Coral Dips

[seahorsedreams]

For those of you that use coral dips for newly acquired specimens, what do you use and what is your protocol?

Thanks

 

[seahorsedreams]

Nobody dips their corals? The information would be used in an online article.

 

[afelder]

I iodine dip and sometimes freshwater dip depending on the type of coral. 10 minute dips watching for stress reactions.

 

[peterink]

Can u freshwater dip a Xenia...?

Mine has plety of worms living inbetween the polyps. I managed to pull some out: they were about 2inches long

 

[sindacate]

lugols iodine

 

[seahorsedreams]

sindcate.. is there guidelines on th eside of th ebottle to tell you how to prepare it and is that the recipe you use?

 

[lilith]

I believe for the lugols iodine its 40 drops per gal and while wearing gloves, dip the coral for 10 - 15 min.

http://www.kentmarine.com/saltwater/iodine/lugols-solution.htm

 

[peterink]

I freshwater dip my Xenia for about 1-2minutes. It killed the worms and it also almost killed my Xenia.

The next day, half the polyps didnt expand and those tentacles melted off. The main branch also drooped and I noticed some skin peeling off.

I used iodine supplement every day 5ml (on my 140G tank) everyday for about 5 days now.

The Xenia seemed to be back alive and gaining health too. I hope those melted tentacles will heal and wont spread any further rottings.