I have redbugs

McCrary

McCrary

Can't Stop Time
Well, I have redbugs. Rob you need to get that acro out of your show tank ASAP. Just thought I would tell you guys about this recent misery. I am actually considering getting out, just because this has become such a pain in the butt. I am going to sleep on it, as to if I actually get out, but I am just tired of all this.
 
ok i read about them, i guess google needed an "s" after redbug to tell me more about them. neverheard of them till today...sweet... but im sorry for you having redbugs
 
Matt, That really does suck and I'm sorry that you're throwing in the towel. I was reading about using interceptor on melev's site and it doesn't seem to cosmic. Why don't you give it go and see if it works for you prior to quitting?
 
I still am not sold on redbugs being a terrible thing, and I do not think anyone has proven them to negatively affect the cotals. At least I have not read any definative reports on it. I would say just live happy with redbugs and hope one day research shows a symbyotic relationship as opposed to a parasitic one....... I TMPCC all the stuff going into my show tank so i am sure it did a trick, I will get a new Dragonface pipe to make sure since my serpant ate my last Dragon Pipe "Puff"......
 
I agree with Rob, the stuff I've been looking at today points towards nuisance as opposed to plague. If your corals look happy and are growing well then what's the harm?
 
Red bugs are a problem, they can rapidly increase & slowly eat away the tissues of your prized corals, it's a pretty easy fix with minimum losses ( shrimps & crabs & some pods) but when your corals are free from them the polyp extention is amazing & they get happy & healthy again, so go for it and treat your system & get 'em out!
 
Yea, I think the red bugs were just the last straw that broke the camels back. I was talking to Scott last night about how I was feeling and it seemed similar to how he was feeling when he got rid of his big tank. I am still going to have my little tank and just let that chill with some zoos and mushrooms and such. But I am tired of the big tank and the maintenance that's required on it. In a couple more years when I have w bigger house and more money I will get a nice big tank and redo it with cool equipment and such. But right now it just seems time to pull out a little and enjoy a little 30 gallon tank and keep things simple. I will try to convince Scott to take some photos of my coral. Some have some good growth and some amazing polyp extension. The coral that has been infested with red bugs has little to no polyp extension and has almost stopped growing.

If I can get you guys together for a day and you can all decide on the corals you want we could intercept them together and then be done with it. A couple 5 gallon buckets would be all it takes.
 
you can treat your individual corals, however it won't cure your red bug troubles, you need to treat the entire system, they jump around and can be anywhere, plus interceptor won't kill the hidden eggs they have laid, treat once & revisit a couple weeks later for another treatment, you won't believe the difference!
 
Sorry to hear about the red bugs Matt. They are totally treatable, but I see you've already made the decision to get out. I understand the urge to simplify.
 
I was at Matt's last night. The corals look very good despite the red bugs, which are only on a few corals. The infection is not anywhere near the one I had a couple years ago and it is very treatable.

Furthermore, this is the best growth spurt and color that I have seen in Matt's tank. The corals have great polyp extension and colors are intense on most corals.

Let me know if you decide on treating, I still have a couple tablets of Interceptor.
 
Thanks for the compliment Scott, your making me blush, lol.

Mike- Yea, I am just at a point where I think I would enjoy a nice simple tank that doesn't require too much maintenance. It would be nice to just get back to the basics. I am going to post some photos of the tank soon. When I find time to sit down and do it.
 
We know exactly how you feel! We had a 20 gallon tank for 3 years. It wasn't anything fancy and we couldn't wait to get the money for a larger tank. Now, after 2 years of maintaining a 120 gallon we are also selling off everything and going back to something small. At least we had a great experience, had some awesome fish (and have the pictures to remember them by), but with 2 small children there seem to be so many other things that are more fun than maintaining a large tank!

mandy
 
Thanks Linda, hopefully having a smaller tank will allow me to enjoy the hobby more and worry about things less.
 
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