Fluke Tabs Solved My Blue Clove Polyp Problem!

Well, I am 3 days into the Fluke tab treatment, and everything seems to be going as planned. This morning, the BCP seemed very diminished and actually gone in certain areas. My other corals don't seem real happy, but look to be ok. Only time will tell. My tank was completely over run with the BCP, I was willing to take whatever chances needed in order to rid my tank of this menace. I have around 17 gallons in the display, 25 ish in the sump; I used ¼ tablet dissolved into 1 gallon fresh saltwater. I wanted to go easy at first, with such a small volume.

NOTE to other reefers, think very seriously about introducing this coral into your system, you may end up regretting it very much. Thanks again for all of you that helped, you know who you are.
 
Sneds said:
Well, I am 3 days into the Fluke tab treatment, and everything seems to be going as planned. This morning, the BCP seemed very diminished and actually gone in certain areas. My other corals don't seem real happy, but look to be ok. Only time will tell. My tank was completely over run with the BCP, I was willing to take whatever chances needed in order to rid my tank of this menace. I have around 17 gallons in the display, 25 ish in the sump; I used ¼ tablet dissolved into 1 gallon fresh saltwater. I wanted to go easy at first, with such a small volume.

NOTE to other reefers, think very seriously about introducing this coral into your system, you may end up regretting it very much. Thanks again for all of you that helped, you know who you are.
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I bet it feels like a 5 ton blue clove polyp covered weight has been lifted of your shoulders! :dance: We need something like Fluke Tabs that does the same for AEFWs!
 
Hey, thanks Acro. I think my only defense against AEFW is that I dip EVERYTHING in coral rx before it goes into my tank, maybe it can survive the dip and still do damage. My tank is looking a bit slickly tonight, but that nasty *** BCP is on the way out. I really don't care what I loose, I was looking at a total teardown and restart if this didn't work. Good luck with those AEFW things, you'll figure it out.
 
Sneds said:
Hey, thanks Acro. I think my only defense against AEFW is that I dip EVERYTHING in coral rx before it goes into my tank, maybe it can survive the dip and still do damage. My tank is looking a bit slickly tonight, but that nasty *** BCP is on the way out. I really don't care what I loose, I was looking at a total teardown and restart if this didn't work. Good luck with those AEFW things, you'll figure it out.
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I was posting rhetorically, as it would be nice to have a systemic AEFW treatment, like Fluke Tabs do for Blue Clove Polyps.
 
Well my tabs arrived yesterday, thanks again AcroporAddict. Not used them yet, because I have two starfish and a tigertail cucumber in the tank. I will be able to remove the starfish, but I'm going to struggle with the cucumber.
 
I am another victim of the BCP,they took over my 155 gal. reef tank. They are competing with the zoas they all over the rocks and around all my corals. I am in need of some fluke tabs if anybody has any left or know where to get them. I'll pay for whatever you want for them.If i can avoid breaking down my tank i would,but if i have no choice i would. Great info on this site. I'm glad i see others who have headaches and experiences in getting rid of these pests. Cause i truly hate them!!
 
Hey AcroproAddict i can't send private messages yet since i haven't post enough yet.I think two should be enough,what do you think. How many water changes did you do while using the fluke tabs for those four days or more? My email is bolojr904@yahoo.com. Thanks in advanced bro.
 
bolojr904 said:
Hey AcroproAddict i can't send private messages yet since i haven't post enough yet.I think two should be enough,what do you think. How many water changes did you do while using the fluke tabs for those four days or more? My email is bolojr904@yahoo.com. Thanks in advanced bro.
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If you find some Fluke Tabs, I didn't do any water changes during the 4 day treatment, but increased and did several medium size water changes, one per day, after the treatment period was over. Additionally, I swapped out a my carbon daily a couple times post treatment as well. Usually, folks are doing one tab per 100 net gallons of tank water.
 
Where can I find some fluke tabs for sale? Does anyone have some for this thread for sale? I need to treat a 120 gallon with 40 breeder sump that is overridden with these stupid little cloves! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
 
I treated my tank with a 1/2 tablet of fluke tabs (many thanks to AcroporAdict) in my 55 gallon/25 gallon sump and gave it a 7-8 day treatment without water changes. Fluke tabs are nearly impossible to get, I purchased a few more tabs just in case. Be sure to remove any chemical media in there prior to dosing. I noticed on the 2nd day that i didn't remove a carbon/phosphate pad and wasn't getting any results. Once the pad was removed, the BPC almost shriveled up overnight. The xenia i had also acted the same. The GSP however, took a bit longer (two weeks) before it died.

