Gigantea treatment: Septra DS

[OrionN]

A friend of mine got this Gigantea from a LFS here in Corpus Christi today. He asked me to help treat the anemone. I only got 30 mins at lunch today to set up. He took the anemone from the LFS home, called me, I asked him to take it to my house so we can get him into the QT. There we decided to start treatment. I plan to use 1 Septra DS daily along with 100% water change every day PM then med

Got him to my house at about 1:00 PM.
In QT with Med by 1:30.

Picture 1, in buncket on arrival

Picture 2, 4 hrs after treatment

Picture 3, 7 hrs after treatment.

He is looking good, Will update regularly.

 

[Overboard]

Thanks for sharing your antibiotic treatment experience with us Minh. Your Cipro treatment has definitely made the difference for me for both a Gig and a Mag. Will be following this with interest!

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Overboard]

I meant to ask, what dosage are you starting with using the Septra DS? I want to be ready if I finally find a blue or purple Gig to go with my green Gig.

Thanks,
Mark

 

[Reefahholic]

He's gonna be nice! I think your doing good treating with Septra first Minh like we talked about. I've been doing it that way since. Save the heavy hitter (Cipro) for last. If no response to Septra, then bust out the Cipro.

When I use Cipro first and have no response, and then switch to Septra- I rarely have a response with that either.

I've been using 1/2 pill per 10/G. Sometimes I use whole dose if they're real bad.

Good luck with him Minh, he's gonna do just fine it looks like!

 

[OrionN]

Mark
I use one Septra DS tablet for 10 gal. I plan to do 100% water change daily

 

[OrionN]

the water was clowdy somewhat this AM so I did a 100% water change and add 1 tablet Septra DS. Here are the pictures right after water change. One top down the other through the glass

 

[ZorroV]

He's looking good. Hope he does well and recovers.

 

[taylor t]

100% water change every day PM then med.

IMO, the most critical piece of the procedure, next to meds, is 100% water change. I don't understand why some want to save 50% of the polluted water. They are mostly water, why save any of it.




The challenge of rehabbing gigs is almost more fun than having a tank full of them. But sure is pretty to see them puff up during feeding when healthy.

 

[clorox]

IMO, the most critical piece of the procedure, next to meds, is 100% water change. I don't understand why some want to save 50% of the polluted water. They are mostly water, why save any of it.




The challenge of rehabbing gigs is almost more fun than having a tank full of them. But sure is pretty to see them puff up during feeding when healthy.

Out of curiosity, do you use 100% DT water or NSW?

 

[OrionN]

I use DT water. No need to heat, chemistry is the same. My DT have great water. I often do much more water change than an average reefer for my system.

 

[taylor t]

Out of curiosity, do you use 100% DT water or NSW?

Me personally, I use fresh made SW from a bucket, RC, when trying to rehab gigs. I don't change DT water often, I've gone months on my tanks with no water changes... Not a good idea generally. Then I go through times where I'm playing "catch up", trying to do 20% changes for a couple weeks in a row because it got away from me. I'm not as disciplined as I should be. But if I'm on a soap box, I'm going to say do water changes frequently... even though I go through times of not. A tank like Minh's, just looking you can see everything is thriving, so him using DT wouldn't be a problem, as he keeps his tank in great condition. I personally, dont' think my tanks are where they should be, so I wouldn't use DT water. My stuff is doing fine, but I know water isn't where it could be.

That's what's hard about threads... SOOOO much info may be omitted, or left out, or not conveyed. We could type all day til we're blue in the face and still leave out details.

That's why I've stated 100% changes when rehabbing nems. For the average reader trying to do this, for me, (or others like Jared or Minh) doing only 50% changes, Their tanks are in much better shape than average, AND, they have experience to look for warning signs, and they can get away with it and are prepared to take appropriate actions if needed. For most trying to get a hard to keep alive nem acclimated for their first time, 100% water changes with fresh made water will be the best odds.

