Help Chalices are Melting Away.

Several of my Chalice frags started to recede. I was thinking it was because of stopping the use of Zeovit until I read this. I also just added a colony of Chalice from Australia. I dosed Interceptor today and will report back with results.
 
I've had great results just dipping affected chalices and Acans separately with Interceptor for a couple of hours each. I haven't been brave enough to treat the entire tank.
 
Haven't needed to use it in a diplay for a few years. I don't think I've ever had a coral react badly to the treatment. They actually seem to like it. Crabs on the other hand that's a different story. I used it in systems that ran for years afterward too so I didn't notice any long term problems either.
 
2 of my 6 SCOLYMIA australis appear to have somethign similar, they're barely taking food. I lost 2 other scoly's.

reading thread now, on page 3... hope an answer is found in the following pages.
 
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Mine completely stopped and recovered now. I honestly can't say if it was from the treatment though. I discovered the Reefers Best salt I was using dropped my tank to 300 Calcium and 1000 Magnesium. I treated the tank and raised the elements at the same time.
 
Wow I am glad that I found this thread. I am seeing the same signs of recession on my chalices. I thought water quality when I lost my first chalice within two days of adding and after 3 weeks of closely monitoring water quality and increasing mg to the 1400 range I added 2 chalices yesterday and have begun to notice the recession. I am heading out today to pickup some Interceptor and will do a dip as I only have 2 affected pieces. I will revert back with my findings.
 
I lost a small acan colony and now my tyree watermelon the skin is falling off just melting away. Anyone try a 5g bucket w/ a HIGH dosage of interceptor for a few hours ?
 
Should work fine. Put a little powerhead in there so the Interceptor dust or pieces don't settle on the coral. Watch the coral. I have dipped new corals with Interceptor as a preventative measure, and when the dosage is "HIGH" they can stress a bit and start to excrete a lot of slime. Don't overdo it too much, but for the most part Interceptor is pretty kind to corals IME. They even seem to like it, maybe it is the beef flavoring they put in the pills, who knows?
 
im going to try and get some interceptor tomorrow. Im an 18 year old college student and im going to a vet in a college town so knowing my life they will probably think im going to try and get high or soemthing...i noticed recession on my micro about 2 weeks after i got it. I plan to dip it in some interceptor in a small container for about an hour or two. If it doesnt help then i am going to go out and buy mg, alk, and ca test kits and im assuming my parameters will be off although my duncan and frogspawn seem to be fine and the duncan is even regrowing lost flesh from poor care at the lfs
 
Why would the vet think you were going to get high on Interceptor? LOL! College students in the Bay area shouldn't have any trouble with that. I'm not sure why they are so stringent with the bug killing pills, but there should be more and more reef friendly vets popping up around the country. Seems like they are missing out on a big market otherwise.
 
I have been having some problems with my acans & chalices. My concern with treating my entire tank with Interceptor is how it will affect my cleaner & blood shimp. What about urchins? I don't want to make them sick or kill them.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14292773#post14292773 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roblack
Why would the vet think you were going to get high on Interceptor? LOL! College students in the Bay area shouldn't have any trouble with that. I'm not sure why they are so stringent with the bug killing pills, but there should be more and more reef friendly vets popping up around the country. Seems like they are missing out on a big market otherwise.
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The issues isn't you getting high on it, if you treat a dog that has a heartworm infestation, you will kill the dog. They have to be checked before they can take the medicine.
 
i was just kidding about the getting high, i just dont understand why if i say im using it in my fishtank they cant give me it. Im sure theres a ton of reasons i cant think of because they are very unlikely for me to do but meh. I called and they said no. Ill call the others tomorrow.

my plan of attack : i have a saltwater aquarium, one coral is dying. I think it has bugs. Interceptor kills bug. Many people have used interceptor to kill said bugs in different tanks. Please give me interceptor. Thanks : D

haha well see how that goes
 
Borrow a stray, feed it, get Interceptor, feed it again and go separate ways. Everyone wins! The Strays For Reefs Initiative.
 
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i meant it as thats too much effort to find a stray for some pills...especially when i dont know if it will even help. Trust me im not lazy when it come to my tank and my girlfriend lets me hear it often
 
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