Off of carbs, sorry.

Will adding a Protein Skimmer to my system reduce the risk of getting these AEFW?

This thread has me terrified..

Skimmer takes off dissolved organics. FW is undissolved organics. So no :razz:

Thank you to all
 

I've only begun my tank and have only purchased 5 frags so far. I have to admit I have not dipped any of them before adding them to my tank. After reading this entire thread, I will be dipping all frags going I into my tank! So a big thanks to OP (mike?) for posting and everyone else who chimed in... Even Tang Daddy for bringing up dirty grandmas. The warning has been noted! Now where can I get a good coral dip for a Softies and LPS tank?

You can buy Revive at Jl. I am glad this thread has educated some people about dipping corals before adding to their tank.

Thanks for the warning!
I admit seeing threads like this could get annoying but I rather see one like this once a while then have my corals destroyed.

Thanks again!

Red bugs is one thing Brad (easily removed with a safe in tank treatment, also redbugs rarely if ever has been responsible for the loss of an acro). AEFW is a whole other ball game.

Also any seller who knows he has either pest should at the very least inform the potential buyers. Otherwise you arent being honest. JMO

Oh, absolutely. I didn't mean to imply otherwise, and if we see that, the poster is gone. My point is only that one should assume that all frags are infected and treat, inspect and deal with accordingly. If I get a frag that has AEFW and I can't remove them, it goes in the garbage. I'm lucky that I have a scope and can check, but I think you can probably see them with a magnifying glass. Just saying always check.

I agree Brad, you can't assume that everyone is honest or even that everyone with a pest even knows that they have it.

It just seemed like the attitude was a shady seller was getting a pass and all the emphasis put on the buyer. The buyer needs to be diligent for sure but we should also encourage good honest selling IMO.

It's been mentioned before, but I'd love to see a sticky in the corals section about dipping, precautions and inspection of corals. When you're inspecting your corals what are you looking for and where? How strong of magnification is your scope to see these things? What dips are good for SPS, LPS, soft corals? There's a good learning opportunity here for a lot of us.
From personal experience, I've often blindly dipped my stuff in Coral R/x looked at the coral with my naked eye not really knowing what I should be looking for. I've somehow introduced flatworms in my system despite my efforts (which obviously haven't been educated enough).