Acro Bugs!!! Help Asap Please!!!

[cedarreef]

I just bought a beautiful colony of purple tabling acros, but i looked a little closer and saw little orange dots on one of the branches... then, some moved. they're way too small to take a pic of. i think they might be acro bugs... what should i do??? how do i prevent them from taking over and eating all my beautiful acros?!

Please help. thanks!

 

[meowzer]

Do a freshwater dip.....dip the coral in RO/freshwater for 5-8 minutes....then you can also do a lugols (iodide) dip.....in the FW dip though...they should (Isay should) jump off

 

[wangotango]

If they are red bugs, then the best thing to get rid of them for good are Interceptor tabs (heartworm p i l l s for dogs). You can only get them at your vet though...
-Justin

 

[cedarreef]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3194469
Do a freshwater dip.....dip the coral in RO/freshwater for 5-8 minutes....then you can also do a lugols (iodide) dip.....in the FW dip though...they should (Isay should) jump off
I was reading some stuff online and it said that a FW dip on SPS could actually do more harm than good...? Plus, I don't have any Lugol's iodine.

 

[number1gsxxr]

If you don't have lugols you can go to your local drug store and get tincture of iodine.
'Add 15-20 drops of Tincture of Iodine to a liter of tank water and allow the corals to stay in this dip for 10 -15 minutes. Rinse the animals with tank water prior to placing them in your tank. When finished, throw out the dip water, do not add it to your tank.'