FLATWORM TANK CRASH.

[veron]

I took out as many worms as possible before using FLATWORM EXIT. still wiped out my tank. all is lost. take my advice! always dip anything you put into your tank! in EXIT or pay the price

[sniggir]

wow man I am so sorry to here that... I would hate to have to start all over again...

[yellowtang]

your tank Crashed again JR.......?
Are you giving up? or will continue with this never ending hobby......
was that your smaller tank the 100g+ or another one?.
very sorry to hear that.

[beowulf]

For those of us that are salt noobies, maybe you could give a little explanation of what a flatworm is and how they kill the tank?  It might allow us to try and avoid the same fate.

[SuperT]

Here are a couple of links to some good information.

http://www.melevsreef.com/flatworms.html

http://www.melevsreef.com/id/flatworm.html

Terry

[veron]

in to deep to ever give up LOL.
FLATWORMS,[planairia]the red/brown small little flat guys can come in on coral,liverock or anything else from a LFS or friend. they can disappear on there own but if conditions are right they can explode by fission.
theydon't ''feed'' on coral but will cover everything like a blanket.
sometimes they will crash on there own wiping everyting out with the toxins they secrete. its fast. I let them grow hoping they would disappear or a few wrasses would take them out.

[beowulf]

Thanks for the info.  Don't think I have seen any in my nano yet.

[alongfortheride]

Thanks for the info.  Don't think I have seen any in my nano yet.

Hopefully you never do see them.

Sorry to hear about the crash vernon.
Did you do a water change and run carbon according to the directions? Just wondering if this actually did help with the toxins.

[veron]

yep, water change ,carbon and ammonia remover. [missing fish]
all is lost as of yesterday morning. actually a few LPS seem to be coming back but all SPS are done

[sniggir]

that is horrible...... ....words just don't describe..... .....wish I could help ya

[Julie]

Sorry to hear.  Start again; your tank will be as beautiful as before.

[RoxyDog]

so sorry to hear.   

[tandao78]

OUCH glad i got some corals of you before the tank crash 

Dam flatworm.. i made sure i exterminated them before i put your coral in my tank. 

Sorry to hear your lost... what a shame

[veron]

luckily the worms don't really stick to live coral tissue but they can sometimes on LPS.