best dip for zoos?

[impur]

Lugols/tankwater will do nothing to bacteria/fungus.

I wouldn't go mixing them. I don't use TMPCC for zoos, i've had great results with RO/Furan-2.

 

[JGoslee]

I don't worry about bacteria or fungus infections. I keep my water clean and parameters stable. I haven't lost any zoa's to infections. I only dip for predators.

 

[nemofish2217]

lol, so now im not sure.... won't the RO cause the predators to fall of anyways?

 

[nemofish2217]

so impur, the RO fruan 2 combo has kept you free of predators as well?

JGoslee: im not necc worried about them getting infections, i just don't want to introduce something into my tank that might be on them....

 

[impur]

Yes, RO water will kill off the pests.

JGoslee - it only takes 1 infected polyp to change your mind, trust me. I keep my params spot on as well, they never waiver. You can't control other ppls tanks and params, and you certainly cannot control what comes out of the ocean. I was singing the same tune as you up until 90 days ago when i rec'd a frag from a trusted online store. I would rather not play russian roulette with my zoos, i have too much invested.

 

[JGoslee]

I've added zoa's with pox and fungus in my tank and they cleared up after a few days. I still think its a matter of water quality. Doing dips with ro water just adds stress and is probaby what is killing the infected zoa's. JMO.

 

[impur]

Well, in the wild they sit in rain water for hours on end at low tide. So i doubt it adds that much stress.

I guess you have a one of a kind tank! Good luck.

 

[gotbags-10]

instead of lugols could you use regular kents iodine solution to make a dip and if so how much should you use? Only reason im asking is i have the regular iodine and not any lugols but if i need to get it or even furan-2 then i will.

 

[impur]

Depending on what you are dipping for, Kent iodine will work fine.

 

[gotbags-10]

some of my frags have been starting to close so i was going to try and dip them to kill off possible nudis. How much iodine solution should i use per say like a gallon of ro water (buffered and brought to temp of coourse)

 

[impur]

Read thru this thread, it should answer most of your questions about dipping zoos.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=554264