Cracker,
I've never used anything but Bayer and I've never had a problem or any type of coral with a bad reaction to it. It actually seems quite gentle with corals. Any acro I've dipped with it, it's polyps come right out seconds upon putting it on the frag rack.
I make an huge mistake with the Coral RX:
So true. As far "toxicity" is concerned in our hobby, almost anything we dose, dips or additives to the water including the salt itself could be toxic if ingested I suppose. Like anything else, the use of common sense and a dash of prudence is advisable. I never looked at things like this as maybe someone with small children would who can rummage around in the tank stand, as it's just me and the Mrs.I make an huge mistake with the Coral RX:
Dipped some new acro's and forgot ;Oldman to rinse the corals before I placed them.
Dip was hung inside the polyps and they were smoked by the next morning
But.. I guess any dip would have done that.
;OldmanI make an huge mistake with the Coral RX:
Dipped some new acro's and forgot ;Oldman to rinse the corals before I placed them.
Dip was hung inside the polyps and they were smoked by the next morning
But.. I guess any dip would have done that.
Four stage dip. Got these from Costco , comes with three , and got the $8 power heads from amazon.
Bayer is pretty gentle. Ya do or should decide on the amount. I did tests with red flat worms , they didn’t die till the concentration was high.
Good bug killer though.
I use that in my first stage dip. Cuz it only kills bugs.
Second stage I use either peroxide (depending on the coral) as it kills algaes, some bugs , and disinfects some bacteria and infections.
If I don’t use peroxide I use revive. Kills some bugs , disinfects , kills some algaes. With both watch the concentration and time. I’ve not had a problem with any coral using the amount and time on the bottle.
My third stage is rinse.
Fourth stage is also a rinse but also inspection for eggs and algaes cut plugs etc, and I do in shallow plastic pan.
Sounds complicated but it really only takes an hour, it does force me to NOT make impulse buys (sometimes , as I’m now looking at a large tunicate in a bag lol).
Salty's approach is much more through than mine. But my dip containers aren't used to clean the back porch either.Four stage dip. Got these from Costco , comes with three , and got the $8 power heads from amazon.
Bayer is pretty gentle. Ya do or should decide on the amount. I did tests with red flat worms , they didn’t die till the concentration was high.
Good bug killer though.
I use that in my first stage dip. Cuz it only kills bugs.
Second stage I use either peroxide (depending on the coral) as it kills algaes, some bugs , and disinfects some bacteria and infections.
If I don’t use peroxide I use revive. Kills some bugs , disinfects , kills some algaes. With both watch the concentration and time. I’ve not had a problem with any coral using the amount and time on the bottle.
My third stage is rinse.
Fourth stage is also a rinse but also inspection for eggs and algaes cut plugs etc, and I do in shallow plastic pan.
Sounds complicated but it really only takes an hour, it does force me to NOT make impulse buys (sometimes , as I’m now looking at a large tunicate in a bag lol).
Salty,Four stage dip. Got these from Costco , comes with three , and got the $8 power heads from amazon.
Bayer is pretty gentle. Ya do or should decide on the amount. I did tests with red flat worms , they didn’t die till the concentration was high.
Good bug killer though.
I use that in my first stage dip. Cuz it only kills bugs.
Second stage I use either peroxide (depending on the coral) as it kills algaes, some bugs , and disinfects some bacteria and infections.
If I don’t use peroxide I use revive. Kills some bugs , disinfects , kills some algaes. With both watch the concentration and time. I’ve not had a problem with any coral using the amount and time on the bottle.
My third stage is rinse.
Fourth stage is also a rinse but also inspection for eggs and algaes cut plugs etc, and I do in shallow plastic pan.
Sounds complicated but it really only takes an hour, it does force me to NOT make impulse buys (sometimes , as I’m now looking at a large tunicate in a bag lol).
