Coral dips (ie. Coral RX)

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Okay maybe this isn't the right place to post this (if its not , mods please move to the right topics). So i've kept sps corals for only a short period now, maybe 8-12 months. And after recently losing about 25% of the sps i had( due to a moving a tank from one house to another), i really wanna make sure i do it right this time, mainly because i dont think i can afford to lose anymore corals. And after viewing some sites and reading about some of the more invasive sps killers (ie monti eating nudi's), my question is this, A. how many of you are using coral rx? B. Does it work? C. Proof? D. Is there a better dip alternative to coral Rx and if so what are they? For me personally ive been using coral rx on all my corals ever since i had flat worms in my tank. Now does it, i dont know, all i know is what the bottle says. I know it seems to kill bristle stars lol. But ive never dipped a coral and had nudi's come off. In fact i always take the clear bowl that i use to dip them in and put it over a white surface(and then a black surface) to see if there's anything in there using a flashlight but never see anything really. Thanks everyone!
 
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I use Coral RX and have seen many things come off of my corals. Bristleworms are all I could identify, but other things I had seen were flea looking things and different worms... I dip everything no matter how much I trust a store, and everytime something comes off the new corals...
 
CoralRX is ok but bayer advanced complete home pest killer is the best. Kills red bugs AEFW and your sps have great polyp extension after. I killed all my redbugs one dip and havnt had any in months all corals are colored or coloring nicely

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CoralRX is ok but bayer advanced complete home pest killer is the best. Kills red bugs AEFW and your sps have great polyp extension after. I killed all my redbugs one dip and havnt had any in months all corals are colored or coloring nicely

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have heard this as well but never tried it. I use revive and am happy with it
 
I use coral rx and have never had any issues in my tank. I've read good things about the Bayer method, but I haven't used it personally. Seems to be a good bit of work.
 
Always Dip no matter who you got that frag from. prevention is much easier then trying to cure a problem.
 
CoralRX is ok but bayer advanced complete home pest killer is the best. Kills red bugs AEFW and your sps have great polyp extension after. I killed all my redbugs one dip and havnt had any in months all corals are colored or coloring nicely

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I also use bayer advanced.Coral PE is awsome after the dip.One bottle gonna last you for years and alot cheaper too
 
Will coral rx not kill red bugs and acropora flat worms?

Btw i want to mention, im not asking because i think i have a problem, i just dont want to have a problem so i want to know what the products limitations are...
i pulled this from their site...



Coral Rx can be used in treating many types of live corals; soft, LPS and SPS. Coral Rx should be used in treating corals that have parasites or other bacterial infections. Additionally, it should be used as a prophylactic treatment before bringing live coral into your aquarium.



Coral Rx is effective in removing the following parasites:
Acropora Eating Flatworms (AEFW)
Montipora Eating Nudibranchs
Bristleworms
Zoanthid Eating Spiders
Red Flatworms



Also aids in the treatment of:
Filamentous Hair Algae
Rapid Tissue Necrosis (RTN)
Slow Tissue Necrosis (STN)
Bacterial Infections & More



Coral Rx should not be used on fish, shrimp, crabs, snails, clams or other invertebrates. We have not tested CoralRx's effectiveness on Acropora Red Bugs.
 
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