homemade coral dip.

aslmx · Feb 6, 2012

does anybody have a good recipe or ever used the bayer stuff?
DIY Coral Dip (Kills AEFW, Montibranch's, Red Bugs and all other know pests) - YouTube

five O · Feb 7, 2012

I think that I will rely a commercial brand. It's $12.00 every few months. It's not going to break the bank. It's better to have piece of mind.

FishScale · Feb 7, 2012

bayer is good stuff. ive used it and know lots of people that do too.

Dave3112 · Feb 7, 2012

Bayer advanced works wonders!! I have used the commercial available coral dips and they DON'T work as well as the Bayer!!! I use a 10 ml of Bayer to 1L of tank water and dip for 15 min. Then I rinse in another container of tank water before I put the coral in the tank.

Devonjevon · Feb 7, 2012

Wow good to know I have some of that stuff

Dasani · Feb 7, 2012

awesome, ive also read that just to use it on sps and not lps. is this true?

Acro76 · Feb 7, 2012

Does anyone else get annoyed that when you use bayer its like dipping in milk and its really hard to tell if anything even gets knocked off? I still like levamisole, at least I can tell easily when any nasties come off.

Dave3112 · Feb 7, 2012

Dasani said:
awesome, ive also read that just to use it on sps and not lps. is this true?

This could be true. I have never used it on anything but SPS...there was a frag of meteor shower cyphastrea(sp?)on one of my SPS plugs and it seems to be fine. Some say that is a LPS but I have always thought of it as SPS....

Dave3112 · Feb 7, 2012

Acro76 said:
Does anyone else get annoyed that when you use bayer its like dipping in milk and its really hard to tell if anything even gets knocked off? I still like levamisole, at least I can tell easily when any nasties come off.

Yeah, it is annoying not to be able to see the frags in the dip. But I always pour it out really slow when I'm finished and see all the "critters" it kills. I never know I had so many bristle worms.....

aslmx · Feb 7, 2012

Acro76 said:
Does anyone else get annoyed that when you use bayer its like dipping in milk and its really hard to tell if anything even gets knocked off? I still like levamisole, at least I can tell easily when any nasties come off.

Where do you get this stuff? can you get it over the counter or at lowes or home depot

Dave3112 · Feb 7, 2012

Got mine at Lowes in the insect killer department. Bayer advanced insect killer. I use 10ml to 1L of tank water and dip for 15 min. rinse and add to tank...

foxhuntr · Feb 7, 2012

yes you can get it at lowes or home depot

thereeferdude · Feb 11, 2012

Great to know! One thing I would do differently than the video poster is I would put on gloves when dipping my hands in insecticide solution. Less is better when chemical dealing with chemical exposure. Just saying... :neutral:

blackx-runner · Feb 12, 2012

Wow good to know. That stuff is a lot cheaper than the coral dip. Would be nice to know if it can be used on more than just sps though.

gmoney243 · May 4, 2012

The other forum has a big 17 page thread with all kinds of people tests and been used on zoas lps and sps. So far only known coral to react bad is A. Hyacinthus

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killereef · May 4, 2012

Everything that you buy for the reef tank hobby adds up, $12 here $12 dollars there, it adds up quickly. I am going to used this DIY dip myself, glad to see this.

Young Frankenstein · May 15, 2012

Thanks for sharing, a friend of mine is using this stuff without any problems, I will try it myself also.

Scoly · May 15, 2012

I use this also,left some frags in it for 30 min once, (sps) didn't bother them.

jessikarabbit · May 2, 2013

Can it be used on any SPS? We've never dipped our corals or put them in a QT, just hoped for the best. We only had LPS though until recently. Just got an idaho grape monti cap and plan on inspecting it for any unlikeables, but dont have anything at this point.