TampaSnooker
Active member
From the link: (methyl-5-benzol-benaimidizole-2-carbamate) and (dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethyl) phosphonate).
A couple spelling differences but looks like it. I notice a copyright of 2003 on the website though.
Fluke Tabs Solved My Blue Clove Polyp Problem!
- Thread starter AcroporAddict
- Start date
From the link: (methyl-5-benzol-benaimidizole-2-carbamate) and (dimethyl 2,2,2-trichloro-1-hydroxyethyl) phosphonate).
A couple spelling differences but looks like it. I notice a copyright of 2003 on the website though.
AcroporAddict
There is no substitute.
double post.
AcroporAddict
There is no substitute.
AP made Fluke Tabs and Pond Fluke Tabs. Not sure if there is any difference, but you cannot order it from nbponds.com any more. Did you click the link? It goes to an ecommerce webstore marketing site.
Update on my experience.
Wasn't able to get my shrimp out....they died the first day
Approx. half my snails didn't survive.
Green Star Polyps didn't make it.
No issues with my frogspawn or hammer corals. Remaining SPS, Ricordia, zoos, all did fine. Sorry, no experience with gorgonians.
The BCP are completely gone and I never did have a cyano outbreak as others have. My phosphates did increase and have been doing at least 10% weekly water changes but at last check still at .07
Wasn't able to get my shrimp out....they died the first day
Approx. half my snails didn't survive.
Green Star Polyps didn't make it.
No issues with my frogspawn or hammer corals. Remaining SPS, Ricordia, zoos, all did fine. Sorry, no experience with gorgonians.
The BCP are completely gone and I never did have a cyano outbreak as others have. My phosphates did increase and have been doing at least 10% weekly water changes but at last check still at .07
TampaSnooker
Active member
Sympodium, Palau Nephthea and Sinularia removed. Had to sacrifice the tri-color cloves since there was bcp throughout its mat.
Dosed 1 tap in my 180 this morning. Good riddance - they underwent sexual reproduction after my last attack on them manually and they are everywhere. Not for long...
Dosed 1 tap in my 180 this morning. Good riddance - they underwent sexual reproduction after my last attack on them manually and they are everywhere. Not for long...
AcroporAddict
There is no substitute.
Congratulations on finally being done with that pest. I lost a few of my snails when I treated as well. Glad you didn't have any cyano after treatment. I had to use ChemiClean post treatment myself.
To anyone reading this thread: I would suggest you read the entire thread front to back, and know that Fluke Tab treatment is a last ditch effort. Don't use it if you can kill your Blue Clove Polyps any other way. I did it as a last ditch effort before a total tank teardown on a 300 gallon reef.
Ralph ATL
Formerly mysterybox
Hey Dave!
besides snails & shimp.....
What about Pistol Shrimp? and deaths or issues reported?
AcroporAddict
There is no substitute.
I'd remove any pistol shrimp from the tank before treatment. I don't think Fluke Tabs mix well with crustaceans. I have no reports of them dying, but if other shimps die, why not a pistol?
david00061
New member
interesting thread. Like a dummy I let my wife buy a frag of these. I knew they might me trouble, so the frag stayed in my frag tank (frag tank is tied to display). 3 months later I had blue polyps on several zoa plugs. I tossed all frags that could see them on. 2 months later I still find a few here and there in frag tank. I use no filter socks. Do you think these guys made it to my display. I haven't seen any yet.
Well this is a timely find..
My cloves aren't blue though, they are a dark purple, and spreading very fast. I was thinking my only way to get rid of them was to basically toss everything in my tank away (cept the fish and shrimp) and start again from scratch. This thread gives me hope... now to find some tabs.
Has anyone seen any affect on macro algae from this treatment? (i run a hob fuge with dsb, macro algae and live rubble)
My cloves aren't blue though, they are a dark purple, and spreading very fast. I was thinking my only way to get rid of them was to basically toss everything in my tank away (cept the fish and shrimp) and start again from scratch. This thread gives me hope... now to find some tabs.
Has anyone seen any affect on macro algae from this treatment? (i run a hob fuge with dsb, macro algae and live rubble)
swannyson7
New member
Anyone know of a place that these can still be purchased? I've got anthelia throughout my SPS dominated 180 and this is my last resort after trying manual removal, lasers, and kalk to no avail. Thanks in advance!
Tradewinds
Well-known member
Anyone know why they quit selling fluke tabs? Seems like they are worth their weight in gold.
david00061
New member
Anyone know what effect fluke tabs would have on a tub anemone?
TampaSnooker
Active member
Doubt that it will have any effect on a tube anemone. niether colonial nor independant anemones seem to be affected by fluke tabs.
swannyson7
New member
This thread seems to be pretty active, but I still don't know where to find them. Has anyone found a place that still sells them?
I decided to take the plunge and start treatment today. I removed the leather and coco worm I had. I have a shrimp somewhere in there which I can't find. Skimmer is off, carbon and gfo are off. Water turned cloudy a bit but nothing serious. I will let you all know results after day one tomorrow. I have a serious blue clove problem in my tank. hopefully this will solve all of it.
