peroxide dip
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A. Grandis
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That will be a great answer.
I'll stay tuned...
I believe you don't need to use Peroxide, if it's a preventive dipping.
It could be an iodide type solution to dip them.
Let's see what others will post.
Grandis.
I'll stay tuned...
I believe you don't need to use Peroxide, if it's a preventive dipping.
It could be an iodide type solution to dip them.
Let's see what others will post.
Grandis.
I hope someone will post their thoughts soon, this stuff has taken over and the zoas you can barely see although the piece of rock they are on is quite small.
I see you are from Hawaii, what Island?
We just returned from Waikiki, we have been going there for the past 7 years and enjoy it greatly. We have been to the other islands as well and have enjoyed them too.
I see you are from Hawaii, what Island?
We just returned from Waikiki, we have been going there for the past 7 years and enjoy it greatly. We have been to the other islands as well and have enjoyed them too.
I've dipped my zoas and they're fine, use a 1ml per 10 gallons solution (3% peroxide), higher is fine if you want but don't use a 4:1 solution - way too high concentration. I've pushed mine to 3-4ml per 10 gallons with no ill effects other than a quicker kill on the algae. They may not open back up immediately, give them a day but you'll see dramatic improvement. You can dose the tank as well with 1ml per 10 gallon if you encounter hair algae or dinos. There are some corals that I've seen others report as being sensitive so research before dosing your tank if you have other corals.
A. Grandis
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It would be great if you tell us what is the dipping for.
Is it a preventive dipping? Algae? Predators?
I live in Oahu.
Grandis.
Is it a preventive dipping? Algae? Predators?
I live in Oahu.
Grandis.
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A. Grandis
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I don't know how much of diluted peroxide would be the limit for the Anthelia sp. that you've got. That's why it is the hard to answer question!!
Is it really peroxide the way to go?
If I had to do a preventive dose (zoo + Anthelia sp.), I would use tank water and iodine or iodide solution.
You can do a 8 to 10 oz of water and 3 to 5 drops of Lugol for like say a 30 seconds dip.
You could use most of the commercial " iodine" solutions too.
If you don't tell us what is the point for the dipping, people won't attempt to help, just because they won't know what's for...
Grandis.
Is it really peroxide the way to go?
If I had to do a preventive dose (zoo + Anthelia sp.), I would use tank water and iodine or iodide solution.
You can do a 8 to 10 oz of water and 3 to 5 drops of Lugol for like say a 30 seconds dip.
You could use most of the commercial " iodine" solutions too.
If you don't tell us what is the point for the dipping, people won't attempt to help, just because they won't know what's for...
Grandis.
O3reefer
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I have had to do a peroxide dip a couple of times to kill the algae before. When I did it I used small amounts of tank water in a bowl and I just used enough peroxide till I saw it just barely start to bubble and than used a small baster to gently blow at the zoas. The algae died quickly and my zoas started opening back up in a day or two. This worked for me, but everyone's experiences can be different.
Use RO/DI water rather than tank water and up the dip size to 1 gallon so you get a measurable way to combine the peroxide. Just 1 cup of water would make it impossible to get a precise dosing. A 5 minute dip is plenty, I use just 3 minutes or so and place the coral back in the tank.
It should kill any algae you have on the zoas. My hair algae took just 1 day to start dying off, dinos were a bit tougher but they too succumbed to the peroxide. It's also good for washing off your equipment that develops algae (HOB skimmer pumps, powerheads, etc).
A. Grandis
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We finally know what you're looking for: to kill the Anthelia...
I wouldn't. They should be fine together, unless you've got a problem going on with the zoa. Normally they do ok together.
Grandis.
dixiedog
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Finally?? He said it like three times already, including the very first post. LOL
Anthelia is a weed IMO. I'd definitely want it gone also. I don't know its sensitivity to peroxide, but xenia is said to be easily killed that way so I'd say your chances are good.
Zoas will survive a five minute dip in 50/50 peroxide and saltwater. I've also done acans, favia, and sun coral this way. They don't like it one little bit, but they survive. I do it to any rock or frag that has hair/bryopsis/bubble algae/caulerpa/etc on it. The coral survives but the macro is dead as disco.
franklypre
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Just take a toothbrush to the anthelia before you dip it and you shouldn't see it again.
I just did the dip, now its a wait and see what happens. There are alot of zoas that were being hidden by that stuff, some of them are open so I guess time will tell if it killed it or not, maybe another dose might need to be done if not I have a smaller frag of that zoa so I won't feel bad about tossing this one out. That stuff is nasty and i have seen a tank over taken by it and its very very hard to get rid of once it takes hold in the tank.
Will keep you posted
Will keep you posted
Thanks for keeping us posted, I had a friend who did the peroxide dip on some rock and he said it worked really well. I just have a very weird feeling of adding some type of chemical to the tank that may come back in the future to bite you... I try to stay as natural as possible but please take pictures of progress and let us know, good luck!!!
