Experience with hydrogen peroxide on corals.

[ReefReadyYouTube]

Have you ever used H202 on corals as a dip or to kill algae. If so what’s your experience with it. Did it work. Also what type should you use. Regular Medicean cabinet peroxide? Thanks.

 

[MERKEY]

Have you ever used H202 on corals as a dip or to kill algae. If so what’s your experience with it. Did it work. Also what type should you use. Regular Medicean cabinet peroxide? Thanks.

I believe there is a thread here about people trying this in their DT to kill velvet.

It would change the Quarentine game for sure!

 

[ReefReadyYouTube]

I believe there is a thread here about people trying this in their DT to kill velvet.

I saw a video on BRS YouTube channel and they were spraying in on algae. Would love to try this out to see if it works. Hoping I could talk to others that have had success before.

 

[MERKEY]

I saw a video on BRS YouTube channel and they were spraying in on algae. Would love to try this out to see if it works. Hoping I could talk to others that have had success before.

Yes I have heard of this as well. Also dosing in the tank to get rid of algae. As velvet is a dino it makes sense.

 

[ReefReadyYouTube]

Yes I have heard of this as well. Also dosing in the tank to get rid of algae. As velvet is a dino it makes sense.

Is velvet an algae? Or disease?

 

[ScottR]

I got a zoa frag from my friend and there was cyano on the plug so I dipped with revive and then again with H2O2. It cleaned the plug and the zoa opened up within a couple hours. Doing well. I did not measure how much I put in.

 

[mfollen]

Theres h2o2 / SW dips I’ve had great luck on a variety of algae & hydroid pests (as per of qt) for Zoanthid dips. Zoas did fine. It is stressful on them tho vs other antibacterial dips.

 

[ReefReadyYouTube]

Theres h2o2 / SW dips I’ve had great luck on a variety of algae & hydroid pests (as per of qt) for Zoanthid dips. Zoas did fine. It is stressful on them tho vs other antibacterial dips.

My hammer coral and torch coral have algae on there stalks. Was think about giving them a dip.

 

[mfollen]

You could scrub the skeleton (not the tissue) with a toothbrush soaked in the h2o2 solution. Rinse in SW before putting back in the tank

 

[ReefReadyYouTube]

You could scrub the skeleton (not the tissue) with a toothbrush soaked in the h2o2 solution. Rinse in SW before putting back in the tank

Did you mix saltwater and H2O2 at a 50-50 mix or just use 100% H2O2

 

[Hermie]

H2O2 is a "chemical" that is put into solution like 3% for example, so when you are saying use 50/50 that would be very very dangerous to use a 50% H2O2 solution it would practically be flammable.

I've used H2O2 spot treatment for corals many times, for two main scenarios:

1. there is algae gaining hold on the coral's exposed skeleton/base
2. new coral that I Want to kill parasites/hitchhikers

After doing an H2O2 treatment I do an iodine based coral dip (seachem coral dip) to help heal any damaged tissue that the H2O2 may have caused.

 

[mfollen]

I normally mix 3% with SW. straight h2o2 can be stressful with dips

 

[DonTavo27]

I think it was Justin credible who spoke about using peroxide as a coral dip, to kill algae and for disease. It’s a very informative video for sure.

I saw a video on BRS YouTube channel and they were spraying in on algae. Would love to try this out to see if it works. Hoping I could talk to others that have had success before.

 

[intricate_reefer]

I’ve used it on zoas, chalices, favias, and acans. I do 1 part 3% hydrogen peroxide 4 parts tank water. Let soak for three minutes. Rinse, then put back in tank. Works well and doesn’t bother those types of corals too much. I’ve heard of people doing a stronger mixture and I have tried it but I noticed it stresses the corals a lot more.

 

[Jchavez1919]

I used H2O2 on all my most recent corals. 2 zoas, 1 euphyllia, 3 acans, Yuma mushroom, a rainbow monti and another misc. plating monti. I mixed H2O2 (3%) with tank water at a ratio of 1:4. Only gave each a two minute dip in H2O2 and then sat in clean tank water for 30 minutes followed by an iodine dip. All were upset for a day or two, but look healthy now. Had some bubble algae on a frag plug and after scraping off and dipping in H2O2 never reappeared (3 months now).

 

[ZoWhat]

At Meijer they sell H2O2 in a nice spray bottle for like $1.59.... worth the price having a nice spray bottle handy once the H2O2 is gone.

Anyways.... I've pulled entire pieces of LR and spray the LR drenching it in H2O2 spray.

After about 5mins of soak time with the spray applied I then follow up with a nylon scrub brush the size of a toothbrush.

After that LR goes back in place. Within 24hrs all signs of GHA..... g o n e

A LOT to be said aquascaping where practically every LR can be pulled fairly easily without a bunch of LR falling like dominos

 

[MERKEY]

Is velvet an algae? Or disease?

Disease but is in the dino family.

 

[Jon Fishman]

Disease but is in the dino family.

Better than some of the diseases in my family......

 

[mattzang]

i've been dosing h2o2 1 mL per 10 gallons the last couple of weeks to fight dinos

invert wise it has been totally safe, haven't noticed any losses

coral wise i did lose a torch and a blasto, although i don't really think that was the h2o2, more tank issues. my corals haven't been happy for over a month, my alkalinity consumption is basically zero.

on the plus side, i haven't seen dinos in over a week so seems to be helping a bit.

i haven't tried it in dip form. probably ok for softies/lps. sps i'd worry a bit

 

[Undertaker]

Have you ever used H202 on corals as a dip or to kill algae. If so what’s your experience with it. Did it work. Also what type should you use. Regular Medicean cabinet peroxide? Thanks.

I have dipped zoas and acans in 100% h2o2 for two minutes for algae. Worked great. I saw a video on it and gave it a shot.