Forgot to Dip Corals!

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  1. qualitydaydream

    qualitydaydream Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    Just added a bunch of new Corals...MANY & All Types

    I forgot to dip them! I don't know what I was thinking...

    Should I pull them, dip them and put them back in?

    They have been in for about 20 hours now.
     
    qualitydaydream, Sep 13, 2011
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  2. inwall75

    inwall75 Giant Squid

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    If you have pests, they are still eating the corals they came in on so definitely pull them and dip them.

    Don't let them spread to other corals in your system.
     
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  3. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    +1 better late than never.
     
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  4. robwerden

    robwerden Feather Duster

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    I would like to know what dipping is. I am not familiar with that term.
     
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  5. DBOSHIBBY

    DBOSHIBBY Sleeper Shark

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    dipping is using coral rx or other product designed to eradicate pests present on the coral before introducing them to the display tank.
    you mix a batch of this liquid with some tank water and let the coral sit in it for a few minutes.
     
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  6. robwerden

    robwerden Feather Duster

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    ok thanks
     
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  7. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    I'd just like to point out that dipping isn't a cure all; some products work better than others at killing live pests, however none of them work on any eggs that have been laid. Nothing is a true substitute for quarantine and multiple dips.
     
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  8. libog2fish

    libog2fish Fire Shrimp

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    what else is a good dipping solution that fellow reefers use?
     
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  9. schackmel

    schackmel Giant Squid

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    I use coral RX for just about everything. I have used FW dips for zoas but in general 98% of the dip is coral rx.

    We are so anal about dipping and qt all corals that we have several QT tanks set up for corals. Even with the dipping and redipping, as stated above it does not kill the eggs so you will have to redip about every week for several weeks. Sadly I still have one tank that has zoa eating nudis.
     
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  10. dowtish

    dowtish Horrid Stonefish

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    And certain pest are not effected at all by the dips available for us. Flat worms for one keep me up at night...
     
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