Help with Flatworm Exit Please

dwsindy · 09/14/2006, 04:19 PM

Here is what I have done so far:

1. Siphon as many worms out as I could.

2. Add the appropriate dose of Exit

3. wait 35 minutes and the little Buggers are dying all over!!

4. add carbon

When do I do the water change? Should I wait to see how many more will die? Once I added the carbon doesn't that start to remove the Flatworm Exit chemical along with all the worm toxicity? TIA

boxfishpooalot · 09/14/2006, 04:48 PM

carbon removes all kinds of things. Why worry about removing it if they are dead?

Anyways, I would just syphon out as many dead ones as possible to avoid a spike in ammonia and nitrates.

dwsindy · 09/14/2006, 04:55 PM

what I meant was once I add the carbon does the flatworm exit lose effectiveness and at that time I should siphon as many dead ones out as possible and complete the water change? That is what I did.

boxfishpooalot · 09/14/2006, 04:58 PM

yes thats a good idea. I cant remember if carbon will remove the flatwarm exit. Regardless, the carbon cant hurt much.

My only worry is the dead, and decaying flatworms.

Fwiw, i would have preffered natural removal via a six-line wrasse or somthing.

Snakebyt · 09/14/2006, 05:10 PM

I started syphoning out dead ones as soon as they started to die.
If you are running carbon in a canister filter or the like, make sure and take out the sponges from the filter

theatrus · 09/14/2006, 05:28 PM

You can start the water change when you add the carbon. And yes, it will remove both the FWE and the toxicity.

theatrus · 09/14/2006, 05:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by boxfishpooalot

Fwiw, i would have preffered natural removal via a six-line wrasse or somthing.

Doesn't really work. I had a 6 line. I had rocks and a sandbed full of FW. They simply don't eat enough to handle an outbreak.

dwsindy · 09/14/2006, 05:42 PM

Box,
Yea I hear ya about natural removal. I debated long and hard about which way to go.the last few water changes I siphoned out as many as I could but they just kept coming back. Just enough of them to be annoying.

It always scares me adding chemicals to a tank but I felt the success rate was better for the FWE than the natural way and on top of that once the six line, or whatever else was used, has done its thing I might not want it in the tank and then I have to remove it. So far all is well.

boxfishpooalot · 09/15/2006, 12:21 AM

im glad it worked out for you. There may be some dormant eggs leftover. Not sure if they would survive fwe. But If they did and hatch, you may want to get a six line. But, bewarned they can be territorial.

Good luck

JR719 · 09/15/2006, 12:35 AM

FW exit will only wipe out the live ones. Be careful with the stuff. I had siphoned out as many as I could and that was not enough. When they die, they give off a toxin. I lost several fish and corals because of this. My water looked almost rusty because of the dead critters floating around.
I was only using a hob filter with carbon and did a water change. Not enough.... Once the fish started looking bad, I did several more water changes which was too late.
After doing the treatment, wait around 4 days and do it again, then another 4. You may not notice any of the things in the water, but believe me, they are there. I forget the incubation period for the eggs, but 4 to 5 days is a good timeframe.

09/14/2006, 04:19 PM	#1
dwsindy Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 218	Help with Flatworm Exit Please Here is what I have done so far: 1. Siphon as many worms out as I could. 2. Add the appropriate dose of Exit 3. wait 35 minutes and the little Buggers are dying all over!! 4. add carbon When do I do the water change? Should I wait to see how many more will die? Once I added the carbon doesn't that start to remove the Flatworm Exit chemical along with all the worm toxicity? TIA

09/14/2006, 04:48 PM	#2
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	carbon removes all kinds of things. Why worry about removing it if they are dead? Anyways, I would just syphon out as many dead ones as possible to avoid a spike in ammonia and nitrates. __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

09/14/2006, 04:58 PM	#4
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	yes thats a good idea. I cant remember if carbon will remove the flatwarm exit. Regardless, the carbon cant hurt much. My only worry is the dead, and decaying flatworms. Fwiw, i would have preffered natural removal via a six-line wrasse or somthing. __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

09/14/2006, 05:28 PM	#6
theatrus 100-mile-commuter Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: almost nevada Posts: 4,721	You can start the water change when you add the carbon. And yes, it will remove both the FWE and the toxicity. __________________ Custom electronics purveyor. blueAcro.com Current Tank Info: 90g SPS+mixed reef (10 yrs): LEDBrick LEDs, 40g custom sump, Ca reactor, chiller, Vortech, lots of custom electronics

09/15/2006, 12:21 AM	#9
boxfishpooalot Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: canada, Grande Praire, Ab Posts: 5,824	im glad it worked out for you. There may be some dormant eggs leftover. Not sure if they would survive fwe. But If they did and hatch, you may want to get a six line. But, bewarned they can be territorial. Good luck __________________ Its a good idea to have a refrence sample for alk test kits. 1.1350 grams of baking soda in 1gallon of distilled water=10dkh. Check your alkalinity test kit! Algae is Mother Natures phosphate remover Current Tank Info: 220 galon mixed reef.

09/14/2006, 04:55 PM	#3
dwsindy Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 218	what I meant was once I add the carbon does the flatworm exit lose effectiveness and at that time I should siphon as many dead ones out as possible and complete the water change? That is what I did.

09/14/2006, 05:10 PM	#5
Snakebyt Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Lubbock Tx Posts: 2,141	I started syphoning out dead ones as soon as they started to die. If you are running carbon in a canister filter or the like, make sure and take out the sponges from the filter

09/14/2006, 05:42 PM	#8
dwsindy Premium Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 218	Box, Yea I hear ya about natural removal. I debated long and hard about which way to go.the last few water changes I siphoned out as many as I could but they just kept coming back. Just enough of them to be annoying. It always scares me adding chemicals to a tank but I felt the success rate was better for the FWE than the natural way and on top of that once the six line, or whatever else was used, has done its thing I might not want it in the tank and then I have to remove it. So far all is well.

09/15/2006, 12:35 AM	#10
JR719 Tang Cop Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: OK Posts: 2,240	FW exit will only wipe out the live ones. Be careful with the stuff. I had siphoned out as many as I could and that was not enough. When they die, they give off a toxin. I lost several fish and corals because of this. My water looked almost rusty because of the dead critters floating around. I was only using a hob filter with carbon and did a water change. Not enough.... Once the fish started looking bad, I did several more water changes which was too late. After doing the treatment, wait around 4 days and do it again, then another 4. You may not notice any of the things in the water, but believe me, they are there. I forget the incubation period for the eggs, but 4 to 5 days is a good timeframe. __________________ Can't sleep, clowns will eat me. America is the most grandiose experiment the world has seen, but, I am afraid, it is not going to be a success. Sigmund Freud Current Tank Info: 300 reef, Aqua controller, Deltec calcium reactor, Reeflo 250 skimmer, Icecap bla bla bla