? on dipping coral
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yes, but ph balance it. Ive been using the peroxide method for dips.
Cant say i've heard of a FW dip on a coral before, any else chime in? There are many other options: two little fishies, iodine, etc.
just like in acclimation the ph of ro is verry different than what is is the tank, so you need to buffer the fresh water to match the Ph of the tank or bag.
Peroxide dip is an alternative, 5 to 1 for five minutes. search here or google for the method
no techniques here but some suggestions.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-dip-and-qt-new-corals
and all bugs are not treated equally
Peroxide dip is an alternative, 5 to 1 for five minutes. search here or google for the method
no techniques here but some suggestions.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/as-if-we-needed-another-reason-to-dip-and-qt-new-corals
and all bugs are not treated equally
dbrewsky
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to be honest, I would be more concerned about a FW dip causing more stress than not dipping. LPS dont really harbor any pest specific to them. They may carry other coral pest or nuisance critters. A thorough cleansing in saltwater and a good scrubbing of the frag plug and any exposed skeleton would suffice. Again, the first preference would be use a good dip, however, any critter eggs etc that remain will still survive either freshwater or coral rx so its really a mute point.
I would take care of the coral in your situation and manage risk as best as possible if you want to add it to your system.
I would take care of the coral in your situation and manage risk as best as possible if you want to add it to your system.
I did some reading and this is what I did: 1:4 ratio of peroxide and a mix of my tank water and store water. Added frogspawn and let it sit a minute or two. Rinsed and scrubbed plug in my tank water (but not in the tank) turned lights off and set frogspawn on sand bed. waited about half hour. Turned lights on and it is already starting to extend. Ordered some Coral Rx.
