10 Gallon Nano

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 9:53 pm

Seeing as it is a nano...that's not much of a problem for me...

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 6:45 pm

Ok, well I got a frag of the acro, and added a bit more live rock!

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 7:55 pm

Pic update! I love my citron goby

He's so interesting!

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:29 pm

Citron's are very cool looking but mine did not make it.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:11 pm

That's sad...

Post by **snoopdog** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 10:03 pm

Was a very interesting fish though, he had character.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:44 pm

I'm starting to see little orange flatworms...is that a problem? If so, how can I nip it in the bud?

Post by **snoopdog** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:56 pm

Well normally they are not a problem until you really see a ton of them. Certain fish will eat them or you can kill them manually which I have been known to kill some time and do in the past. I have had several hundred in the past and they never built up too bad, I think my hawkfish kept them in check. Now I have also seen thousands in a tank and them actually cover up the corals until the corals died but it has never happened to me.

There is a thread here on this forum where some of the old members used a chemical to rid the tank of them, then you have to vacuum them up during a water change after they die. I never prune the forum so the thread is still here, do a search for it.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:29 pm

What are the little red dots on my acro? they look like they move...

Post by **snoopdog** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:48 pm

Are they not flatworms ?

It could be this.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:56 pm

That's what it looks like...

Post by **snoopdog** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:38 pm

Have fun with that !

Better start researching.....

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 5:42 pm

Red bugs disappeared after about a twenty percent wc.

I cleaned my HOB filter to turn it into a refugium type thing, but I forgot to put the inlet cover back on...so...little citron is no more...

Amphiprion · Post by **Amphiprion** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:04 pm

I can almost guarantee that they didn't disappear after the water change. You'll need to purchase Interceptor (milbemycin oxime) from the veterinarian. Use the following equation to find out how much medication (the effective mass, in grams, of active medication):

Tank volume
--------------- X .575 = dose of active medication
10

You'll need to treat the main tank for a minimum of six hours, but longer is much more effective. FWIW, this medication will kill any and all crustaceans and ecdysozoans (animals that shed an exoskeleton) in general. Also, besides crustaceans and some worms, the medication is completely safe for everything else. Of course, if you only have one Acropora, then one option is to treat it separately in a bucket. Put an eighth to a tenth of a 23 mg pill or so (yes, you can overdose very heavily and it is still safe) and leave it in for at least 6 hours. In any case, this works every time and is necessary if you get more Acropora. I highly suggest you inspect each one with a magnifying glass very carefully before putting it in your tank and treat with interceptor as necessary.

AquariKeeper · Post by **AquariKeeper** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:42 pm

OK, so instead of treating the main tank, can I quarantine the acro? or wil l some bugs still remain in the tank?