Total System Levasole Planaria Kill Recipe

[adirondack]

Update

Update

I used 5 gms/ 300 gals in early July, now it's Sept. 3rd and no sign of flatworms. I use CoralX now on all new coral.

 

[juice44]

does anyone know where i can get some levamisole or have any extra for sale

 

[Nanook]

inkmaker, please read the User Agreement regarding commercial posts.

 

[skatezen]

I dosed my tank with 5 grams = 300 gal concentration last night. As of this morning I still had a few lingering flatworms, so I increased the concentration to 5 grams = 200 gal. Has anyone else not experienced 100% kill after 12 hrs at the lower concentration? I do not wish to dose more than the 5 grams = 200 gal. I know how powerful this stuff is after having nuked my system 4 years ago trying to exterminate AEFW.

 

[skatezen]

Bump Has levmisole not worked for anyone? I still have some stragglers.

 

[CleveYank]

Even if numerous doses are required the cost benefit makes it easier to accept.

As far as livestock, again everything appears to be doing fine. --->SPS NOTE(Apparently there is an SPS mortality and coloration impact that others have noted a concern about. A concern that I do not share for at 7 days after first dosing and at the time of writing this. And a repeat of the initial dosing; this has not been an issue)


My schedule is to redose the LEVASOLE for a total of 3 to 4 weeks every 7 days in the EXACT MANNER. I will post any changes as they come available.

Skatezen, as posted in my very 1st post I adopted a schedule to redose as I quoted myself.

The method behind this was.
Most will find stragglers and also what is the exact breeding/hatching cycle of eggs still present at the time of the initial dose is not known.
And as an experiment if the livestock would suffer from successive dosages. I found it did not harm my livestock as long as I stuck with the dosage amount and timing I posted.

So yes, it is recommended to hit the system again. My system is still free of them since this trial. And all incoming coral, frags, and rock get this treatment before placement in any of my systems.

HTH

 

[inkmaker]

Sorry if this has been covered but does this treatment kill the white flat worms or the AEFW's? Or any flatworms?

Levamisole will kill the worms but not the eggs. The worms reproduce by laying eggs which may or may not go dormant. If the eggs hatch in a week or 2 then a fresh treatment will kill the young ones. If one waits too long, the worms are back producing eggs again and you will be behind their cycle.

Charles H

 

[skatezen]

Update

Yesterday I dosed my system ~33 gal with the same 5 grams =200 gal concentration. This morning I still had a few FWs left on the glass so I added a .3ml per gal maintenance dose and I still have a few stragglers. I did not do a water change of any sort and just put my carbon back online more than 24hrs after the "initial" second dose. My strometella and mexican turbo snails are all over on their backs as well as my mini brittle starts. I think I lost a few turbos in this round of treatment. Corals all seem unaffected. I'd like the flatworms gone, but may resort to a wrasse to just keep them in check. I don't know if I want to continue the treatment. Any advice?

Jeff

 

[inkmaker]

drug resistant Planaria strains

drug resistant Planaria strains

I hate to think there are drug resistant strains but it certainly is possible. Levamisole is a powerful medication for invertebrates. That includes the Corals and everything in your tank but the fish. Some fish are very sensitive to the compound as well. I would never recommend leaving the stuff in a Reef Tank for 24 hours. There is no telling what all it will kill.

CleveYank proposes multiple treatments over months. I really think that is a better way to treat these worms.
"Originally Posted by CleveYank
Even if numerous doses are required the cost benefit makes it easier to accept."

Change your water and replace the charcoal. Retreat this time in December.

I would just hope the Levamisole hasn't killed anything important.

 

[wolf1971]

Just looking for some advice.

I have a poultry wormer (Liquid in a 125mL bottle) that says it is 8.48g/L Levamisole Hydrochloride.
What would be the dose that i need in mL for a 3500Lt reef?
I couldn't find anywhere about the liquid form only the powder.

Thanks
Pete

 

[inkmaker]

3500 liter = 920 gallons. It seems that major results come from at least 2 treatments. Multiple treatments over several months really keeps them under control.

5 grams treats 300 to 400 gallons. so lets say 5 grams = 350 gallons, 920 gallons/350 gallons = 2.62
or 2.6 X 5 grams = 13.14 grams for one treatment of the entire system.

you say you have a bottle that is 8.48 grams/1000 ml so 13.14grams/8.48grams = 1.55 liters of your solution for one treatment. I don't think you have enough to get started.


You will have to write to members personally to see where they found the powder. I've heard it is available in your country. It might be a good idea to look around in the live stock and feed stores there.

Charles H

 

[wolf1971]

Thanks for your reply Charles.:fun2:
The product i found was nice and easy access to a pet store but we do have a produce place nearby that i will visit today.

Thanks again

Cheers
Pete

 

[inkmaker]

Thanks for your reply Charles.:fun2:
The product i found was nice and easy access to a pet store but we do have a produce place nearby that i will visit today.

Thanks again

Cheers
Pete

The the live stock and feed stores are your best source of the medication.

Charles H

 

[reeftank21]

How long do most people leave the levamisole in their tanks before starting the water changes? I hope to do my tank tomorrow.

Thanks

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

This product has been pulled off the market for some time; seems some people think its good to cut cocaine with.

 

[inkmaker]

How long do most people leave the levamisole in their tanks before starting the water changes? I hope to do my tank tomorrow.
Thanks

Generally the Levamisole powder is left in the tank for 6 to 10 hours. One needs to be careful and watch the fish and invertebrates, corals, etc. that too much stress doesn't kill them. One generally dissolves the 5 gram pack in a measured amount of tank water and then adds enough of the solution so that a 5 gram pack treats 3oo gallons of water.

Remember Levamisole doesn't kill the Planaria eggs. They have to hatch and be treated as worms, so a second treatment is necessary. CleveYank treated his system several times over a period of several months to completely eliminate the pests.

It would be a good idea to look back over the recent posts in this thread to learn as much as you can.

Good Luck and Good Timing

 

[inkmaker]

This product has been pulled off the market for some time; seems some people think its good to cut cocaine with.

It would be a good idea to look back over the recent posts in this thread to learn as much as you can about this compound.

Charles Harrison

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

What's your point? My other is a veterinarian, and she can longer get it for even our animals; your claim they pulled it off the market is for profit is something she can't confirm. It was my google that came up with the drug cutting idea, she doesn't know why its off the market. We have a couple bottles on hand because its about the only med useful for a very bad parasite that our alpacas might someday come in contact with; unless you know something she doesn't according to her at this point when her stock pile of lavamisole is gone its gone.

 

[mr.maroonsalty]

double post

 

[dendronepthya]

I just dosed my 4,000 gallon system with it and the flatworms immediately started dying and floating around the tank. My system isn't what I would call "infested" but there were some corals that had quite a few flatworms living on them. In a couple hours I will be putting in the activated carbon to polish the water a bit. So far, I am pleased with the results. Looks like the vast majority of the flatworms died (along with some worms, starfish, and pods which are acceptable losses) with no change in the corals and fish. Next week, I plan on repeating the dosage.