Furan-2 reef safe?

[Tahoe Reefer]

I've read reviews of this product being used to treat Zoa Pox but haven't found any information stating that it's reef safe or NOT reef safe. My fish are in a QT right now and easily treated however, if I can treat the reef itself maybe I can skip going fallow for an extended period of time.

Has anyone actually used this bacterial medication on a reef?

 

[aquainas]

I have used it to treat zoa pox in form of a dip but never in reef. What disease are you treating?

 

[Tahoe Reefer]

open red sores and body slime, no cloudy eye.

 

[jcw]

My guess is that if it doesn't kill your corals directly, it'll kill the bacteria that on the live rock and lead to the tank re-cycling. Furan2 is a broad spectrum antibiotic killing bacteria good and bad.

 

[aquainas]

Gotcha...I wouldn't worry about trying to treat the display, you're going to treat in QT for a couple weeks anyway (medicating and observing) unless you have inclinations of having crypt you should be good to go.

 

[Tahoe Reefer]

They're going to stay in QT until early April, just to be safe.

 

[aquainas]

I think that's a good plan leaving the display fallow for that period of time should cover pretty much anything, a full 2 months minimum is recommended for crypt...FYI.

 

[Tahoe Reefer]

Well my treatment in QT was successful.
The only experience with using this medication on a reef tank came from a local reefer I talked to; they used this medication on a fish holding system with live rock. The live rock had pest nems like mojanos and aptasia and when he doesed the Furan-2 they all let go of the rock and floated to the surface. The bristle worms and pods survived and are doing fine as well as the green algae.