While the skeleton of Euphyllia and other LPS may look absolutely clean at first sight, they may be covered with all sorts of algae spores and tiny pests invisible to the naked eye.
Has anyone tried cleaning with a q-tip and hydrogen peroxide or reef delete? Any other preventative measures...
I purchased my first coral recently, a hammer coral, and want to make sure I properly dip the coral before placing it in the tank. I have read about dipping in CoralRX as well as dipping in Lugol's iodine solution and have several questions:
(1) Should I do both back to back? If so, should I...
I'm setting up a frag QT in my basement and Bayer is often recommended. However it's always mentioned to do in ventilated area and my basement is anything but that. I can get a fan but there's not much of an exhaust. Should I go with a different dip? I would rather not dip somewhere else in the...
I just received my WWC live sale corals - during the dip this little guy came off. I emailed them to ask also - but thought you all would know as well. 2nd opinions always good
Is this a baby brittle starfish or a coral pest?
if it’s a brittle I’m totally keeping it.
I bought a cynarina from RAP last weekend at a great deal due to a section of dead/irritated tissue on him. The booth I bought it from said they had a tang that they think nipped it about 2 months prior and that's why it looked like that. I dipped it in ReVive for ~10 minutes when I got him and...
Hi everyone.. I recently brought home 3 new corals. While acclimating them, I set up my dipping station. 1 container with the Revive dipping solution (following the directions on the bottle). Then I had two fresh saltwater bowls to rinse the dip off. Well, after waiting the 15 mins, I...
Hello fellow saltines,
I just picked up two Gorgonian frags (a corky and purple plume). These are my first corals. I just dipped in Revive for close to 15 mins. Now they're in a fresh saltwater rinse. I was about to dump out the Revive mix when I saw something moving in the bottom. I thought it...
Hi Everyone,
So after some long painful searches, I can find little to no data regarding the dipping of clean up crew members, specifically Trochus snails. For those who have encountered an unwanted flatworm invasion, I think it is useful to understand that the shells of our CUC can harbor any...
Hello i was getting my new corals acclimated to the tank and relized I didnt have any Coral Dip recently moved.
I was wondering if floating the coral all
Hello Reefers, I decide to make a Review about the Coral dipping: ReVive. I don't know what you guys use but I love that thing because it's really simple ingredient and removes hitchhiker. It's more than just dipping for parasite ;), hope to break some #myth
here my video if that interest you...
Hello everyone,
What advice do you have on how to successfully dip newly acquired Hammer and Frogspawn corals?
I have tried in the past using Seachem Reef Dip with new frogspawn and hammer corals which didn't survive after a day or two. I have tested all water parameters as well as use...
There is a lot of talk about curing Rapid Tissue Necrosis (RTN) and Slow Tissue Necrosis (STN)Lately. How do people deal with it? In the comment section - please post how successful the treatment was - and why you used your particular method. Though it might have been better to allow people...
So if you haven't heard...Prime Coral has some impressive videos showing a parasite that's responsible for RTN and others that might be responsible for STN. This guy is from Florida and his name is Dr. Ara Deukmedjian. This Philaster parasite that he's captured on video eating acros sure fits...
Hello All,
I've been looking for Bayer dip in the UK and apparently ITS BANNED here lol.
I contacted Bayer UK and this is the answer I received:
Thank you for your recent query regarding the Bayer Advanced pesticide range available in the US.
This range is very specific to the US because each...
I have a 20 gallon quarantine setup which has been up and running for 3 months. I have a hang on the back filter, live rock, sand and a powerhead with a heater with temp controller and AI hyrda lights. Every time I dip corals then place in quarantine, they start to RTN within a few days. I'll...
hi everyone,
Normally i use coral rx and qt tank for a week to check for any leftover pests. This has been successful with zoas and palys (which is all i buy). However getting new stuff including candy cane and blastos from aqua sd. Ive heard bayers is great method for pests but i wanted ur...