Help with interceptor dosage

[keithrett]

Well, I just discovered yesterday that a few of my acro colonies have red bugs and I am planning on dosing the entire tank with interceptor very soon. I have read multiple articles with conflicting dosage amounts and I was hoping to get a recommendation on the dosage amount for a 54.4 gallon (net volume) system. I was considering doubling the recommended dose as I have heard of no ill effects when this is done. (thoughts?) I will be using the 51-100lb variety of interceptor, as recommended by many red bug articles. I also plan on removing as many hermits and acro crabs as possible before treatment so they can be reintroduced after the water change and carbon replacement.

Thanks,
Keith

 

[Reefnub]

Use 1/4 of the tablet, it's ok to overdose a little.

http://www.melevsreef.com/redbugs.html

 

[keithrett]

Use 1/4 of the tablet, it's ok to overdose a little.

http://www.melevsreef.com/redbugs.html

Thanks for the advice and the link. I was considering using 1/4 of the tablet, but I wanted to hear what others thought. How long would you recommend leaving the interceptor in the system before I preform a water change and replace my carbon?

Thanks again,
Keith

 

[Finland]

I read somewhere you should leave it in for 6 hrs, then do a water change. That is what I did with 3 separate treatment a week apart. Took care of my rb's. I have read also that some people just leave it in with out doing a water change as it loses it's potency and is skimmed out. I haven't tried it though.

 

[Reefnub]

Some people leave it in there for a week with no side effects. It is recommended to change 10-20% water after 24 hours. Do treatment 3 times if you want to be safe, think it was once a week or it was once every 3 days, forgot.

 

[reefereef]

So is it safe to just leave the interceptor in the tank and the add carbon in a few days

 

[keithrett]

Thanks for the help everyone. I am about halfway into my first treatment and so far the only loss was my cleaner shrimp and hopefully the red bugs. (Its a bummer but my mystery wrasse helped clean up and I'd rather rid my tank of red bugs than keep the shrimp)

 

[reefereef]

keithrett, do you planb on leaving the interceptor in or are you going to do the water change and carbon deal.

 

[ebacon]

Please updates thread asi am getting ready to treat and would like to know your results

 

[spawn2]

I read somewhere you should leave it in for 6 hrs, then do a water change. That is what I did with 3 separate treatment a week apart. Took care of my rb's. I have read also that some people just leave it in with out doing a water change as it loses it's potency and is skimmed out. I haven't tried it though.

The last time I treated mine(which has about 55 gal gross) I just used a heaping salifert spoonful. Then I left it in, will no ill affects what so ever. that was the 3rd treatment. No more bugs so far. & never even lost a hermit after times 2 & three. I lost 2 on the 1st treatment. Only left them in as I had no where to put them. I took out the carbon & changed it though. Also weekly WC change was done 4 days after last treatment.

 

[keithrett]

Please updates thread asi am getting ready to treat and would like to know your results

I only completed two doses using 1/4 of a pill each time. (Treatments are so easy that if any future problems arise I can quickly dose my system) My cleaner shrimp died the first treatment and I lost the majority of my hermit crabs by the end of the second treatment, but I am now red bug free. My SPS are coloring up nicely and have great polyp extension.

Best of luck,
Keith

 

[reefer74]

So did you leave the interceptor in your system without a water change...just replaced carbon and started skimming after some time?

 

[reefer74]

thx

 

[cnguyenl]

I'm ready to treat my 120G tank now. About 100 gallons total minus the rocks and plus the sump area. So with the recommended dosage above, I should use 1/2 pill. Will see how it goes.

 

[Ucyibd1]

Make sure you leave your skimmer running, but turn the air to it off....that way the interceptor will run in the skimmer body. I honestly never did a water change after I treated my tank. Just turned the air to the skimmer back on and added carbon, all red bugs were history. My SPS have been growing like crazy since.