dip for aefw

[rogerwilco357]

ok wonder if you dipp your corals how much is too much ? I mean can you do a dip a day for 3 days as to catch them getting back on or do you really need to qt them to avoid this and the hatching of new worms?

 

[fishdoc11]

I get rid of any base where the eggs can be and dip in TMPCC for 10 to 15 minutes (add an interceptor dip for at least 6 hours at 5 times the normal strength or higher). Dipping them several times a few days apart while keeping them in QT is the best way to go.

 

[scottwhitson]

With AEFW you have to quarantine and dip for a long time (around 2-3 months) as nothing kills the eggs.

 

[dano83]

Good luck. Its a pain.

 

[MechEng99]

I dip all new Acroporas (except deepwater Acros) once a day in Coral Rx for the first 7 days, then once every 2 days the 2nd week while they're in QT...even if there are no signs of AEFW. I keep them in QT for a month...or longer if I notice a problem.

 

[rogerwilco357]

ahh

ahh

I dip all new Acroporas (except deepwater Acros) once a day in Coral Rx for the first 7 days, then once every 2 days the 2nd week while they're in QT...even if there are no signs of AEFW. I keep them in QT for a month...or longer if I notice a problem.

and how stressed do they get and how many make it thru the dipping period?

 

[rogerwilco357]

question when dipping corals if they are on a small rock the one that they came mounted on can i dip the coral and the rock it is on since the rock is small then transport both to the QT tank I have some of the coral on plugs still the rest on small rock my whole tank is sps probably 30 pieces . any order i should start the dipping process in like small acros first larger millepora then the green slimer 2 dip buckets main dip second bucket another dip bucket and the third a cleansing bucket with no chemicles? then off to the QT?

 

[divewsharks]

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