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[gbrumfield2013]

Can someone please tell me what these are and a solution, much appreciated!

 

[ahiggins]

Qtip sponges. Theyre beneficial but can be ugly in large numbers. You can just pluck them out if you dont like them:

 

[Reeferdood]

Sponges, q tip..

 

[gbrumfield2013]

Ahh thank you guys for the quick response so the won't hurt my corals can I use coral dip to cleanse the rock??

 

[ahiggins]

no problem
They wont hurt a thing!
Theyre filter feeders.
Coral dip is overkill IMO. I like these guys but when I notice too many, I just scrape off with forcepts or my nail and toss them into a different tank lol

 

[ahiggins]

or into the trash if you dont want them anymore

 

[gbrumfield2013]

Oh ok.. is there a fish or cuc that can clean them

 

[Reeferdood]

no problem
They wont hurt a thing!
Theyre filter feeders.
Coral dip is overkill IMO. I like these guys but when I notice too many, I just scrape off with forcepts or my nail and toss them into a different tank lol

Coral dip should be a part of your regimen if you are wanting to keep expensive corals..

 

[ahiggins]

Coral dip should be a part of your regimen if you are wanting to keep expensive corals..

when you put new things into you tank-yes.
Not to kill beneficial organisms.

 

[Reeferdood]

when you put new things into you tank-yes.
Not to kill beneficial organisms.

When else would you use coral dip?

 

[Reeferdood]

Ahh thank you guys for the quick response so the won't hurt my corals can I use coral dip to cleanse the rock??

No,
Coral dip is not really designed to dip your rock in.. Most people quarantine their rock and check for pests before putting them in the system. Some people even dip the rock in muratic acid before using them.. nowadays there are a lot of products that will give you instant bacteria in a bottle...
M7 is one & I use it to this day...

 

[ahiggins]

No,
Coral dip is not really designed to dip your rock in.. Most people quarantine their rock and check for pests before putting them in the system. Some people even dip the rock in muratic acid before using them.. nowadays there are a lot of products that will give you instant bacteria in a bottle...
M7 is one & I use it to this day...

Right....
You use it when you introduce new corals into your system.
He was asking if he could use it to get rid of the q tips. Something you could easily just pick off. IMO thats overkill for that specific purpose.

 

[Reeferdood]

Indeed..
Sometimes forums can be like texting where it can be hard to understand a point trying to be made..
All good information here...

 

[gbrumfield2013]

Ive been in this hobbies for just over a year my tank is mature but my know how isn't that good I wasn't sure what to do but if there harmless then I'll leave them until they get too much.. then I'll buy new rock.