all the coral I think. And I have a 150 MH ballast I just need to get a pendant for it. But I don't think I can fit all the coral and much LR. So what should I do? I'm think of making a small egg crate rack and just putting LR rubble under it, would that be sufficient for a bio-filter?

 

[scrapz]

Revive is great at knocking off AEFW. Dipping does not eradicate the eggs, so you will need to dip on a weakly basis. I think the best thing to do is a bi-daily basting of your corals and let your fish deal with them.

 

[luther1200]

So you think I should just do the basting and not bother with the dips? I was basting a while back, but I stoppped because I wasn't positive I actually saw any AEFW.

When is the best time to baste?

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

I can't pull my corals without destroying my tank....I'm basting my corals and my wrasses, butterflies and angels are eating them as they fly off....Most I've basted in a day was 7 and my basting sessions take about 20 min to cover all acroporas.

 

[luther1200]

Thanks, what time do you think is best to baste? I have a SixLine Wrasse that eats FW. But when I baste I only rarely ever actually see anything fly off. Maybe I am doing it at the wrong time.

 

[luther1200]

Anybody ever use CoralRx to treat for AEFW?

 

[Ricunger]

I have been meaning to buy some. X2uranium uses it and swears by it. Maybe he will chime in.

 

[scrapz]

baste them during feeding time so your fish get used to the baster/feeding.

 

[Shadowramy]

CoralRx is very good when dipping corals. Works alot faster than Revive which mean less time in the dip. Coral recovery is almost immediate.

 

[luvdiving]

A member of my local club did an experiment with his aefws and found that some of the eggs can take up to 6 weeks to hatch so I would recommend u dip every 2 weeks for at least 2 months to make sure u get every single one of them..and the best dip IMO is TMPCC..

 

[Stanley-Reefer]

Yeah, I baste when I get home while the frozen food is thawing. Otherwise I'm just spreading them around althought I do like to catch the occaisional one up in my baster and let it die slowly on a paper towel

 

[luther1200]

Thanks everyonw who replied. I should have the CoralRx from PA in a day or 2. They were out of Revive anyway. So I will start basting right before feeding, do you do that everyday? And I will take out if I don't see improvement I will take them all out and dip. I have a few that will be easy to get out, and 1 is getting bad so I'm going to dip it to see how the CoralRx works.

I caught a pretty large 1 last night, I have pics, but need to upload them. I will have to do it later though. I put it in a cup and use Seachem Reef dip, and Lugols to see how much it took to kill it. It took about 2x the recommended dose. I don't think I would do that to a coral though, unless it was really bad. But once I double the dose it was almost instantly wriggling like crazy. I almost fealt bad for it, lol. I'll try to catch another once I get the other dip and do a test. But I have read alot of good reviews of CoralRx, just never heard much first hand.

 

[luther1200]

CoralRx is very good when dipping corals. Works alot faster than Revive which mean less time in the dip. Coral recovery is almost immediate.

Thanks

 

[fishypets]

IMO you should remove all of your sps and QT since they are not attatched to the rock. The basting method will not eliminate the AEFW, just sort of "keep them in check" But since you have the luxury of removing them all, that's what you should do. Good luck!

 

[kvosstra]

I have used Revive and TMPCC - I would only use Revive in the future, as I believe the concentration needed to be effective with the TMPCC is very hard on the corals. Just my personal experience.

 

[bigreefer1978]

i used tmpcc and rive together but i fnd that the coralrx does seemd to be better and faster like shadow said

 

[luther1200]

I hope so, I think I will wind up taking them all out. I think I will be better off in the long run. So if I do what exactly should I do? Remove them all and dip, then dip again in 2 weeks, and every 2 weeks up to 6 weeks? I think I might even get a Sixline Wrasse for the QT tank to help maybe eating some, is it worth it to do that? And if my DT is Acro free for 6 weeks is that long enough to be safe the eggs have hatched and the new ones are dead or should I wait 8 weeks maybe?

 

[fishypets]

Remove ALL acros and dip once a week. Eight weeks should be enough, just make sure you scrape off the eggs if you see any.

 

[luther1200]

OK, what about putting a Sixline Wrasse in the QT tank, is it worth it or don't bother?

 

[fishypets]

I wouldn't bother, just make sure you have a small powerhead blowing in the bucket when you dip and also "shake" the colonies before placing them back into QT. This will free off the "stunned" AEFW. You'll notice a ton on the first treatment and not too many after that.