goochesfish
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Can i just run zooanthids under the RO faucet?
fresh water dip
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Paul_TheOctopus
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What is the purpose of fresh water dip?
kev apsley
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i would do a dip in melafix dip and caution against any freshwater dip
No, I wouldn't, and you shouldn't. Holding them under a faucet and pounding them with water at a temp that will increase or decrease by the second will do more harm then good. This will further stress your polyps which are already stressed from shipping, handling and whatever the exaggerated readings are in the bag.
The purpose of a freshwater dip is to remove any unwanted hitchhikers, pest or predators. I have used freshwater dips for well over 15 years successfully. They are perfectly safe if performed correctly and it's the only dip I used with new addition in conjunction with some Flatworm Exit and Lugol's. I wouldn't dip any P. Grandis in freshwater as they will perish as they can not tolerate such dips. Fresh water dips are safe and there are several dips located in this forum. A quick search will yield them for you. Good luck with them.
Mucho Reef
cloak
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So it's the temperature of the water that's the problem, not the running water itself? Something's not clicking for me for some reason. :hmm5:
Thanks.
kev apsley
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your better off using tank water with a good coral dip..just my 2 cents
Temp is but one part. Producing the least amount of stress with the most affective results. This is a freshwater dip, not a medicinal dip per se. Fresh water causes an osmosis shock to predators and kills them. The swooshing of a rock or frag while in the dip helps to dislodge them and preventing re-entry into your tank. Again, there are many dips to choose from. Search this forum and pick the one you are most comfortable with.
Tank water is not a fresh water dip, as it is tank water with a mesured salinity. Not sure how "tank water" is better for FW dip.
Mucho Reef
Jeff
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Agreed. I dip every new coral with Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure using tank water and following the directions. I would never use freshwater to dip corals there is no reason in my opinion other then causing undue stress.
kev apsley
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fw dips also cause osmotic shock to corals not just the unwanted pest, by using tank water you reduce osmotic shock, you have stable temp, salinity, etc. than you use a dip to hit the pest
To kill predators and I have never lost a polyp doing so. Most open up within minutes. Not to be confused with a medicinal dip. Again, there are many dips in this forum. Just do a quick searches and choose the one you are comfortable with.
This dip was updated later to increase the FWE and Lugoals dosage.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=451720&highlight=dip
Many people have had the same results with it as you can see. Just pick one of the many dips out there, follow the directions, document what you do, and use it again if you are happy with it. Whatever you choose, good luck with it.
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Been doing it for years.Float a bag of fresh water in the sump to match the temp.
kev apsley
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zoas and palys prolly tolerate fw dips better than most other corals, with that being said everybody has there own methods and ways of doing things, what might work for you might not work for somebody else. Stick to what works for you and if your not 100% sure always read and gather information before you attempt it.
sjfishguy
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I always freshwater dip my zoos. The freshwater won't hurt a mantis that quick, but they will scurry out of the rock so fast it will scare you. I got a small mantis this way when I freshwater dipped some blue zoos once.
Zoos can actually handle freshwater for 15 minutes or more, a dip is not going to hurt them. The treatment for zoopox involves freshwater dips (with furan 2)for like 15 mins. I was skeptical at first too, but have never lost anything to freshwater dipping for minutes at a time.
It really depends on the coral. I have never had an issue with zoas and palys, but a large proto paly P. Grandis will wither, slim, shrink and die a slow death within 24 hours if it is dipped in FW.
It's funny you mentioned the Mantis. FW will irritate a mantis like crazy and he will come out like gangbusters as most anything within the rock or coral when dipped in FW.
Hey Mfinn, long time.
Mucho
