AEFW WARNING

[Bblinks]

Originally Posted by WarDog

...or you could pm the OP to spill the beans on who the offender is.

I am sure the op has all the answers, please pm for all your questions to him...

[tang daddy]

Selling dirty frags is no different than a heroin dealer spreading death.

I always buy fresh cuts or if they're mounted chop off the frag plug. Can never be too safe these days since everyone is suspect.even if they are not you can't just trust it dip everything and qt if possible. Some of the larger coral retailers have a 5 step qt system before the coral makes it into the main display. Wish we all had the money and space to do that.

[hunggi74]

Chris you need more light on your tank

[tang daddy]

Originally Posted by hunggi74

Chris you need more light on your tank

Infact I do, you got a spare 36" ati with bulbs kicking around?

[Aquattro]

FWIW, as someone that owns a microscope and inspects everything ever purchased, I have bought frags WITH AEFW more times than not, via private or online vendors. At one point I guessed that 80% of SPS tanks in the country likely had them, known or unknown to the hobbyist.
As a "best practices" measure, EVERY frag you buy should be considered "at risk" and treated accordingly.
If you have regularly bought acro frags and not treated, you probably have them

[George]

Like most threads in this forum, the main point started to drift after a while. I think one of the main point of the original post was that someone out there, "knowingly, intentionally, callously sell their frags" infested with AEFW.

[Myka]

Originally Posted by George

Like most threads in this forum, the main point started to drift after a while. I think one of the main point of the original post was that someone out there, "knowingly, intentionally, callously sell their frags" infested with AEFW.

Sure, that's dirty. Then many people also commented that it would be silly to assume you're buying "clean" frags regardless where you buy them from, so in the end, buying known "dirty" frags might be better than buying assumed "clean" frags because you'll be much more thorough.

[Potatohead]

Assuming you're buying clean frags is a far cry from knowingly selling infested frags.

[gregzz4]

Been awhile since the 'ol Bradbo posted but he's nailed it

This is all I need to read ...

Originally Posted by Aquattro

FWIW, as someone that owns a microscope and inspects everything ever purchased, I have bought frags WITH AEFW more times than not, via private or online vendors. At one point I guessed that 80% of SPS tanks in the country likely had them, known or unknown to the hobbyist.
As a "best practices" measure, EVERY frag you buy should be considered "at risk" and treated accordingly.
If you have regularly bought acro frags and not treated, you probably have them

[Myka]

Here's a fine example. Read post #61.

https://www.reef2reef.com/index.php?posts/3644481

This is someone who is VERY diligent with his system. He had AEFW unknowingly lurking in his tank for at least a year and a half!