good brand coral dip?
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demonsp
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Its cool,just dont like mis informed info getting by.Just trying to educate. I was talking about a freah water dip and then was told im giving useless info but not as nice,then he changed his repley.All i did was explain why i thought what i thought and then backed it up with a link. If thats a banable action then ban. Someones just playing games.
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Or, I can bring out Buster and let him decide who to ban
Sorry, but I'm unclear what your referred thread is supposed to prove - what connection does a thread about a CSS misbehaving have to do with freshwater dips for SPS?
I've seen SPS RTN from much less stress than a FW dip. How many minutes do you dip for? And I'm asking because I want to see if there's something new I can learn here.
demonsp
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The link was an RC member thanking me ,he was having trouble and read repleys and used for a total tank turn around.
This thread for FW dip's advantage. Do with it want you want.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/hyposalinity/ht/ht_fwbath.htm
This thread for FW dip's advantage. Do with it want you want.
http://saltaquarium.about.com/od/hyposalinity/ht/ht_fwbath.htm
Yes, but that's for fish. FW dips for SW fish are well established. FW dips for corals (outside of zoanthids) are not noted in the literature and even zoanthids don't necessarily fare so well with FW dips at times.
I'm still curious as to how many minutes you dip your SPS for in FW? Have all your SPS survived the dip? Did any of them bleach after? How was growth afterwards?
I'm still curious as to how many minutes you dip your SPS for in FW? Have all your SPS survived the dip? Did any of them bleach after? How was growth afterwards?
shackscs
Super Premier Member
I recently fresh water dipped corals with Lugols solution to release what was thought to be sponge eating nudies. They swelled up and died in a matter of seconds.
I dipped zoas, palys, clove polyps, cabage coral, plate coral, and few other things I canot remember off the top of my head. I lost absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact everything is actually looking much better.
Each piece got a 10-15 sec dip and good shake going in and comming out.
I dipped zoas, palys, clove polyps, cabage coral, plate coral, and few other things I canot remember off the top of my head. I lost absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact everything is actually looking much better.
Each piece got a 10-15 sec dip and good shake going in and comming out.
I can see that happening with a 10-15 second dip. And I'd agree that anything bad is unlikely to happen with that short of a dip. This would be different from the Furan-2 dip in FW that's done for zoa pox since that's closer to a 15 minute dip (and like I mentioned, can be hard on zoas too). Do you think that it was the FW or the Lugol's that made the difference?
I'm still concerned/curious as to whether SPS like acros would be able to tolerate this and whether AEFW would be susceptible to that short of a dip. Lugol's by itself does not seem to be very effective for AEFW. Softies and LPS are hardier than SPS, that's for sure.
I'm still concerned/curious as to whether SPS like acros would be able to tolerate this and whether AEFW would be susceptible to that short of a dip. Lugol's by itself does not seem to be very effective for AEFW. Softies and LPS are hardier than SPS, that's for sure.
Peter Eichler
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It's a case by case basis but some corals I won't hesitate to blast with some tap water (DON'T do this:lol
and others I would never do a freshwater dip in even if the water was adjusted for PH and temp. Suggesting using freshwater dips on all new corals is pretty iffy for that reason IMO. Also, iodine is dangerous when overdosed but the chances of overdosing from doing is dip are very slim. Even if it does elevate the levels a small amount it's not something that will "collect in time" since iodine is very easily removed by various organisms in the tank as well as eliminated by various abiotic transformations and removal. On that note, I will say that Lugol's is given way too much credit in the hobby as an effective "dip" and is often used for things that it really has no chance of helping.
and others I would never do a freshwater dip in even if the water was adjusted for PH and temp. Suggesting using freshwater dips on all new corals is pretty iffy for that reason IMO. Also, iodine is dangerous when overdosed but the chances of overdosing from doing is dip are very slim. Even if it does elevate the levels a small amount it's not something that will "collect in time" since iodine is very easily removed by various organisms in the tank as well as eliminated by various abiotic transformations and removal. On that note, I will say that Lugol's is given way too much credit in the hobby as an effective "dip" and is often used for things that it really has no chance of helping.
