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Wonder if the potassium chloride will work. It’s super cheap. I can give you some the next time I see you.
 
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For me, FW Exit - did little; Springeri Damsel - did little; pink streaked wrasse - did little (I went with pink streaked cause 6-Lines are assholes); KCL dip - instant knock off.
They do annoy some of my yumas but not all. Don't have as many/much as on your glass; but haven't had irritation to the point of death or anything like that.
I also feed the tank heavily.
I may just do FWE. Fish aren't currently a option. Than do a water change really only soft corals, hammers and torches. Crabs and snails. I expect if I wait to long it will just get worst. After seeing the red adult ones I guess they are. 90% are still white. I can easily see white turning red and it getting outta hand quickly if it's not already there.
 
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Wonder if the potassium chloride will work. It’s super cheap. I can give you some the next time I see you.
If it's the white stuff from last swap i have some? Is that safe to do in tank? No fish.

A tank treatment is seeming best option currently. Most of them from what i can see are on glass. Taking out coral i don't doubt it would work for them. Yet to put them back in the tank would kinda defeat the purpose. Or If i miss eggs assuming they lay eggs lol.
 
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If it's the white stuff from last swap i have some? Is that safe to do in tank? No fish.

A tank treatment is seeming best option currently. Most of them from what i can see are on glass. Taking out coral i don't don't it would work for them. Yet to put them back in the tank would kinda defeat the purpose. Or If i miss eggs assuming they lay eggs lol.
Oh wait. There was two white stuff. The other is oxylinc acid ? You have to ask Thomas about that one. @Darkxerox
Yeah. The rock that I was passing out or on the freebie table. It’s a dip. Dunno if I would do a whole aquarium. Guess technically you could and do a 100% water change after. Risky like that tho.
 
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Yeah. The rock that I was passing out or on the freebie table. It’s a dip. Dunno if I would do a whole aquarium. Guess technically you could and do a 100% water change after. Risky like that tho.
Probably try flatworm exit. Than I would be able to do it again if needed. If that doesn't work will look at other options. A month before fish are a option.
 
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Probably try flatworm exit. Than I would be able to do it again if needed. If that doesn't work will look at other options. A month before fish are a option.
Dunno if you read my prior comment about flatworm exit. About 5 years ago. I wasn’t infested with them. But I would see them. A few everyday. So I decided to try to kill them. I dose like 5-7 times. 2 weeks apart. Yeah. It was a lot. But they didn’t all die.
Like everyone else said. You need something else too combine with flatworm exit. I don’t think they are toxic. But be ready just in case if they are. I always did big water changes afterwards just in case.
 
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Another option
Since it’s a relatively small system
Pull and dip all corals and place in separate holding
Then bomb the infected system (could be with fresh water) over night
Empty and refill with SW put frags back in
 
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Another option
Since it’s a relatively small system
Pull and dip all corals and place in separate holding
Then bomb the infected system (could be with fresh water) over night
Empty and refill with SW put frags back in
The man is a genius. Except for the microscopic eggs that you’ll have to get also. That was my problem. I couldn’t get all those eggs.
 
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The man is a genius. Except for the microscopic eggs that you’ll have to get also. That was my problem. I couldn’t get all those eggs.
This is what I did, FWE at 4x concentration, kept them in buckets for a week with a heater and pump. Easier to deal with smaller volumes.
 
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The man is a genius. Except for the microscopic eggs that you’ll have to get also. That was my problem. I couldn’t get all those eggs.
Bayer dip them
Or remove the inverts and bomb the bayer

But with all of my recommendations
HAVE enough new sw ready for 100% water change
 
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