Flatworm - Acoel Planaria - Page 2

Woodstock · 02-11-2006, 06:55 PM

Well, I bit the bullet and treated my reef with Flatworm Exit this morning. So far, so good......

With 20 gallons of fresh saltwater waiting.... I began by vacuuming every flatworm I could find using a 3/4" vinyl hose which was routed back into the sump and filtered with a micron sock. I thoroughly rinsed the sock several times....

After all visible flatworms were gone, I dosed with 1 drop Flatworm Exit per gallon (90) and then continued to vacuum the dieing flatworms that began to emerge from EVERYWHERE

They were literally crawling out of every nook and crany of the rock

. I vacuumed, and vacuumed, and vacuumed, and vacuumed, and vacuumed.......... I would stop to clean the sock every 15 min or so.....

After about an hour, I inspected the rocks and glass to find that there were still a few living flatworms... *sigh* So I decided to dose another 90 drops (I had read that many other reefers had to double dosed to completely irradicate them) and resumed vacuuming for another 30 minutes. Once I didn't see anymore worms, I then did a 20 gallon water change, added a LOT of fresh carbon, and replaced the polyfilter.

I plan on doing another 20 gallon change in the morning.

8 hrs post treatment: the clam was a bit withdrawn at first but is okay now and I lost a dozen or so mini-brittle stars. All the corals, anemones and clam look great but the urchin nor snails are eating and all the fish are hiding ........

I will give another update in the morning.

blue_eyes53813 · 02-11-2006, 07:00 PM

Hope it works for you.... How long does the treatment take to start working? You have to suck them out right away and do a water change right away?

Woodstock · 02-11-2006, 07:42 PM

Thanks.

It starts working instantly. Yes, it is very important to remove as many flatworms as possible because they release a toxin when they die; doing that, adding carbon and doing a water change helps to remove the toxins quickly.

Woodstock · 02-12-2006, 10:31 AM

Tested the water a early this morning: amm = 0, nitrite = 0, nitrAtes = 0-5ppm, ph = 8.12, ca = 400-420, alkalinity = 9 dkh.

I then did another 20 gal water change.

The fish, corals, anemones, hermits, snails, shrimp, clam are doing fine. Yesterday the urchin and cerith snails were very lethargic but they seem fine today. No sign of flatworms! Yippie~~

reefrelief · 02-12-2006, 10:37 AM

In addition the chemically treating the problem, add a six-line wrasse. They love to feed on flatworms and bristle-worms and anything else that has the potential to be problematic.

Woodstock · 02-12-2006, 10:46 AM

I added a six line a week ago hoping to avoid a chemical treatment but he seemed to like to hang out around the haddoni

and that eventually lead to his demise

Craig Manoukian · 02-12-2006, 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Woodstock

I added a six line a week ago hoping to avoid a chemical treatment but he seemed to like to hang out around the haddoni

and that eventually lead to his demise

Yikes a hungry had"doni"! JK Glad to hear of your successful treatment and sorry about the 6 line's demise. Very good information for anyone else who experiences flat worm infestation

!

Woodstock · 02-13-2006, 11:40 AM

I hated to loose the 6line, it was colored beautifully! It is strange that it did not stay away from the haddoni like the other fish

Yep, another great reason to be a member of this forum! Threads like this can be found doing a quick 'search' and are great references to people's experiences! A very good learning tool indeed...

I checked the parameters again this morning just to be sure a cycle did not start... all the parameters were perfect!! No sign of flatworms either!!!!!!!!!!

Here is a pic I took yesterday of my reef.

cheeks69 · 02-13-2006, 01:11 PM

The tank is beautiful especially with the SB !!

Sorry to hear about the six-line

, how was his temperament was he a bully ?

Woodstock · 02-13-2006, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cheeks69

The tank is beautiful especially with the SB !!

Sorry to hear about the six-line

, how was his temperament was he a bully ?

He was only in there less than a week but behaved himself perfectly... eventhough the bicolor blennie chased him a bit

Craig Manoukian · 02-14-2006, 12:45 AM

Doni, is that a Flasher Wrasse in the upper RH corner of the tank? Everyting looks fabulous!

Woodstock · 02-14-2006, 07:17 AM

That is a female lyretail. I have a second one but it darted behind the rocks when I got the camera out

Woodstock · 03-19-2006, 05:59 AM

I added another 6line wrasse a few weeks ago. It is much smarter than the first one; it keeps away from the haddoni.

Craig Manoukian · 03-19-2006, 07:31 AM

Woodstock · 02-14-2007, 08:59 AM

UPDATE:

I removed the sixline wrasse because it became too aggressive and I am not sure I even needed it.

I have not seen a flatworm in a very long time!

I would repeat this same treatment if I had to.

