dip this scoly?

[JohnMzreef]

I have a button scoly that has been receding. (The rest of my livestock are doing well). Now I know bristleworms don't eat coral but I notice that every time I go to feed this scoly, a whole bunch of bristleworms crawl out and reach into the mouth area to steal food. I can't imagine that is good for the coral.
So I am thinking of doing a dip and just wanted to get recommendations. I am thinking CoralRX... Any advice for or against dipping? Any recommendation for technique or different product? (I want to get this right)
The other thing I am going to try is cut a short piece of pvc pipe for the coral to sit on - to get out of the sand.
And as a related question - my tank seems to have just a ton of bristleworms and micro brittlestars. And zero pods. Does that seem strange? Is something out of balance in my ecosystem? I only feed frozen food sparingly twice a week. Other days I do a pinch of flake for the fish.

 

[Retro Reefer]

Do you have a picture? Parameters? IMO dipping a stressed out coral isn’t necessarily the best corse of action unless your specifically trying to address a problem like pest or infections.

 

[Saltyreef]

Bristleworms arent really a pest but in this case, you should be ok to remove the ones ripping off the corals food. There may be an over abundance of them. Micro stars are just fine to leave. The correct ecosystem balance is the golden ticket for any reef. Sadly it differs from tank to tank with MANY different variables. For me, my pod population expolded when i removed my sand and fish then restarted my tank. The very few pods left had a chance to repopulate without the fish or a nutrient imbalance to contend with. My 6 line wrasse was stoked during re entry into the DT. Like a fat kid stares at cake.....

 

[JohnMzreef]

dipping a stressed out coral isn’t necessarily the best corse of action

Yeah thats the gist of this post - thought I'd get some input before I just went and did it. I've also had people say "CoralRX is harsh" which I dunno - I've never gotten that impression.
Those little hairs on bristleworms (setae? chetae? - something like that) are supposted to give a bit of a sting right? So I imagine that could irritate such a fleshy LPS coral.
I'll see if I can get a pic..

 

[Hemmdog]

I have a button scoly that has been receding. (The rest of my livestock are doing well). Now I know bristleworms don't eat coral but I notice that every time I go to feed this scoly, a whole bunch of bristleworms crawl out and reach into the mouth area to steal food. I can't imagine that is good for the coral.
So I am thinking of doing a dip and just wanted to get recommendations. I am thinking CoralRX... Any advice for or against dipping? Any recommendation for technique or different product? (I want to get this right)
The other thing I am going to try is cut a short piece of pvc pipe for the coral to sit on - to get out of the sand.
And as a related question - my tank seems to have just a ton of bristleworms and micro brittlestars. And zero pods. Does that seem strange? Is something out of balance in my ecosystem? I only feed frozen food sparingly twice a week. Other days I do a pinch of flake for the fish.

What kind of fish do you have that only need a pinch of flake a day? I have 6 very small fish and I feed 4 cubes of mysis daily.

 

[Saltyreef]

What kind of fish do you have that only need a pinch of flake a day? I have 6 very small fish and I feed 4 cubes of mysis daily.

Yea i dont know how i missed that lol. Everyone in the tank is starving. Survival of the fittest when you dont feed enough. If you feed more this will likely stop