Zoo Dip

[mfinn]

You can take them out of the tank.
When I do stuff with zoanthids, I use a small bowel of tank water to let them sit in untill I start the fragging or whatever.
I think it's best to remove the rock out of the tank to do anything with zoanthids and I like to rinse them off (with tank water from the bowel before I put them back)
If the polyps in question are just a little deflated or flat looking, I would leave them on the rock, but if they are fungusy or coming apart, I would remove them.

 

[meanmachine]

should i do this right now again...being that i already took them out and dipped them this afternoon?

 

[mfinn]

If the polyps are really looking like they are coming apart and decaying, I would. If not just put them in a fairly good flow area and watch for more fungus. I would also do a saltwater dip with a strong lugols dose. I would do the dose recommendation that is on the container.

 

[meanmachine]

dip them again today...even after the freshwater dipw/ lugols this afternoon? they'll be ok u think?

 

[mfinn]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8513878#post8513878 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by meanmachine
dip them again today...even after the freshwater dipw/ lugols this afternoon? they'll be ok u think?

In a saltwater dip using the dosage on the lugols container, if they are fuzzing out with a fungus.

You did the dip already with freshwater for nudi's, right?

 

[mfinn]

I just reread everything. I see why you dipped.

I kind of like to do saltwater dips witha strong lugols dose for fungus problem. I think the freshwater is more effective with critters that are eating the zoanthids.

 

[meanmachine]

yep i freshwater dipped for nudis this afternoon..

 

[meanmachine]

ok...i just cut off the rest of the decaying polyps and doing a slatwater dip w/ lugols..the bottle says 10 minutes? what do you think? also if everyting works out..do you think the zoa will eventually come around and rexpand over the areas i cut off?

 

[mfinn]

I would think they have been stressed alot today, so I would cut that time down to about a quarter. It says 10 to 15 minutes. I would think you would get any antiseptic value after 3-4 minutes

 

[meanmachine]

thanks for your help!

 

[bob21115]

I just wanted to share some pictures of the mess that came out of 15 of my Zoa rocks.

This is the only Nudi I found along with a snail and the poor Acro crab

What a mess

The stuff in the bottom of the bucket

Anyone know what type of crab this is?

A close-up of the mess

I'll post the statues of my Zoa later.

 

[MUCHO REEF]

Wow bob21115, what a great photographic documentation of the dipping process and the results. Two thumbs up from me my friend.

I have no idea what type of crab that is. I have never seen one like him before.

All the best.

Mucho Reef

 

[NanoCube-boy]

Wow bob, that's a lot unwanted stuff you got there. Lucky you dip yours... Wish you luck identify it. Post it in the Id section see if they know. If you did or do, give me a link, I want to know what crab is that.

 

[bob21115]

Its been 4 days and 3/4 of my zoa's still arn't open? Any suggestions?

 

[tangdiver]

Give them time...and turn off any MH and just run acitinics and then slowly ramp up lights....worked for me good luck

 

[saltman123]

WOW! now THAT is a lot of stuff!!!

When I dip mine I never see anything at all. Then again, I have only been in the game for about 4+ months and I buy super small frags so that could be why.

Planning on getting myself a bright white container so I can see everything close up.

Thanks for sharing those pics.

 

[NanoCube-boy]

hey bob, what did you dip with?

 

[bob21115]

I used new 8 drops suggestion of Kent Marines Lugol's Solution per gallon of fresh water. Heres a link.
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/produ...x=mode+matchallpartial&Np=1&pc=1&N=2004&Nty=1

I think using more Iodine stressed the zoa's a little more. I lost alot of Poly's and some still arn't open.

 

[NanoCube-boy]

oh. wow. How long u dip for?

 

[bob21115]

Soaked for 5 min sook for 1 min.

This is the first time I've dipped my Zoa's.
I dipped because I bought 5 wild collected Zoa rock and a few of the other rocks had polyp's that wern't opening.

Funny things is the cheap wild caught rock opened up in a few hours. Luckily I didn't dip the expensive one's.