Minh's water is probably BETTER than fresh made bucket water, or at least closer to NSW (natural sea water). He uses reactor.

 

[taylor t]

Minh, is that gig a green? Pics look a tint of yellow.

 

[OrionN]

I use Instant Ocean, mail order my salt several box at a time, just enough to get free shipping so it only cost me 25 c per galon of salt water. I have permanet container/automatic RO system so mixing water and changing water is no big deal for me. Pump it out then pump it in. It only take me a few mins to change the HT water this AM.

Sometime during the last treatment and this treatment my heating element fail. The controler still works but the heater fail. This AM the HT water was 77 degree. I have to change the heater. I put a cheap heater turn up all the way but control by my controler. I don't think this cause any problem for the anemone. Temp perfect at 82 degree now.

 

[OrionN]

Minh, is that gig a green? Pics look a tint of yellow.

Kyle, my friend, got this anemone from GC Reef a Corpus Christi LFS. I think he will be some green when he recover, possible a fairly good green color. More green than my Green Petco gigantea I think.

 

[clorox]

Me personally, I use fresh made SW from a bucket, RC, when trying to rehab gigs. I don't change DT water often, I've gone months on my tanks with no water changes... Not a good idea generally. Then I go through times where I'm playing "catch up", trying to do 20% changes for a couple weeks in a row because it got away from me. I'm not as disciplined as I should be. But if I'm on a soap box, I'm going to say do water changes frequently... even though I go through times of not. A tank like Minh's, just looking you can see everything is thriving, so him using DT wouldn't be a problem, as he keeps his tank in great condition. I personally, dont' think my tanks are where they should be, so I wouldn't use DT water. My stuff is doing fine, but I know water isn't where it could be.

That's what's hard about threads... SOOOO much info may be omitted, or left out, or not conveyed. We could type all day til we're blue in the face and still leave out details.

That's why I've stated 100% changes when rehabbing nems. For the average reader trying to do this, for me, (or others like Jared or Minh) doing only 50% changes, Their tanks are in much better shape than average, AND, they have experience to look for warning signs, and they can get away with it and are prepared to take appropriate actions if needed. For most trying to get a hard to keep alive nem acclimated for their first time, 100% water changes with fresh made water will be the best odds.

Minh's water is probably BETTER than fresh made bucket water, or at least closer to NSW (natural sea water). He uses reactor.

Thanks for the candid reply Taylor, in the past when I treated a couple sick haddoni I used a mix of DT water and NSW, but it would be much more convenient to use NSW.
My DT water should be good as I have a fully automated system with RODI + mixing stations and a litermeter doses and removes water to reach about a weekly 25% water change.

 

[OrionN]

I did 100% water change again tonight before bed. I think I will only change one a day from now on. This Gigantea is really doing well. Mouth small and fully inflated. Looking great.
Here are two more picture just right after I did the 100% water change. Top down he is green while sideway, notso much. He is not fully bleached either.

 

[taylor t]

It's really looking good for a new arrival. It will be a stunner when it goes to your friend.

So you did (2) 100% changes in one day, the first two days you had it? From now on, you will only do (1) 100% change a day? Am I understanding this correct?

 

[OrionN]

Yes.
Initial 10 gal yesterday. Then 100% water change yesterday evening. Then 100% this AM and then 100% this evening. If I see the water cloudy I do 100% water change, then add med of course. I don't want anything pump out by the anemone go back to him. This PM I just did it for the heck of it. It was not cloudy. IMO, there is no down side to 100% water change if you use good water DT water (other than it cost me about $2.50 for each 10 gal of water)

 

[Kaman8]

If you take 100% water out , then the nem is without water for a couple of minutes . Am I right? Is that safe for the nem? I haven't treat a nem before, so I want to know in case I have to treat it in the future day.

 

[justinky]

Looking good Minh, nice of you to do that for a local reefer.