Fragging question

[imustbenuts]

I started a new tank and have some coral in a holding tank. I would like to move the coral to my new tank. However, the holding tank and live rock have hydroids and aiptasia. Is it possible to frag the coral and not introduce the aiptasia and hydroids to my new tank?

 

[Higher Thinking]

I started a new tank and have some coral in a holding tank. I would like to move the coral to my new tank. However, the holding tank and live rock have hydroids and aiptasia. Is it possible to frag the coral and not introduce the aiptasia and hydroids to my new tank?

Cut and dip them. But even then, always a chance...

 

[imustbenuts]

Cut and dip them. But even then, then always a chance...

Any specific dip better than another?

 

[Salty1962]

Bayer is good but as mentioned, you highly risk contaminating your DT

 

[andrewey]

Dips won't touch aptasia. You need to manually remove or destroy (kalk, aptasia x, joes juice, etc.) the aptasia before transferring. If you are confident you've removed all the hydroids and aptasia you can move, but what's the rush? Why note frag the coral and leave them in the holding tank for observation (seperate the other infected live rock/coral and treat appropriately) and ensure they are pest free. It's super easy to treat a holding/qt tank for pests- once it gets into your dt, you're toast .

 

[imustbenuts]

I guess $40 in coral isn't worth the chance. Thanks for the replies!