Zoo Dip
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sarduci
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From my understanding of them, they are nocturnal and extreamly specific eaters. For example, the apistasia eating nudibranchs starve out a few days after clearing a tank of them. Some people keep cultures of apistasia in a QT to feed a small colony of nudibranchs if they need them. Weird, but that's what some people are willing to do.... There was a magazine article on them I'll have to try and find to again so anyone who is interested can take a look.
sfsuphysics
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Ok being as I was generously given an absolutely spectacular fragged colony of some yellow/orange zoos that have been closed for a couple days now (I say spectacular because I saw them when they originally opened, in fact the reason this mini-colony was given to me was because they haven't opened up) I'm thinking a dip might be in order. Problem is this on a piece of branch rock (right in the middle too) and there's some pretty mini-feather dusters on it, and I'm wondering if doing a dip will kill them off.
Also I'm why 3 gallons of water? Can you do it in a smaller batch, like a ziplock baggie? I'd be using kent's iodine instead of the stuff mentioned, so should be able to get away with adding less.
Also I'm why 3 gallons of water? Can you do it in a smaller batch, like a ziplock baggie? I'd be using kent's iodine instead of the stuff mentioned, so should be able to get away with adding less.
reefkeeper59
In Memoriam
All this is fine and dandy. However, What about the nudi's in the rocks , filters tubing elsewhere. I had a population explosion of nudi's before I new what the problem was. I noticed a couple things crawling on the glass and wondered what they wher. Couple days later a few more, couple days later a ton. I dipped in fresh water and shook them about. Still nudi's. Some did fall off. Then I took the water temp up to 125-150, re-dipped and tons fell off. Almost all the nudi'd fell off. At least all that I could see. The zoo's are open and look good. I took a zoo that still had some on it (got missed on the dip) and picked 5 off and put them in a glass (10 ounce) with saltwater. I added 10 drops Lugol's and watched them for an hour. Alive and well. I added 10 more drops. Waited another hour. Alive and well. I added 20 more drops (now 10 times stronger than the recomended amount). That killed them. It took forty drops in saltwater to kill them. The reason for the salt water (test) was that the tank and it's other contents still have nudi's and possible there eggs (and it only takes 1). So dipping does help tremendously weather hot or tank temp, with or without Lugol's "for the zoo's". Now what about that tank, rock, filters and anything else. Oh, the substrate. Sand, crushed coral, araginite. How do you get the nudi's out of that? I took all the sand out, pitched it and are preparing three hundred gallons of salt water. The plan is to dip the entire tank (per say) with lugol's and finish them of for good. This will take care of the filters and everything else. I'll change 100% water. Then dip again. Change 100% again. hopefully that will solve the problem. I wouldn't be a bit surprised that a few month later or so, I find a nudi. I'm not saying that anybodies method doesn't work. Just don't get yur hope's up because your zoo's are open again. These nudi's are stubbern.
I spoke with a specialist at kent marine (the maker of Lugol's) and he said they are very tricky to get rid of.
Here's another example of nudi's.
Anyway, Good luck to all with these critters.
I spoke with a specialist at kent marine (the maker of Lugol's) and he said they are very tricky to get rid of.
Here's another example of nudi's.
acropora1981 said:
Anyway, Good luck to all with these critters.
reefkeeper59
In Memoriam
Another thing I've picked up from post's on here. The same nudi's can congregate on leather coral's. They are porbably easier to see on a lether as they can't hide at the base of the leather, like they hide under the heads of the zoo's. Shake them about, pull them apart and see if they are in the base of the zoo's. I seperated a couple after dipping and found them deep at the bottom. I may purchase a leather for a viewing post.
SFlogic
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I just wanted to say thanks MUCHO for this thread.... I went and bought some Lugols and read an instruction from the bottle stating that they have a little recipe for a coral dip as well. 40 drops in 1 gallon of water and submerse the coral for 10-15 minutes... i tried it last night with half strength and so far my zoos are opening up pretty well right now..
GobiosomaOceanops
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While searching for Lugol's Iodine, I came across another product called Reef Dipâ„¢, described as coral disinfectant containing elemental iodine. Site says 250-ml bottle makes 50 gallons and safe for stony corals, soft corals, anemones and polyps. Is this similar and as effective as Lugol's or am I completely off track? Thanks MUCHO for this thread.
seacritter
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Thank you.......very informative reading
kevensquint
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Okay, I just gave it a try but I could'nt find Lugol's so I used pharmacy Iodine, I'm a little worried because it had a different ingredient "ethanol". Never-the-less I tried out on a small colony that was'nt lookin too good anyway. Small creatures and worms emerged from the colony and died in about a minute.
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