Nuking my flatworms!

Has anybody used the product flatworm out? if so can you give me any input as to how it worked and if there were any side effects that is not listed on the package. ie.. injuring or hurting my corals and livestock. I have not done anything up to this point i just let the little buggers be, but now i lots of the litle buggers and i believe they are pissing off my zoas and somr of the other corals i have.

 

I have used flatworm exit and as long as you follow the directions on the package it works very well.

Siphon as many as you can before you treat the tank. Have plenty of saltwater on hand for doing water changes and replacing water that you siphon out. If you have a lot of flatworms in the tank, as they start dying they will release their toxins into your water and it could have an adverse affect. You can also siphon them out as they are dying too.

You will need to treat again in 7 days following the same procedure as the first time.

Good luck!

 

I havent had to use anything like that but it may be a good idea to run carbon for a while afterwards to remove toxins and such.

 

i have a carbon reactor that runs 24-7 so will have that. i am now having another issue that must be dealt with first. if you care to read and put your advice on the table that would be very cool. the thread is in ASAP called Tipping snails, nitrite spike and a nem on the go. thanks for the input on this issue

 

Flatworm Exit works well to kill flatworms once they are in your tank. But, to help prevent a future infestation of flatworms, I dip all my new corals in an iodine bath like Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure before introducing them into my tank. Understandably I get a bit paranoid about introducing things like flatworms into my display tanks.