goldmaniac
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You can have last word.
Zoo Dip
- Thread starter MUCHO REEF
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Please allow me to have the last word on this, please. This forum has come a long way in the last 5 months or so. We have never had this much daily activity in a very long time and we're not going to lose that over one topic. We are all here for the same reasons, right? We're all family in a our own small way, a zoanthid family, and I am not going to allow one topic to break up a family. All parties have spoken , so I hope we can all agree to end this one right now and go back to the dip for those who wish to use it. Lets allow cooler heads to prevail and use PM's to further any discussions on the above matter privately.
The bottom line is this, there could have been other reasons the frag failed, but I can assure you it wasn't because of the dip. Goldmaniac stated her concerns and reasons for feeling the way she did and she and I will speak privately. I've assured her it was a fluke/coincidence that this frag perished. Many have used the dip for over 3 years now and it works as the many testimonials will reflect, safely and effectively. Some disagree with the original post because they are defending the dip and didn't agree as I didn't with a portion of it. We replied and replied again with our own opinions. I say we now agree to let it slide and continue any and all discussions privately without attacking anyone. There's no need to even reply, lets just move on.
.......and now, back to our regularly scheduled program, "The Zoa Dip"
The bottom line is this, there could have been other reasons the frag failed, but I can assure you it wasn't because of the dip. Goldmaniac stated her concerns and reasons for feeling the way she did and she and I will speak privately. I've assured her it was a fluke/coincidence that this frag perished. Many have used the dip for over 3 years now and it works as the many testimonials will reflect, safely and effectively. Some disagree with the original post because they are defending the dip and didn't agree as I didn't with a portion of it. We replied and replied again with our own opinions. I say we now agree to let it slide and continue any and all discussions privately without attacking anyone. There's no need to even reply, lets just move on.
.......and now, back to our regularly scheduled program, "The Zoa Dip"
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NanoCube-boy
New member
I have never dip any of my corals before, so I don't know. Bad to hear you lost man, you did your best. I don't think you did anything wrong because you did exactly what you was suppose to do. Good luck on your next stock if you decide to get more.
I just did a dip on one colony I picked up, I found 2 spiders and 3 nudis. It was a none pourous rock that I visually inspected and didn't see a thing but decided to dip as I always do. Those 5 critters alone could have reeked havoc in my tank.
OAD
Premium Member
I picked up a frag of Armor of God and Fire & Ice. The owner was a fellow reefer who advised me to do the dip despite him never having a known infestation. I did the dip and let the polyps rest in the dark for a bit. The polyps on the Armor of God are out right now but the Fire & Ice not yet. I would consider the dip a success.
NanoCube-boy
New member
OAD, how long did you dip for?
cinnapolyp
New member
I just did a dip about 30 minutes ago using Mucho's instructions and the colony looks okay and is already opening. I just hope it got rid off the black stuff that they had growing on them, not a sponge, but some black film that was slowly killing them.
macawmagic
In Memoriam
random question that I should probably know the answer to, but...
how do you adjust the ph of the rodi in the bucket?
how do you adjust the ph of the rodi in the bucket?
macawmagic
In Memoriam
so dump .75 mL of both part A and B in the bucket and mix it up?
NanoCube-boy
New member
cool
goldmaniac
New member
any issues with just using baking soda to increase pH? it alters pH, but does anyone know if it'll do anything detrimental?
impur
New member
Baking soda will not increase pH. It will increase alk and decrease pH for a short time. This is due to excess CO2 in the baking soda. If you would prefer to raise alk and increase pH you need washing soda, or you can bake baking soda in the oven to drive off the CO2.
BTW i use baking soda from time to time to increase alk. Cheap and works great.
goldmaniac
New member
hmm. i wonder how I increased pH on RODI from 7.0 to 8.2 in a dip bucket using baking soda, then. Maybe it was the baked baking soda. It's been a while.
shackscs
Super Premier Member
I made the mistake of purchasing a large number of zoa colonies off an RC member and not dipping first, and guess what?
Everyday now for the past 4-5 days I have been pulling 3-5 large adult nudies and some smaller ones off of the glass in the
mornings.
So now begins my battle to rid my oasis of this destructive pest once and for all.
I have lined up four styrofoam boxes with water from the tank to house the post dipped zoas before putting them back into the tank.
Why 4 styrofoams?
There are so many colonies and frags I did not want to miss any.
My tank is a 125 dominated with more than 40 or so different zoas and palys, not to mentions lps, sps and softies so I needed to be sure I get all of the little buggers.
I will be using the dip to get a handle of this problem and will let you know what I come up with.
I wil not be dipping my LPS or SPS but wil inspect them very closely.
Everyday now for the past 4-5 days I have been pulling 3-5 large adult nudies and some smaller ones off of the glass in the
mornings.
So now begins my battle to rid my oasis of this destructive pest once and for all.
I have lined up four styrofoam boxes with water from the tank to house the post dipped zoas before putting them back into the tank.
Why 4 styrofoams?
There are so many colonies and frags I did not want to miss any.
My tank is a 125 dominated with more than 40 or so different zoas and palys, not to mentions lps, sps and softies so I needed to be sure I get all of the little buggers.
I will be using the dip to get a handle of this problem and will let you know what I come up with.
I wil not be dipping my LPS or SPS but wil inspect them very closely.
Wow, glad you caught them quickly. Don't be discouraged my friend, you can defeat them. I and many others have sucessfully. Run your actinics only and check for nudi eggs as well. Hang tough
shackscs.
Mucho Reef
shackscs.
Mucho Reef
This is what i was tryng to find for someone the other day! about dipping with lugol's. Now I know where the thread is so I can refer to it.
Thanks.
Thanks.
