Most effective coral dips
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Bayer insecticide as a coral dip
These are the steps I take before adding a frag. I picked this up from another forum from two reefers in particular, Whisperer and Flamron. The first step is to start with a close visual inspection of your frag. Here is the frag in the bag: Darth Maul Porites Wild Colony Frag on...
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Diluted. Yes I rinse my corals 4 times where I let them soak in tank water before putting them in the tank.
I get a cup or so of tank water and pour a good bit of the Bayers in till it’s a milky color. I leave it for 5-15 minutes then rinse the frag off in another container of tank water for a minute or so. I’ve never had adverse affects on a coral from using it and the cup afterwards will have bristleworms, pods, I’ve seen flatworms, and red bugs after the dip.
New to the hobby but CoralRX has been the most effective dip I have tried so far. I started doing a double dip on things for a bit to make sure things were pest free and every time CoralRX would get things off while Seachem would not.
The Bayer dip is interesting, I do that for freshwater plants, makes sense it would work for corals...
The Bayer dip is interesting, I do that for freshwater plants, makes sense it would work for corals...
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+whatever number now for bayer.
Been using bayer for about 5 years now, and not a single issue with any coral I've put in it. I have seen red bugs, flatworms, and many pods, and bristle worms.
I also deplug any coral I receive, and put them on new plugs. You never know what's hiding between the plug and the coral. Most times things can hide in there where the dip cannot get them.
Been using bayer for about 5 years now, and not a single issue with any coral I've put in it. I have seen red bugs, flatworms, and many pods, and bristle worms.
I also deplug any coral I receive, and put them on new plugs. You never know what's hiding between the plug and the coral. Most times things can hide in there where the dip cannot get them.
I've been using Revive and Melafix (pond) lately and haven't had any bug/pest issues yet. Melafix is similar to Expel, but much easier to get and much cheaper. There are three versions of Melafix.... regular, marine, and pond. They all differ in the concentration of the active ingredient, so you need to mix them at different rates. Melafix pond is the strongest concentration, so it's what I use.
I mix 6 ML Melafix Pond with 1/2 Gal saltwater. (12ML per Gal)
and dip for 10 minutes, but have gone longer without issue.
Then I dip in Revive (2 caps per 1/2 gal) for 15 minutes. (per bottle instructions)
For dipping frags, I usually float the frags upside down, over an air-stone, in a narrow cylindrical container, ie a skinny bucket. The skinnier the bucket the better, uses less dip and it keeps the frag floating directly over the air-stone for best agitation. or you can go to town with a turkey baster. I just use a little Styrofoam block, stick the frag in and float it upside down. The air stone keeps it all circulating.
For the Melafix, you have three versions, with varying concentration of the active ingredient.
Melafix @1%, Melafix Marine @1.25%, and Melafix Pond @5%.
For a coral dip, below are the recommended mixing rates for each version.
- Regular (1%) 62.5mL/Gallon
- Marine (1.25%) 50mL/Gallon
- Pond (5%) 12.5mL/Gallon
I dip every frag in these.
I mix 6 ML Melafix Pond with 1/2 Gal saltwater. (12ML per Gal)
and dip for 10 minutes, but have gone longer without issue.
Then I dip in Revive (2 caps per 1/2 gal) for 15 minutes. (per bottle instructions)
For dipping frags, I usually float the frags upside down, over an air-stone, in a narrow cylindrical container, ie a skinny bucket. The skinnier the bucket the better, uses less dip and it keeps the frag floating directly over the air-stone for best agitation. or you can go to town with a turkey baster. I just use a little Styrofoam block, stick the frag in and float it upside down. The air stone keeps it all circulating.
For the Melafix, you have three versions, with varying concentration of the active ingredient.
Melafix @1%, Melafix Marine @1.25%, and Melafix Pond @5%.
For a coral dip, below are the recommended mixing rates for each version.
- Regular (1%) 62.5mL/Gallon
- Marine (1.25%) 50mL/Gallon
- Pond (5%) 12.5mL/Gallon
I dip every frag in these.
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For acropora, nothing beats potassium chloride. It is very gentle on acropora (almost like Bayer) and far more gentle than the tea-tree oil dips. It does not stun AEFW, it melts them dead. Ann added plus: it mixes pretty clear so you can what is coming off.
I DO NOT find potassium chloride all that suitable to montipora dipping. My reverse sunset monti and Seasons greetings hate the stuff, and monti eating nudis don't seem to mind KCl.
I feel like that's where FW like to lay their eggs when I find them on frags
I've used Melafix in the past, purely because it's also quite effective at destressing and repairing - figured 3 dips was overkill though
It depends what you are dipping, but it can be used without diluting for up to a minute. To be safe I would use 1 part H2O2 to 2 parts tank water for 3 mins. This is my experience with LPS, shrooms and leathers. Have not dipped SPS. I wouldn’t use on freshly cut corals.
Will 100% kill stylophora. I would avoid all acros, by stylos are the only ones I’ve personally killed.
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