Battling some AEFW in my SPS dedicated tank and will be moving all sps this weekend after a strong Revive dip. Does anyone know the incubation period for the eggs. I thought I had read it was two weeks, yet the aforementioned thread here has the reefer "re-dipping" again in 4 days. Was just curious if any one knows. If this does not work, I am so aborting SPS.......Thanks mates
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I don't think that AEFW are susceptible to FWE or Interceptor, if I'm not mistaken. That would be just too easy with a bug that is reported to be an absolute miserable experience to irradicate. I think that people have had some success with blowing off the corals on a daily basis to send the worms into the water column to serve as food, but I'm not sure which fish (if not all) will use them for a meal.
There was some talk of something that helps with them, but I don't believe either of those will help.
There was some talk of something that helps with them, but I don't believe either of those will help.
Phyl said:
Your correct Phyl. I have been battling these miserable creatures for 6 months.I have read how reefers attempt to cure the problem by "blowing" off AEFW with a turkey baster. Its a totally flawed approach as they will just latch on to the next piece of Acro as they float through the water column. I have like 60 acros and the minute they start browning up , I know they are infected. I dipped a sizable Valida last night with Revive and some 50 miserable worms came crawling out from under the skin. Even if I then carve off any visible eggs,the coral gets reinfected within a week given the other AEFW in the tank. So, today, I am removing every piece, dipping 5 at a time in a 5 gallon heavy dose of Revive, and then transferring them all to a 55 Q tank which has been up for a while and does not have AWFW. Once they are all moved , I will then re-dip all of them every 5 days for 3 cycles. This kind of trauma to Acros may kill them all just by the move.If they survive the transfer yet still remain infected, I will open a beer, concede to nature and toss the whole collection in the trash post haste. I am just at a point where this has become a frustrating , mindless exercise of futility. Thanks for your input.....
trigger99 said:
I battled them a while back. And yes, the approach of blowing them off may not be 100% effective, but I haven't lost a single coral to AEFW (knock on wood). Those corals of mine that I was able to remove and dip in Revive received exactly that treatment - repeatedly, I might add. But I also had acros which were heavily encrusted, and I was not gonna dislodge them, so I opted for the "blowing off" technique. In the beginning I did this daily, using a turkey baster, a HUGE syringe, AND a modified power head. In the beginning I even blasted my acros with RO/DI water, sending those suckers flying. And my wrasses didn't hesitate gobbling them up. Like I said, it's a LOT of work, but if you want to save your corals - and I highly encourage that you do - it will work.
I was ready to throw the towel when I found out I had them. I am glad I didn't.
Of course I am acutely aware that I can never guarantee to not have AEFW anymore, but my corals are certainly thriving, and I have yet to see another one of those bastards floating away as I blow off my corals bi-weekly - just as a precaution.
JerseyWendy said:trigger99 said:
I battled them a while back. And yes, the approach of blowing them off may not be 100% effective, but I haven't lost a single coral to AEFW (knock on wood). Those corals of mine that I was able to remove and dip in Revive received exactly that treatment - repeatedly, I might add. But I also had acros which were heavily encrusted, and I was not gonna dislodge them, so I opted for the "blowing off" technique. In the beginning I did this daily, using a turkey baster, a HUGE syringe, AND a modified power head. In the beginning I even blasted my acros with RO/DI water, sending those suckers flying. And my wrasses didn't hesitate gobbling them up. Like I said, it's a LOT of work, but if you want to save your corals - and I highly encourage that you do - it will work.
I was ready to throw the towel when I found out I had them. I am glad I didn't.
Of course I am acutely aware that I can never guarantee to not have AEFW anymore, but my corals are certainly thriving, and I have yet to see another one of those bastards floating away as I blow off my corals bi-weekly - just as a precaution.
Your the best Wendy. I have been battling these for 6 months and its just gets to the point of "I am so done with this " I am 5 hours into the "dip and transfer to QT" program and I have at least another two hours to go... I will keep you posted as this nightmare proceeds.....
Hang in there! You can beat these suckers! Don't get discouraged, please. Kudos to you for going through with the Q-tank. I know how much work this is, but as long as you don't give up, I'm sure your corals will reward you.
