MD Ocean Girl
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When I went shopping for the Bayer, I almost bought the one for fruit trees. I ended up choosing the soil and turf one because it was the one recommended in the linked thread above at the time I had read it. They had specifically recommended getting a product with imadachlorpid in it.
I might run out this week and pick up some Bayer that contains imadachlorpid but not the cyfluthrin. I'm a bit hesitant to get the fruit tree type, because the label says it's rainproof. The 12 month tree and shrub version does not say it's rainproof, and only contains imadachlorpid. It is, however, stronger than what Jesse and I are using now, so if I decide to get that product, I'd have to sit down and determine the equivalent dosage for dipping.
We just got some rehab frags from a friend this weekend. We did dip them with the Bayer concentrate we have, but they're still in isolation for now. I'd be interested in dipping these corals, or others, (if needed in both cases), with a product just containing imadachlorpid, and comparing the results. And watching the tank, of course. All of these frags are in a separate system from our main tanks, so it should be a bit easier to monitor.
I certainly don't blame you for not wanting to try this method at the time. I would not want to risk your beautiful reef. :inlove: I wouldn't have taken the risk myself, except that one of my favorite LPS corals (my frogspawn that I had rehabbed from a completely bleached state) was being pestered by little white bugs, causing it to lose color and not fully extend. After doing some research, those white bugs seemed to be a form of "red" bug that only pestered frogspawn corals. Then found the thread about using Bayer as a dip. Thought about it for a few weeks, my coral was continuing to go downhill, so I figured I'd try it, as I don't have interceptor (and, as you stated, they're not longer making it).
I'm more than willing to document the process and comparison between products, and see what happens. If it ends up being a safe and less expensive way to dip corals, it'll be worth it. :thumbsup:
I might run out this week and pick up some Bayer that contains imadachlorpid but not the cyfluthrin. I'm a bit hesitant to get the fruit tree type, because the label says it's rainproof. The 12 month tree and shrub version does not say it's rainproof, and only contains imadachlorpid. It is, however, stronger than what Jesse and I are using now, so if I decide to get that product, I'd have to sit down and determine the equivalent dosage for dipping.
We just got some rehab frags from a friend this weekend. We did dip them with the Bayer concentrate we have, but they're still in isolation for now. I'd be interested in dipping these corals, or others, (if needed in both cases), with a product just containing imadachlorpid, and comparing the results. And watching the tank, of course. All of these frags are in a separate system from our main tanks, so it should be a bit easier to monitor.
I certainly don't blame you for not wanting to try this method at the time. I would not want to risk your beautiful reef. :inlove: I wouldn't have taken the risk myself, except that one of my favorite LPS corals (my frogspawn that I had rehabbed from a completely bleached state) was being pestered by little white bugs, causing it to lose color and not fully extend. After doing some research, those white bugs seemed to be a form of "red" bug that only pestered frogspawn corals. Then found the thread about using Bayer as a dip. Thought about it for a few weeks, my coral was continuing to go downhill, so I figured I'd try it, as I don't have interceptor (and, as you stated, they're not longer making it).
I'm more than willing to document the process and comparison between products, and see what happens. If it ends up being a safe and less expensive way to dip corals, it'll be worth it. :thumbsup:
