Velvet Nudi's & flatworms

[kevin]

I've been battling flatworms for awhile, ever since Lakeside Reefer pointed them out in a picture I posted lol.
I tried a six line, no good. Albiet, awesome fish, great addition. Not a bully at all.
Green spotted dragonette. I read they could eat them, nope. However, started eating frozen right away.

I don't want to use chemicals because my tank is infested.

I asked Reefco to order some velvets for me, which I picked up yesterday. Theyre always great with getting things in!
Also picked up an anemone crab.

Anyway, I turned off 1 mp40. I put another very low speed and just have my return pumps doing the work. They seem super delicate so we'll see how things go. Im at work today so I cant keep an eye on them.

Ill update this thread with the progress. If all goes well, I'll give them to the next person that needs them. I have a huge population so it'll be awhile LOL

 

[Boehmtown]

I did flatworm exit. Worked fantastic.

 

[kevin]

I did flatworm exit. Worked fantastic.

That will be my last resort. I have them all over my sand bed as well... so I can only imagine how many I have

 

[ericrodriguez]

That will be my last resort. I have them all over my sand bed as well... so I can only imagine how many I have

If you have so many, they probably killed all your acropora right? If there not enough food they probably will die I assume

 

[kevin]

If you have so many, they probably killed all your acropora right? If there not enough food they probably will die I assume

I actually don't have any acros. The flatworms stay off my corals, but theyre everywhere else LOL

 

[DEL]

I have like 7 wrasses and never see any flatworms. Get different species of wrasse and they will eat them for dessert

 

[kevin]

Update. So 1 nudi branch died right away from getting sucked on the side of my mp40. The 2nd im sure died pretty soon after. I feel like you have to have no flow to accommodate them.

However, I've been dosing coral snow just about every day and doing water changes every 2 weeks instead of every week. The population has really dwindled. I definetly still have them, but way wayyy less. The coral snow and water change every 2 weeks is the only thing i changed. I dont know if the coral snow has anything to do with it. Oh I also started running a little bit of carbon
Now I just have to fix the dinos issue LOL. Lights turn on and my sand bed gets covered

 

[nvladik]

Update. So 1 nudi branch died right away from getting sucked on the side of my mp40. The 2nd im sure died pretty soon after. I feel like you have to have no flow to accommodate them.

However, I've been dosing coral snow just about every day and doing water changes every 2 weeks instead of every week. The population has really dwindled. I definetly still have them, but way wayyy less. The coral snow and water change every 2 weeks is the only thing i changed. I dont know if the coral snow has anything to do with it. Oh I also started running a little bit of carbon
Now I just have to fix the dinos issue LOL. Lights turn on and my sand bed gets covered

Coral Snow is likely helping as it's removing their food sources, but it won't take care of them fully.

 

[kevin]

Coral Snow is likely helping as it's removing their food sources, but it won't take care of them fully.

Ahh, well I'm glad is helping. My tank was COVERED in them.