flatworm exit

enemec1 · 03/07/2006, 09:00 PM

Is flatworm exit any good? any one have experance with it I need info?

mpcart · 03/07/2006, 10:00 PM

It works great. Do a couple treatments to make sure you get all of the stragglers.

Here is some good info

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

http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...on.asp?CartId=

-Mike

bertoni · 03/08/2006, 01:51 AM

It worked for me, but it's caused trouble for some. Be sure to have activated carbon ready, and maybe a lot of water for changes. Also, follow the instructions carefully. The dying flatworms can definitely poison a tank.

Joshthenosh · 03/08/2006, 04:25 AM

somone on , a english forum just used this, and he Had a lot More flat worms than he thought, it posioned the tank and nearly crashed hes whole tank, luckly hes fast thinking saved most of hes tank, though he did lose hes prized kole tang

Swanwillow · 03/08/2006, 04:45 AM

I used it, but the normal dosage didn't work, so I carboned it out, then did the well, nothing to lose, squirt a bit in method...

didn't loose anything, did have a net handy to scoop up the flatworms though, so that may be why. also, add the carbon as soon as the flatowrms start sliming up and coming off the rock.

Fast Fred · 03/08/2006, 08:09 AM

Just be sure to follow the directions TO The LETTER!

phenom5 · 03/08/2006, 09:24 AM

after much discussion with the members of RC & Habib over on the Salifert forum this what i came up with...

get some airline tubing and a filter sock. drop the end of the tubing w/ the filter sock in your sump (if you don't have a sump, you can use a bucket). get a siphon going with a PH...and suck out as many FW's as you can. i did this every day for about a week before i did my FWE treatment...this may be a little extreme, but i had a bad FW infestation in a small tank.

be sure to follow the directions to the letter EXCEPT when it comes to the dosing amount. i dosed 2x what the directions say for the first treatment, and 3x what the directions say to dose a week later for my second treatment. the FWE itself is not harmful to any tank inhabitants other then FW's, but the FW's are toxic when they die. using the increased dosage i had no problems with any corals, inverts, or fish...but the FW's didn't like it too much.

HTH

yogisfriend · 03/08/2006, 10:37 AM

Can/should I dose everything for flatworms in my QT before adding to my display? I only have LR and LS in there now, but when (IF) I ever begin to cycle and get levels right, I would hate to introduce FW to the tank.

phenom5 · 03/08/2006, 10:45 AM

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Can/should I dose everything for flatworms in my QT before adding to my display?

IMO...yes. much better to deal with FW's in a QT then in a display.

bertoni · 03/08/2006, 03:46 PM

I dose all new corals with Flatworm eXit while they're still in the bag, too.

03/07/2006, 09:00 PM	#1
enemec1 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Rydal PA Posts: 907	flatworm exit Is flatworm exit any good? any one have experance with it I need info?

03/08/2006, 01:51 AM	#3
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	It worked for me, but it's caused trouble for some. Be sure to have activated carbon ready, and maybe a lot of water for changes. Also, follow the instructions carefully. The dying flatworms can definitely poison a tank. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni

03/08/2006, 04:45 AM	#5
Swanwillow goby girl Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Bemidji MN Posts: 2,025	I used it, but the normal dosage didn't work, so I carboned it out, then did the well, nothing to lose, squirt a bit in method... didn't loose anything, did have a net handy to scoop up the flatworms though, so that may be why. also, add the carbon as soon as the flatowrms start sliming up and coming off the rock. __________________ my advice:walk away. do nothing. til tomorrow. if its still alive, it will hopefully be fine. If you do not see it, do not try to find it. it may be hiding. just LEAVE it alone Current Tank Info: starting over! 125 gallon. Soon to be home to Blackfoot clowns, A. nigripes

03/08/2006, 08:09 AM	#6
Fast Fred Registered Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Northfield, NJ 08225 Posts: 1,170	Just be sure to follow the directions TO The LETTER! __________________ Ya know, for a clown fish, you're not very funny! Member of the New Jersey Reefers Club Current Tank Info: 125g Reef Ready AGA /55g Top Fin Tank for a sump/refugium/ LifeReef Skimmer/ Changing over to SPS only

03/08/2006, 09:24 AM	#7
phenom5 Unregistered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Arizona Posts: 5,096	after much discussion with the members of RC & Habib over on the Salifert forum this what i came up with... get some airline tubing and a filter sock. drop the end of the tubing w/ the filter sock in your sump (if you don't have a sump, you can use a bucket). get a siphon going with a PH...and suck out as many FW's as you can. i did this every day for about a week before i did my FWE treatment...this may be a little extreme, but i had a bad FW infestation in a small tank. be sure to follow the directions to the letter EXCEPT when it comes to the dosing amount. i dosed 2x what the directions say for the first treatment, and 3x what the directions say to dose a week later for my second treatment. the FWE itself is not harmful to any tank inhabitants other then FW's, but the FW's are toxic when they die. using the increased dosage i had no problems with any corals, inverts, or fish...but the FW's didn't like it too much. HTH __________________ Rob Current Tank Info: DSA 155 Pro \| ATI Sunpower \| ATB 840 v2 \| Apex \| Wav

03/07/2006, 10:00 PM	#2
mpcart Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: O'Fallon, IL Posts: 2,465	It works great. Do a couple treatments to make sure you get all of the stragglers. Here is some good info http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html http://www.marinedepot.com/aquarium_...on.asp?CartId= -Mike

03/08/2006, 04:25 AM	#4
Joshthenosh Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: London UK Posts: 188	somone on , a english forum just used this, and he Had a lot More flat worms than he thought, it posioned the tank and nearly crashed hes whole tank, luckly hes fast thinking saved most of hes tank, though he did lose hes prized kole tang

03/08/2006, 10:37 AM	#8
yogisfriend Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern CA Posts: 141	Can/should I dose everything for flatworms in my QT before adding to my display? I only have LR and LS in there now, but when (IF) I ever begin to cycle and get levels right, I would hate to introduce FW to the tank. __________________ Never to be squandered, this miracle of a human being. "To educate a man in the mind and not the morals is to educate a menace to society" T. Roosevelt

03/08/2006, 03:46 PM	#10
bertoni RC Mod Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mountain View, CA, USA Posts: 88,616	I dose all new corals with Flatworm eXit while they're still in the bag, too. __________________ Jonathan Bertoni