I guess i can start with what i have and why i'm not wondering about possible dips before introducing new lps frags to my display. I currently have a couple torches, frogspawns, a duncan, acan, and a few other sofies and two sps. I did not dip them when i received them as they came as frags from local reefer with an established system, so i didn't think any dipping was necessary as any infestation would have shown up in his tank. As a christmas gift my wife ordered me two more acans, an open brain, dendro, two favias, meteor shower, red candy cane, and a hammer. Now these are from an online site and i'd like to keep my tank pest free so i'm wondering, after acclimation whats a good dip to use and how long to dip them before introducing them to the display?
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Reef Frog
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Revive is a good dip as well. It's very gentle. As for time, each dip product will have a recommended time on the label to keep them in the dip solution. I tend to use close to the minimum to mediian time listed.
It can also be beneficial to brush frag plugs with a soft toothbrush to dislodge any eggs that might be present. If the frag plug is old & grungy I will sometimes replace it, mainly to keep new algae strains out of the DT. It's also a good precaution to monitor & keep the LFS & dip water very close to the temperature in your DT. If the LFS water parameters are close to your DT's parameters, the a aclimation time can be briefer than if there is a large variance. I like to compare salinity of LFS water to my DT water. Usually only a .002 difference exists so aclimation needs not be a drawn out affair like you have with drip acclimation, for example. BTW it sounds like you have a cool wife with good taste...lucky you're not getting a Santa sweater!
It can also be beneficial to brush frag plugs with a soft toothbrush to dislodge any eggs that might be present. If the frag plug is old & grungy I will sometimes replace it, mainly to keep new algae strains out of the DT. It's also a good precaution to monitor & keep the LFS & dip water very close to the temperature in your DT. If the LFS water parameters are close to your DT's parameters, the a aclimation time can be briefer than if there is a large variance. I like to compare salinity of LFS water to my DT water. Usually only a .002 difference exists so aclimation needs not be a drawn out affair like you have with drip acclimation, for example. BTW it sounds like you have a cool wife with good taste...lucky you're not getting a Santa sweater!
Thanks for the post, they are all currently in the tank now accept the red candy and the purple favia, they are on backorder. I recently got the dendro to eat after acclimating him yesterday, the only one i've yet to see come out is the meteor. with 7 coral and tupperware containers floating in the tank to keep the temp normal things get a little hectic. They came in a bit cold so i did a drip acclimation for about 2 hours, floated them for about 45 minutes, dipped for 10, rinsed with saltwater from the tank and then in they went. Also pulled off the frag plugs.
ThreeMoneyJ
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I agree with this! I actually toss all frag plugs and put new ones on. If its a maricultured coral I will frag the coral and toss the rock. I then like to use a soft toothbrush on the coral skeleton.
It only takes 1 time of learning the hard way to get super paranoid.
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