spsfreak1977
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Tell the truth has anybody beaten them and how did you do it ?
Has anybody really beat aefw??
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Chrisjbarry
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Pull all corals out and QT them. Then treat tank for a few months eggs are not affected by treatment. Cut off dead spots and treat as directed.
Peter Eichler
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I had them before a tank transfer 6-7 years ago. I only had a few colonies infested and did iodine dips and inspected for and scrapped eggs every week for about a month. Haven't had them since.
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MammothReefer
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Define beat? If you mean completely removed from your system then yes many people have. I may finally be there but I won't know for a little while longer. If you mean managed to have your tank do well in-spite of AEFW then yes, and that is something I can speak to.
spsfreak1977
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Nice keep the story's coming
spsfreak1977
Member
Beat = all gone
How are you dealing with them ?
How are you dealing with them ?
MammothReefer
Active member
Regular basting and irregular dipping.
dowtish
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I am still AEFW free as of last Nov.It wasnt "easy" or convenient, but I attacked them head on and won.
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2263491
http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2263491
I don't really have a large tank or large colonies, but I put in a 6-line and it took care of all of them in less than a month. I haven't saw any for over 3 months now and color and growth have exploded. The 6-line also took care of a red bug problem. I didn't expect it to touch them and I was in the process of setting up a QT tank when I realized they were all gone.
Piper27
I love bengals
I have heard people claim this but I still don't believe a fish will completely kill every red bug or aefw in any tank. Unless of course the tank only has a couple frags. I would love to hear more of these stories. I originally had them in a tank with a six line and it certainly didn't help. Fish are hit or miss with eating pests, certainly not an "end all" solution to the problem.
I did a very involved long intense dipping process for 8 weeks (putting them back into the display after each dip) and its been at least a year and half or so since I have seen any evidence of them. The key is not skipping any steps in your dipping process. AEFW will always be where your not looking.
Piper27
I love bengals
This post is confusing me... QT is an option but obviously your only pulling out your acros not ALL corals. What are you treating the tank for? Cut off dead spots and treat as directed? Who is directing? There is no need to cut off any dead spots, unless its covered with eggs and cutting it is easier than scraping.
DopeCantWin
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I noticed them early and blew them off with a turkey baster where my Melanurus wrasse ate them up, in retrospect I was very lucky and I highly suggest against using this method.
gofor100
New member
I've beaten them... had it pretty bad before I set up my current tank.
I used Revive Coral cleaner and dipped ALL of my acros weekly for 2+ months. That seemed to do the trick, but to make sure I killed all of those little sh!t$, I quarantined and dipped all of my SPS for another 2 months before moving them into my new DT.
Another thing I tried (not sure if this helped) was at the beginning stages of dipping, when I would see eggs, I would slather on super glue all over them to see if that would stop them from hatching. Can't say for certain that it worked, but it's worth a shot.
Now every single coral that goes into my tank gets dipped, and if it is already on a plug, I chop it and use one of my clean plugs. So far, so good... but I know quarantining is the best way to go to ensure no further infestations.
-Chad
I used Revive Coral cleaner and dipped ALL of my acros weekly for 2+ months. That seemed to do the trick, but to make sure I killed all of those little sh!t$, I quarantined and dipped all of my SPS for another 2 months before moving them into my new DT.
Another thing I tried (not sure if this helped) was at the beginning stages of dipping, when I would see eggs, I would slather on super glue all over them to see if that would stop them from hatching. Can't say for certain that it worked, but it's worth a shot.
Now every single coral that goes into my tank gets dipped, and if it is already on a plug, I chop it and use one of my clean plugs. So far, so good... but I know quarantining is the best way to go to ensure no further infestations.
-Chad
Rickyrooz1
Acropora Nut
I cut a frag of every coral (tips of the coral only), added them into a QT for two months while dipping between TLF ReVive and Bayers.
Logzor
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I did the exact same thing, been AEFW for over two years now.
