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Joe Reefer
05-31-2007, 01:53 AM
Come on, be honest. :mrgreen:
marie
05-31-2007, 01:59 AM
I treated the tank for them last year and i have been keeping careful watch ever since :mrgreen:
Der_Iron_Chef
05-31-2007, 02:08 AM
I have been fairly lucky as far as pests go. No aiptasia or majano to date. No red bugs. No nudibranches or evil crabs.
mark
05-31-2007, 02:11 AM
no, thanks to your gift of Interceptor
Snappy
05-31-2007, 03:16 AM
I discovered I had them in January and treated the tank and I haven't seen any since. Your poll should have asked " have you ever had them?" as well.:wink: That said, there are worse things to have like the acro eating flatworms. YIKES!!! I now treat everything before I put it in my reef.
Reefer Rob
05-31-2007, 03:29 AM
Treated for red bugs when I set up the new tank. Every acro that I have brought home from an aquarium store has had red bugs, so every one that goes into my tank gets a 12 hour Interceptor treatment.
christyf5
05-31-2007, 02:43 PM
Been there done that a couple of times. Treated earlier this year and currently red bug free.:biggrin:
BMW Rider
05-31-2007, 03:37 PM
I've had to treat some acros in QT, but haven't had them in my tank.
Chaloupa
06-18-2007, 01:01 AM
Do they only affect Acro's or other corals other than that? Thanks!
Joe Reefer
06-19-2007, 02:03 PM
As far as I know they only affect smooth skin acros. I did read on RC once that someones monti's had them also, but I am not sure how much truth that holds.
christyf5
06-19-2007, 02:31 PM
And they seem to affect frags or smaller colonies more than larger ones. I found that if I had a frag that didn't have its polyps out for a longer period (say a week or more) I would take a closer look and sure enough, there they were. :twised:
Chaloupa
06-19-2007, 03:48 PM
UGH....nasty little things then eh? a good reason to Q any acros! Thank you!
Snappy
06-19-2007, 11:24 PM
As far as I know they only affect smooth skin acros. I did read on RC once that someones monti's had them also, but I am not sure how much truth that holds.
When I had them they infested my M danae. They had webs on a bunch of corals. Sort of like marine "spider mites". I wish your poll would show who answered and how.:wink:
Johnny Reefer
06-20-2007, 01:21 AM
..... I wish your poll would show who answered and how.:wink:
I answered "No". But, then.....I've never had Acros before. Or any SPS for that matter, so the numbers could be misleading....in a way.
Sorry. I, for one, should have ignored this poll.

Cheers,