I NEED HELP DIPPING CORALS H202

[PeterB113]

Hey guys I want to dip some of the frags on my frag rack in hydrogen peroxide to get rid of some algea that's on them but I don't know how much to use. All the frags are zoas. Do I use only hydrogen peroxide or mix with tank water? If so how much or what ratio? For how long? Please let me know what you guys think

 

[melonheadorion]

Hey guys I want to dip some of the frags on my frag rack in hydrogen peroxide to get rid of some algea that's on them but I don't know how much to use. All the frags are zoas. Do I use only hydrogen peroxide or mix with tank water? If so how much or what ratio? For how long? Please let me know what you guys think

ive read that you can use straight 3% peroxide without watering down. ive seen a youtube video of someone doing it, and it survived after like 2 or 3 minutes of the dip. i myself, i air on the side of cuation. i did it a month or so ago and did like a 70% water 30% peroxide mix and the zoa i dipped is thriving. i probably could have done more like a 50/50 or more, but i didnt want to push it because, after all, its stuff on the internet. i can confirm that a 70/30 mix didnt harm it and worked, but probably not as much as a higher mixture

 

[workhz]

I’ve done 50/50. They say to let the zoas close up if you can. Make sure you don’t get anything in your eyes etc. 1-2 mins. Would rather do that multiple times than over do it. Kinda depends on how much algae we’re talking about.

I’ve had some zoas really close up and suffer for a week or two but they’ve come back.

 

[aSaltyKlown]

I use about half a cup to a cup of water and pour in the peroxide until is see bubbles start to form on the algae. Leave them in for about 5 min. Some start with a 4:1 ratio of water to perox. I've done 1:1 as well. I also tap the zoas to get them to close up as well. May take a day or so for them to open, but have had some open a few minutes after going back in the tank as well.

 

[Idoc]

Zoas can handle (usually) a straight 3% peroxide dip for a couple minutes. I usually do a 50:50 mixture.

 

[ReefRusty]

I have been looking and or waiting for a thread like this, my zoa rock had algae growing on it and In between the zoas which I believe is stopping some of them growing. Will need to put in a 1.2L container would this mean I would need 720ml salt 480ml HP? For a 60/40 ratio.

 

[workhz]

That’s definitely 60/40

 

[IanK]

I would suggest getting the zoas to close completely. I lost half a small colony from what I believe was the h202 dip as that half did not close up when I did the dip

 

[ReefRusty]

I would suggest getting the zoas to close completely. I lost half a small colony from what I believe was the h202 dip as that half did not close up when I did the dip

What mixture did you use? 3% diluted in 1L is a very low % of Hydrogen peroxide.

 

[atomos]

I've used 3% undiluted - enough to cover the zoa frag--for no more than 2 minutes. Zoa frag came out fine--stayed closed for a little bit but opened up again with a nice algae-free frag...

 

[ReefRusty]

I've used 3% undiluted - enough to cover the zoa frag--for no more than 2 minutes. Zoa frag came out fine--stayed closed for a little bit but opened up again with a nice algae-free frag...

Hair algae like my picture or just surface algae? Or its good for all types of algae

 

[atomos]

Hair algae like my picture or just surface algae? Or its good for all types of algae

It should work for both hair algae and surface algae. When I did the hydrogen dip, I had both starting to "grow out."

 

[bblumberg]

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[elorablue]

I don't dip h2o2 I put it full strength in a spray bottle and apply directly to the affected area. If it's just the frag plug or a rock you can remove from the tank it doesn't really get any easier than this. Then just rinse off in some tank water and back it goes. Plus the coral itself is only subjected to a small amount of overspray and not full submersion.

 

[Dewman]

Hey guys I want to dip some of the frags on my frag rack in hydrogen peroxide to get rid of some algea that's on them but I don't know how much to use. All the frags are zoas. Do I use only hydrogen peroxide or mix with tank water? If so how much or what ratio? For how long? Please let me know what you guys think

I would try and avoid getting much on the coral. I use a q-tip to apply and then putting them in a small container of tank water until it stop bubbling and then put them back in the tank. I use the peroxide from Walgreens