FarmerTy Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Hey gang, I recently acquired a piece of SPS that had a red bug infestation on it and I was curious to try out this method discussed on Reefcentral. I figured might as well try it because my alternative was just to throw the frag away. Go to Lowe's or Home Depot and pick up a bottle of Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer ($13): You will need to mix 0.5 ml of the insect killer for every 2 cups of tank water. Dip the coral for 5 minutes, some say don't baste, some say to baste. I will probably not baste. Pull the coral out and give it a good rinsing. This stuff is not friendly to invertebrates so a good rinsing will keep it from contaminating the tank water. Remember to rinse your hands as well (I would suggest using gloves if you have them). I will do this twice to ensure that every one of those red bugs is eliminated. The people who have tried this method reported great success, even for AEFW and other pests. The great part is you are only using 0.5 ml each treatment, and the bottle is a 32 oz bottle. For those scrambling to grab a calculator right now, that's 64 1892 (thanks Texasean for the catch) treatments for $13 bucks. I'll snap some pictures this evening of the SPS infested with red bugs, the treatment, then the follow-up after treatment. Wish me luck. -Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasean Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 There are 946 ml in 32 oz so, at 0.5 ml per treatment, you could get up to 1892 treatments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted March 23, 2012 Author Share Posted March 23, 2012 Oops, sorry, my bad on the units. I do that all the time at work as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+etannert Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 We've done this a couple times. It really works! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fjr_wertheimber Posted March 23, 2012 Share Posted March 23, 2012 Awesome, good to know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainK Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Before... After... works great, except I have a big red bug problem now haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+o0zarkawater Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Can I use this to dip fish instead of a long boring quarantine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+olaggie01 Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 I doubt this would be a good dip for fish, but then again, I haven't followed the discussion on RC. Can you post the thread JeeperTy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FarmerTy Posted April 10, 2012 Author Share Posted April 10, 2012 Here's the original thread... personally I wouldn't risk with fish, but who knows. http://web1.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1965880 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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