02-11-2006, 06:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Flatworm Treatment... Well, I bit the bullet and treated my reef with Flatworm Exit this morning. So far, so good...... With 20 gallons of fresh saltwater waiting.... I began by vacuuming every flatworm I could find using a 3/4" vinyl hose which was routed back into the sump and filtered with a micron sock. I thoroughly rinsed the sock several times.... After all visible flatworms were gone, I dosed with 1 drop Flatworm Exit per gallon (90) and then continued to vacuum the dieing flatworms that began to emerge from EVERYWHERE They were literally crawling out of every nook and crany of the rock . I vacuumed, and vacuumed, and vacuumed, and vacuumed, and vacuumed.......... I would stop to clean the sock every 15 min or so..... After about an hour, I inspected the rocks and glass to find that there were still a few living flatworms... sigh So I decided to dose another 90 drops (I had read that many other reefers had to double dosed to completely irradicate them) and resumed vacuuming for another 30 minutes. Once I didn't see anymore worms, I then did a 20 gallon water change, added a LOT of fresh carbon, and replaced the polyfilter. I plan on doing another 20 gallon change in the morning. 8 hrs post treatment: the clam was a bit withdrawn at first but is okay now and I lost a dozen or so mini-brittle stars. All the corals, anemones and clam look great but the urchin nor snails are eating and all the fish are hiding ........ I will give another update in the morning. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-11-2006, 07:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
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02-11-2006, 07:42 PM	#18 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Thanks. It starts working instantly. Yes, it is very important to remove as many flatworms as possible because they release a toxin when they die; doing that, adding carbon and doing a water change helps to remove the toxins quickly. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-12-2006, 10:31 AM	#19 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Tested the water a early this morning: amm = 0, nitrite = 0, nitrAtes = 0-5ppm, ph = 8.12, ca = 400-420, alkalinity = 9 dkh. I then did another 20 gal water change. The fish, corals, anemones, hermits, snails, shrimp, clam are doing fine. Yesterday the urchin and cerith snails were very lethargic but they seem fine today. No sign of flatworms! Yippie~~ __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-12-2006, 10:37 AM	#20 (permalink)
reefrelief RS Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 57 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria In addition the chemically treating the problem, add a six-line wrasse. They love to feed on flatworms and bristle-worms and anything else that has the potential to be problematic. __________________ http://www.reefsanctuary.com/Sponsor...vingcolor2.gif

02-12-2006, 10:46 AM	#21 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I added a six line a week ago hoping to avoid a chemical treatment but he seemed to like to hang out around the haddoni and that eventually lead to his demise __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-13-2006, 11:40 AM	#23 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I hated to loose the 6line, it was colored beautifully! It is strange that it did not stay away from the haddoni like the other fish Yep, another great reason to be a member of this forum! Threads like this can be found doing a quick 'search' and are great references to people's experiences! A very good learning tool indeed... I checked the parameters again this morning just to be sure a cycle did not start... all the parameters were perfect!! No sign of flatworms either!!!!!!!!!! Here is a pic I took yesterday of my reef. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

02-13-2006, 01:11 PM	#24 (permalink)
cheeks69 Wannabe Guru Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Northeast Posts: 6,535 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria The tank is beautiful especially with the SB !! Sorry to hear about the six-line, how was his temperament was he a bully ? __________________ Robert My Cube “A spirit is manifest in the laws of the Universe—a spirit vastly superior to that of man, and one in the face of which we with our modest powers must feel humble.” Albert Einstein

02-14-2006, 12:45 AM	#26 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,744 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria Doni, is that a Flasher Wrasse in the upper RH corner of the tank? Everyting looks fabulous! __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

02-14-2006, 07:17 AM	#27 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria That is a female lyretail. I have a second one but it darted behind the rocks when I got the camera out __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

03-19-2006, 05:59 AM	#28 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria I added another 6line wrasse a few weeks ago. It is much smarter than the first one; it keeps away from the haddoni. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

03-19-2006, 07:31 AM	#29 (permalink)
Craig Manoukian Regular Guy Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Marina Del Ray, CA Posts: 15,744 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Flatworm - Acoel Planaria __________________ Currently tankless. 20 Gallon mini reef with mated pair of Maroon Clowns given to Rougiem! 80 gallon reef given to Rougiem/Wooster HS.

02-14-2007, 08:59 AM	#30 (permalink)
Woodstock The Wand Geek was here. ;) Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 21,676 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Update: UPDATE: I removed the sixline wrasse because it became too aggressive and I am not sure I even needed it. I have not seen a flatworm in a very long time! I would repeat this same treatment if I had to. __________________ ~Doni Marie~ *GOT ICH???* ~120 Reef Chronicle ~ *~29 gal QT/Hospital tank~* *~3 gal Pico~* "Energy and persistence conquer all things." Benjamin Franklin __________________________________________________ ______________________________________________ 120 mixed reef, dual Reeflux 10k 250 MH, dual Actinic t5s,AquaController III, ASM g3, 2x Korallia #3, Mag 9.5 return

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