Its worthwhile to mention shrimps should be removed prior to treating. Its great to note that none of my corals suffered any damage and I have a mixed reef. Surprisingly, i have two toadstools and they are doing well. All is all, if no other solutions work out, this is way to go.
 
So the yumas were not affected at all?

I have a few orange yumas and pink yumas and some blue ricordea. I was going to move them, but I may leave those that are attached to large rocks.
 
I am really a happy man!!!

It has been about a week or so since I started treating, and it appears that the fluke tabs took the entire clove polyp infestation out. My rock looks very strange, it is almost bare, no coralline at all. I did my first big water change last night, and started my carbon this morning. I think the only loss was my porcelain crab, I couldn't catch him, he never came out of the rock anyway. Not that I wish I couldn't have saved him, but I was at the breaking point.

I'm gonna keep a close eye on my levels, my skimmer has gone a bit nuts after restarting last night. I plan on big water changes every other day or so for the next week, then I may introduce a leather that I put in the hospital tank, I guess I may loose it as well.

Thanks again for all the help. Lesson learned.
 
Sneds said:
I am really a happy man!!!

It has been about a week or so since I started treating, and it appears that the fluke tabs took the entire clove polyp infestation out. My rock looks very strange, it is almost bare, no coralline at all. I did my first big water change last night, and started my carbon this morning. I think the only loss was my porcelain crab, I couldn't catch him, he never came out of the rock anyway. Not that I wish I couldn't have saved him, but I was at the breaking point.

I'm gonna keep a close eye on my levels, my skimmer has gone a bit nuts after restarting last night. I plan on big water changes every other day or so for the next week, then I may introduce a leather that I put in the hospital tank, I guess I may loose it as well.

Thanks again for all the help. Lesson learned.
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Keep an eye out for a red cyano bloom. That is what I had after I killed the Blue Cloves. You still have a lot of decaying tissue on the rocks. I did a ChemiClean treatmnent about two weeks after the Fluke Tab treatment and it worked like a charm. I hated doing ChemiClean right after the Fluke Tabs, but what can I say, it works!!!!:D
 
Ya Acro, things look pretty bad. I'll still take it over a tank full of blue. Some things look good, corals popping open for the first time since dosing, gonna do another water change in the morning. I actually have a couple Zoo's still alive, maybe 10 polyps out of an original 200. My ro/di has been pumpin solid for 2 days, I have a 120gal full of fresh ro/di ready to mix into my 30 gal mixing tank. I just need a new bucket of Salinty salt, which is 1 hour drive each way. All this because I made a rookie mistake. Since blue clove polyp is such a problem to get rid of seeing the only solution is all but unavailable, I wish it was better known as a coral that needs to be avoided in most situations, just the list of people in this thread that are in need of help prove that. Enough threads about ph and "how come I have algae", this is a real problem, with no solution. Blue Clove Polyps- STAY AWAY!! Next big problem, your AEFW. I hope that is never a problem for me. Thanks man.
 
Sneds, how much did you dose, i had no problems w any of my zoa's only leathers, and a few mexican turbo snails, but i my have had a smaller infestation than you, thankfully no cyno after either.
 
I want to remind everyone reading this thread that the use of Fluke Tabs to kill out of control Blue Clove Polyps, Xenia, etc., is not the primary purpose of Fluke Tabs, so you use this product for that purpose at your own risk. Any and all practices described here regarding dosage, post treatment removal, what corals/fish inverts are or are not affected, are purely experiential (anecdotal). I would not tell anyone to use them if you have a small patch or two. I would use kalk paste or something similar if you don't have a major infestation.

I used Fluke Tabs as a last ditch effort before breaking down a 300 gallon reef that had 4-5 square feet of blue clove polyps, and that was after trying and failing with every other removal method I could. I only had a couple posts about other's experience to go on when I tried Fluke Tabs, so I really didn't know what to expect, but I was so desperate I did it, and the way I did it worked for me.

I hope this thread will help others deal with the problem of these nuisance corals in our reef tanks. By sharing our combined experience, both good and bad, we can hopefully help others in the hobby.
 
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