Acros
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happyhourhero
Burner of the Tips
I prefer Bayer.
MontiFanatic402
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BAYER!! Easy to get at any big box home improvement store, or local hardware/garden center.
den75
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Yup,Bayer. 4 Oz per gallon of water for 15 min. Be sure to have a power head or keep squirting with a turkey baster. Have 2 separate containers of just plain saltwater to do 2 good rinses after the dip to get the residual bayer off.
Agree been using Bayer for my dips, everything from wild acros to the expensive named acros. No issues at all. I use 30ml of bayer to 500ml of water, let sit for 15 minutes and rinse then dip in two separate cups of clean tank water before putting them back in the tank. They will lighten up for a few day or a week but after color comes back pretty quickly.
ReefBum
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Bayer here as well. I dip for 10 minutes and use a 4% diluted solution, which equates to 10ml of Bayer for 1 cup (237ml) of tank water. And I rinse 2x, 15 mins each time, in fresh tank water.
Dannyboy0076
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I use 40ml of Bayer in 500ml of tank water an no issues. Dip everything from zoas to sps. Let sit 15 min and rinse well.
Revive or melafix on acros that have aefw
Revive on non deepwater acros
Bayer on deepwater acros but only a quick dip
Bayer on acros that came from a place that has bugs then put into an isolation tank, followed by a later long dip in interceptor before added to display even if it looks clean
Flatworm exit, and tropic marine pro or iodine on zoanthids followed by a revive dip
Revive and iodine on lps
Iodine on any sps or coral that has signs of bacterial infections
Flatworm exit on anything that came from a tank with an infestation of planaria
Hydrogen peroxide and iodine dips on sick zoanthids
Sometimes other combinations depending on the situation...
Figured I would add a little more to the thread since everyone here is obviously a Bayer advocate.
And just to add Bayer doesn't always kill all Redbugs on an infected coral. That's why I follow with interceptor before it goes into the display.
If a coral has a visable pest then it is always put into an isolation tank. If a coral is new it always goes to an observation tank to watch for eggs or missed pests. I can not rely on the clip and dip method for acropora. Unless my display has a small amount of acros that are easy to treat, then this method is fairly safe.
Reefing is not completely fun until I was prepared to fight and deal with any and all pests that can come in on new coral. I have seen so many spend a lot of time and energy worrying about pests on new corals added to their displays. As well as a TON of people fighting pests that came in from trusted members tanks or their favorite trusted seller.
Revive on non deepwater acros
Bayer on deepwater acros but only a quick dip
Bayer on acros that came from a place that has bugs then put into an isolation tank, followed by a later long dip in interceptor before added to display even if it looks clean
Flatworm exit, and tropic marine pro or iodine on zoanthids followed by a revive dip
Revive and iodine on lps
Iodine on any sps or coral that has signs of bacterial infections
Flatworm exit on anything that came from a tank with an infestation of planaria
Hydrogen peroxide and iodine dips on sick zoanthids
Sometimes other combinations depending on the situation...
Figured I would add a little more to the thread since everyone here is obviously a Bayer advocate.
And just to add Bayer doesn't always kill all Redbugs on an infected coral. That's why I follow with interceptor before it goes into the display.
If a coral has a visable pest then it is always put into an isolation tank. If a coral is new it always goes to an observation tank to watch for eggs or missed pests. I can not rely on the clip and dip method for acropora. Unless my display has a small amount of acros that are easy to treat, then this method is fairly safe.
Reefing is not completely fun until I was prepared to fight and deal with any and all pests that can come in on new coral. I have seen so many spend a lot of time and energy worrying about pests on new corals added to their displays. As well as a TON of people fighting pests that came in from trusted members tanks or their favorite trusted seller.
