Can someone explain coral dipping to me?

[glb]

I see people talking about this all the time but I don't know anything about coral dipping? Could someone briefly explain it? Thanks!


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[justgotwet]

A lot of times you buy a frag or coral it may have bugs or unwanted hitchhikers on it so they buy stuff to dip their new corals or frags in so the bugs or unwanted hitchhickers will not go in their disply tank.

 

[NanaReefer]

There are several reasons for dipping coral. To remove unwanted pests and to help them heal from damage or an ailment.
For pest the most common is CoralRX.
For damage the most common is Revive.


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[mcarroll]

If you are careful in your coral selections - including not buying sight-unseen - there's no reason you should ever have to dip FYI.

Some people never let their systems stabilize and are always adding new things to their tank - often from dubious or unknown sources. This is high-risk behavior...some kind of prophylactic dip is probably not a bad idea in these cases in order to protect your "permanent" colonies.

However, dipping is far from science (you never know what you are really targeting) and far from 100% effective...good to know if you're going to count on it.

-Matt

 

[glb]

Thanks everyone. Are there any risks to dipping?


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[mcarroll]

Of course there are risks, but if you a in that situation, your only alternative to dipping would be to transfer that 100% of that risk to your tank and the rest of your corals. The least you will want to do is to try and minimize that risk, but IMO avoid the situation first when possible.

-Matt

 

[gar732]

Don't be fool by thinking dipping will solve all you problems, dips will not kill the eggs of pests and you can still introduce these pests to your system even after dipping. The only way to be 100% sure you will not end up with unwanted critters is to quarantine all new additions to your tank.

 

[NanaReefer]

If you are careful in your coral selections - including not buying sight-unseen - there's no reason you should ever have to dip FYI.





-Matt

Totally disagree with this statement!! Very bad opinion Regardless of where/how you get your corals you should always dip them period.



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[Singlefin]

You're better off dipping to be safe. If you are asking this question, you probably don't know what to look for as far as pests go on new coral. Not everyone is and expert, myself included. there's lots of stuff out there you would rather avoid putting in your tank.

 

[glb]

Thanks everyone. I buy all my stuff at the same store and they're impeccable with their tanks so I haven't had a problem yet. I'll look into getting the products mentioned as an extra safeguard and also do more reading on unwanted critters.


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