Fluke Tabs Solved My Blue Clove Polyp Problem!

For anyone who tried dipping, how long did you leave them in the solution? I'm thinking of setting up a 20L with one tab and dipping rocks one by one to prevent a huge nutrient spike. Most of the rocks that are infested with anthelia can easily be removed and I'm a bit weary to dose the whole tank if it can be avoided.

Also, has anyone tried to reintroduce their leathers after the treatment? I have a Palau nepthea and a Green toadstool that I'd like the add back to the tank, but if I lose them it's not a huge deal.
 
A little over a day now. All the clove polyps are very tiny and shrunken down. Shall I scrape them off with a brush or leave them alone?
 
A big thanks from the UK to Dave, one tablet in for about 10 hours or so now, and my brown GSP has finally started to retract.

No casualties so far, all fish are active, hermits and snails on view seem to be alive, and both RBTA are looking OK

All other LPS and corals seem to be OK so far as well.

Once again thanks mate, as I was so peeved with my tank and 90% or so coverage of brown GSP - This has given me the kick up the backside I needed to move on and upgrade my tank, which is happening in the next 2 weeks ;)
 
Just to update this thread, all of my brown GSP has now died completely, no other casualties that I can see.

Roll on Saturday for the upgrade.

Once again many thanks Dave.
 
I started fluke tabs Sunday afternoon 01/19. Thursday i did 25% water change, started skimming, running carbon, and gfo.
I had very few blue star polyps and I got a cyno bloom. I traded in my 12" lime green toadstool for a nice SPS. I cut 4 frags off of toadstool left one piece in tank took other 3 to friends. I will introduce another piece in a month and see if it lives. My 2 bubble tips shrunk up into digestive mode Sunday night and are looking a little better today. My tube anemone was stressed and still is stressed. I will do another 165 gallon water change today. No casualties other then leather. next weekend I will use chemclean for cyno.
I did take my lime green goniopora and red with purple center goniopora out just to be safe. i'll introduce frags of those in a month or so.
Has anyone had any goniopora with treatment?
 
gedsta said:
Just to update this thread, all of my brown GSP has now died completely, no other casualties that I can see.

Roll on Saturday for the upgrade.

Once again many thanks Dave.
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You are very welcome. Glad to help.

As I have said many times, isn't it great to be out from that pest? Everyone that has used these has been glad they did. But to anyone contemplating using Fluke Tabs, I would advise them to completely read this thread to get a full understanding of the risks involved, and what is or is not affected/killed by the Fluke Tabs. This is a last ditch effort, the only other alternative being breaking down the tank completely and starting new or bleaching the live rock down to bare surface.

You need to be pretty desperate to use these. I was.

This is a non-specified use of this medication, like Interceptor for Red Bugs.

david00061 said:
I started fluke tabs Sunday afternoon 01/19. Thursday i did 25% water change, started skimming, running carbon, and gfo.
I had very few blue star polyps and I got a cyno bloom. I traded in my 12" lime green toadstool for a nice SPS. I cut 4 frags off of toadstool left one piece in tank took other 3 to friends. I will introduce another piece in a month and see if it lives. My 2 bubble tips shrunk up into digestive mode Sunday night and are looking a little better today. My tube anemone was stressed and still is stressed. I will do another 165 gallon water change today. No casualties other then leather. next weekend I will use chemclean for cyno.
I did take my lime green goniopora and red with purple center goniopora out just to be safe. i'll introduce frags of those in a month or so.
Has anyone had any goniopora with treatment?
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Glad to see it worked for you Dave. It is very stressful to have to use something like this, but I am still glad I did a year after doing it.

I had a cyano bloom after I treated as well. That seems to be a hit and miss after effect of the Fluke Tab treatment. But ChemiClean works perfectly IME. Just use it according to directions.
 
Ok read it all. Just want to make sure sympodium is ok to leave in? Also if you pull your snails how long until you can put the back in? While the bcp r shriveling up has anyone tried to suck them out?

Thanks
 
I pulled all my Sympodium. I highly doubt that it would survive, considering what everyone is killing off with Fluke Tabs. All softies are succeptable. Zoas, shrooms and 'nems seem to be OK. Although my RBTA shrunk up to 1/10 it's size for a couple days following dosage - it's fine now, but it was the first species to show a reaction to the drug.
I lost a couple snails; CB shrimp OK.
 
nanotank said:
Ok read it all. Just want to make sure sympodium is ok to leave in? Also if you pull your snails how long until you can put the back in? While the bcp r shriveling up has anyone tried to suck them out?

Thanks
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I think sympodium would be a gonner with Fluke Tabs.
 
Cool.. How long have people been keeping the corals susceptible to the fluke out after treatment. These damn thing have exploded. I never bought them figured they must have hitch hiked on a frag plug or something other.
 
nanotank said:
Cool.. How long have people been keeping the corals susceptible to the fluke out after treatment. These damn thing have exploded. I never bought them figured they must have hitch hiked on a frag plug or something other.
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I think that falls in the to be determined category. Hopefully some of the earlier posters will share. I'm moving my 180 that I just treated to my aquaculture lab next week, now that the BCP issue is resolved. I'll have guinea pigs available and will post successes and failures as I experiment.

I keep seeing these things for sale at LFS. Managers say they sell like crazy. All I can do is warn them...
 
my BCP came back this week. the only species on the list to survive.
 

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Fortunately, I still have another tab. Hopefully there is enough residual drug in the water already so that my other tab will knock it out. The tank is being moved to my lab on Monday. I"ll dose the other tab then, rather than dilute it out due to water loss on the move.
Then I"ll start experimenting with how long it affects other softies. I'm also debating about replacing the rock during the move and going through every coral as it's harvested to ensure no BCP after the move.
I'm fairly confident that bleach and acid would take care of them...
 
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