Triple dip - combo

ifarmer · Dec 22, 2015

Dippings is the easiest part. Cleanning off of the bayers chemicals on the corals after the dipping is the hardeat part. Even if you rinse them 2-3 times there is always some left over on the corals. Both shrimps and crabs cant live with the smell of the bayer.

hawkinsrgk · Dec 22, 2015

After the corals are left in qt how are you going to remove the pests in the display tank?

FarmerTy · Dec 23, 2015

hawkinsrgk said:
After the corals are left in qt how are you going to remove the pests in the display tank?

Only pests I saw were some white pods on about 5 of the acros. They didn't even really affect polyp extension or growth so calling them a pest is a little bit of a stretch. Either case, I'm leaving the tank empty of acros for a month. That should be enough time to starve out anything that feasts on acro flesh.

AquamanE · Jan 3, 2021

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Reefahholic · Jan 3, 2021

FarmerTy said:
All of them! Sorry, I wasn't doing this for comparison purposes. Bayer knocks out AEFW, interceptor takes out red bugs, and potassium kills almost anything... or at least stuns them. From this point on, I'll be doing all three to all incoming acros and then they'll sit in QT until I'm sure they are clean.

The only thing is the AEFW eggs. Will it kill them too?

FarmerTy · Jan 4, 2021

Reefahholic said:
The only thing is the AEFW eggs. Will it kill them too?

I know nothing that kills those bud.

Reefahholic · Jan 4, 2021

FarmerTy said:
I know nothing that kills those bud.

Yeah, me either. Wish something would nuke them.

ScottB · Jan 5, 2021

Wow! Two hours in a KCl dip and no casualties. That is my only surprise -- but a significant one. I will say that KCl crushes aefw in just a couple minutes. And all pods within about 5 minutes.

I am adding interceptor to my routine. It took me forever to find a vet that would prescribe it for this off label purpose.