Honest opinion needed re. frags & AEFW's

[fishmaster]

Originally Posted by Borderjumper

Im not a man I know in a perfect world I should have a Q tank... but I just plain and simple dont have the room for one!. There is no way new pieces would go in my reef tanks.. they do spend some "quality" time in my frag tank. Sorry to hear about your AEFW. I noticed you and Sarah are both in Campbell River, did you have the same source for the aefw?

Sorry for calling you a man!
Well, as far as the source goes. I don't want to turn this into a finger pointing session. After all, we should have caught it ourselves before the corals went into our tanks. Let's use it as a lesson to everyone who doesn't already practice strict quarantine methods. Again, KNOW WHAT TO LOOK FOR!!! We did quarantine, but didn't looks for AEFW's. Also, people who havn't strictly quarantined in the past & looked for AEFW's should be checking for them already in their tanks. They don't eat your tank overnight! They can go unnoticed for a long time. You might think you are slowly loosing corals to STN.

[andresont]

How about keepeing these hungry shrimps in the sump to help with AEFW and eggs ?
IF this method works SPS can be placed in the sump for an hour or so.

http://www.korallen-zucht.de/index.p..._id=52&clang=1

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=37579

[Myka]

Originally Posted by Snappy

I would buy them, dip and quarantine.

Me too.

[fishmaster]

RE: Andresont's Camel shrimp post.

Yes, Sarah(chaloupa) will be trying that method. I'm just thinking of getting out for a while. I'd feel much more comfortable fragging everything to be sure there's no AEFW's before attemting to pass them on to others. I might use them as part of my quarentine before moving corals to my frag tank.

[michika]

I would buy, dip and QT for sure. Although I would definitely appreciate the heads up, just so I make sure I look that extra bit closer.

[Chaloupa]

It's a tough call....I would most likely purchase corals that had been treated for AEFW and were clean...but I would Q tank them, dip and see how they fared and then put into my display tank after 6-8 weeks. I totally get where you're coming from of course having them myself. Throwing them away is really really hard

[fishmaster]

Thanks for the feedback! More would be very much appreciated

[tang daddy]

honestly I would buy we already buy sps infected with aefw's most times and dont even notice it. I just make sure that no eggs or bastards get in to my system via qt. People that have had severe experience with these pest dare not to buy corals and drop it in their tank without qt. Unless you've had them before it's hard to tell what you have just by looking in a tank but a sure way is white spots on the underside and if you pull the acro out for a minute to let it dry they appear shiny on the fading spots.

[Puff]

i dont have a QT tank and am kind of embarrassed. im thinking of setting one up once i get back after my trip in february. im thinking of making it just live rock and a couple of fish. that way i can use it as a QT tank for my corals...as i rarely buy fish.

[fishmaster]

Thanks for the honest opinions everyone! I've decided that fragging everything is my best option. I'm confident I can eliminate these pests. Stay tuned for the new frag tank build! I'll get it going in early January.
Merry Christmas & happy New Year!!!
Shaun.