Dip After Ship?

bvanfish · Oct 24, 2022

I got some new corals coming from ARC. My question is I have not had any corals shipped to me, only picked up at LFS. I do not have a QT tank.

Do you dip after you get them shipped/floated? I am seeing conflicting opinions. I do have Revive that I planned on dipping them in but I am wanting to hear from more experienced reefers.

Thanks for the help!

Reefer Matt · Oct 24, 2022

bvanfish said:
I got some new corals coming from ARC. My question is I have not had any corals shipped to me, only picked up at LFS. I do not have a QT tank.

Do you dip after you get them shipped/floated? I am seeing conflicting opinions. I do have Revive that I planned on dipping them in but I am wanting to hear from more experienced reefers.

Thanks for the help!

I dip every coral, every time. Even the big names, they have pests too.

bvanfish · Oct 24, 2022

Reefer Matt said:
I dip every coral, every time. Even the big names, they have pests too.

@Reefer Matt so you arent worried about transit then dipping being too stressful?

They are going NY to IL

Reefer Matt · Oct 24, 2022

bvanfish said:
@Reefer Matt so you arent worried about transit then dipping being too stressful?

They are going NY to IL

No. I dip every coral, every time. I have not killed a coral dipping it. Even a shipped coral from California to Michigan. I suggest floating the bag/container first to get the coral to temp, then dipping, then right into the tank. I use the tank water mixed with the dip, not the water from the seller.

bvanfish · Oct 24, 2022

Ok great thank you! I will go that route. Seems to be popular

Cell · Oct 24, 2022

I've had many orders from ARC, always dip everything, have never found any pests, and have never had a single DOA from them. ARC is a great and trusted vendor.

ryshark · Oct 24, 2022

Cell said:
I've had many orders from ARC, always dip everything, have never found any pests, and have never had a single DOA from them. ARC is a great and trusted vendor.

Just placed my first order with them. I went to the search and found the exact information I was looking for in your post from just today.