Flatworm exit help!

PietschBR · 05/21/2012, 04:58 PM

Hello guys,

I have a situation, my tank was heavily infected with flatworms and after a while i realized it was time to get rid of it. The first time i've used it i tought that they were gone and gave the rest of the product to a fellow reefer, so after a couple of months they were back in a full scale. Now i've got another one and dosed it again.
This is what i've been doing as suggested by a few member of RC: Dose 1 drop per gallon, wait 45 minutes and then dose 1 drop per two gallons. Wait 30 minutes then do a 20% water change and run carbon on a reactor.
Everything went well with the treatment but i could still spot some survivors after a few days, so i dosed it again at the same way a week later...
Now i still have some stubborn flatworms laying at some places in the tank.
So i'm wondering if they are resistant to the medication and if i should dose it again, and what could be the consequences to my tank if i keep doing this.
Any help is appreciated, thank you very much!

Psirex · 05/21/2012, 05:06 PM

just dose again in a few days

89Foxbody · 05/21/2012, 05:48 PM

Make sure you are siphoning them out as much as possible as well. Use air line tubing, it works awesome for siphoning them because the siphon is very precise and doesn't remove much water, and you can get into small areas with the tube.

PietschBR · 05/21/2012, 05:49 PM

I guess i will, but how many times can I do it without harming my system?

Psirex · 05/21/2012, 08:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PietschBR

I guess i will, but how many times can I do it without harming my system?

I think I read somewhere no more than 2 treatments in 48hrs...

05/21/2012, 04:58 PM	#1
PietschBR Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 227	Flatworm exit help! Hello guys, I have a situation, my tank was heavily infected with flatworms and after a while i realized it was time to get rid of it. The first time i've used it i tought that they were gone and gave the rest of the product to a fellow reefer, so after a couple of months they were back in a full scale. Now i've got another one and dosed it again. This is what i've been doing as suggested by a few member of RC: Dose 1 drop per gallon, wait 45 minutes and then dose 1 drop per two gallons. Wait 30 minutes then do a 20% water change and run carbon on a reactor. Everything went well with the treatment but i could still spot some survivors after a few days, so i dosed it again at the same way a week later... Now i still have some stubborn flatworms laying at some places in the tank. So i'm wondering if they are resistant to the medication and if i should dose it again, and what could be the consequences to my tank if i keep doing this. Any help is appreciated, thank you very much! __________________ 120G mixed reef setup with 30g sump. 300w Razor LED light. 2x Vortech MP40W. Reef Octopus SSS3000 skimmer. Korallin C1502 Ca reactor.

05/21/2012, 05:06 PM	#2
Psirex Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,934	just dose again in a few days __________________ SALINITY NOW....

05/21/2012, 05:48 PM	#3
89Foxbody Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Norwich, CT Posts: 1,532	Make sure you are siphoning them out as much as possible as well. Use air line tubing, it works awesome for siphoning them because the siphon is very precise and doesn't remove much water, and you can get into small areas with the tube. __________________ Red Sea Max 130D Mixed Reef: ReefKeeper2, Rapid-LED retrofit, MiniMaxx Reactor, Tunze 9001 Skimmer, 2x Jebao RW-4, 2x Maxi-Jet 600 returns, 2x Koralia Nano 425

05/21/2012, 05:49 PM	#4
PietschBR Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 227	I guess i will, but how many times can I do it without harming my system? __________________ 120G mixed reef setup with 30g sump. 300w Razor LED light. 2x Vortech MP40W. Reef Octopus SSS3000 skimmer. Korallin C1502 Ca reactor.