I got them Red Bugs
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milsaltnewbie07
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Dont worry to much about redbugs, they are by far the easiest of all the pest to treat. They will literally almost all die within hours of treatment. Good luck.
codydemmel4
Active member
i don't have red bugs (knock on wood) but for future reference and everyone else.
do you have an update? All dead?
Scorpius
Stick Head
13 hrs later all red bugs have perished. Oddly enough there are still quite a bit of copepods left alive so my that's a plus.
I cannot run my skimmer yet due to how it foams like crazy.
Scorpius
Stick Head
I took them out of the main display while treating. I'm currently trying to get my skimmer back up and running as it wants to foam over like crazy. :dance:
davehead86
New member
Any follow up to this thread. I want to use Dr. G's but want to see if there are any long term affects.
Scorpius
Stick Head
I ended up losing quite a few snails/hermits due to leftover Interceptor in the tank. My serpent starfish pulled through, but acted funny for several weeks.
I suggest doing large water changes after treatment or running tons of carbon to remove the medication since it will slowly kill off weak invertebrates.
Other than that it's a great in tank treatment for red bugs and I haven't seen them since.
davehead86
New member
Good to know. Did you happen to have an anemone in the tank? Any idea how they fare?
Scorpius
Stick Head
Two Rock Flower Anemone's and one Maxi Mini Carpet Anemone made it through just fine.
davehead86
New member
Continuing as a follow up for future readers.
My red bug issue has been resolved using the Dr. G's LPS/SPS Dip.
I used 1ml per gallon as perviously mentioned and added it to a high flow area in my tank. I turned off my carbon and gfo reactors and also my skimmer. The tank stayed cloudy for about an hour.
I left the medication in the tank for 1 24 hour period before I then turned on my GFO and Carbon Reactors. The skimmer was bubbling like crazy so I was unable to turn it on until 2 days later when the carbon had removed the medication.
I did have a shrimp that I couldn't catch that died. I am not sure if my crabs all lived. I have several emerald crabs, i did see one out on the sandbed a few days after the treatment and he was moving. I now see a shell out on the sandbed. Im not sure if thats because he grew a new shell or if he actually died. All of my snails, fish, corals, and anemone are doing great. I will have to add more copepods to the system as they were taken out too.
I will now be using this product as my only dip for incoming corals.
My red bug issue has been resolved using the Dr. G's LPS/SPS Dip.
I used 1ml per gallon as perviously mentioned and added it to a high flow area in my tank. I turned off my carbon and gfo reactors and also my skimmer. The tank stayed cloudy for about an hour.
I left the medication in the tank for 1 24 hour period before I then turned on my GFO and Carbon Reactors. The skimmer was bubbling like crazy so I was unable to turn it on until 2 days later when the carbon had removed the medication.
I did have a shrimp that I couldn't catch that died. I am not sure if my crabs all lived. I have several emerald crabs, i did see one out on the sandbed a few days after the treatment and he was moving. I now see a shell out on the sandbed. Im not sure if thats because he grew a new shell or if he actually died. All of my snails, fish, corals, and anemone are doing great. I will have to add more copepods to the system as they were taken out too.
I will now be using this product as my only dip for incoming corals.
codydemmel4
Active member
Did you do any water changes?
davehead86
New member
I did not do an extra water change after the 24 hour period (Started this process on sunday). I am just waiting for my regular water change this weekend. I will probably do a little bit of a larger change this weekend.
The carbon seems to have captured most of it. My skimmer is working well again and the tank is showing all the signs of running regularly.
