marek_miro
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Hi all, am trying to disinfect some coral before putting them in QT then on into the main tank. I did a long search on how to preform a lugols dip but couldnt find anything, I also went out on the web, and mainly only found information on products with no specific directions, or they were vague as to how to mix and which corals could be dipped and which not, except zoas and acro's and monti's. Im a total newbie at this so please try to be patient and kind
I only have soft corals including shrooms, kenya tree, and two photosynthetic gorgs.
So I would like to know how to preform a lugols dip
1.) How do you mix? How much lugols soution to how much water
2.) what corals can be dipped I am speaking of all softies Kenya tree, shrooms and gorgs.
3.) For how long should the dip be preformed for each coral.
4.) After the dip should I rinse in fresh SW temp, PH matched afterwards or not, or straight to QT?
5.) Will lugols solution also disinfect macroalgaes?
If there is anything else I am missing in my questions or information which I need to know please feel free to add it in.
Thank you
Mark
I only have soft corals including shrooms, kenya tree, and two photosynthetic gorgs.
So I would like to know how to preform a lugols dip
1.) How do you mix? How much lugols soution to how much water
2.) what corals can be dipped I am speaking of all softies Kenya tree, shrooms and gorgs.
3.) For how long should the dip be preformed for each coral.
4.) After the dip should I rinse in fresh SW temp, PH matched afterwards or not, or straight to QT?
5.) Will lugols solution also disinfect macroalgaes?
If there is anything else I am missing in my questions or information which I need to know please feel free to add it in.
Thank you
Mark
