Fresh Water Dipping Corals?

[turbohaulic]

I have a problem with little flat worms hanging out on some of my mushrooms. I was told to dip the mushrooms in fresh water and it would help get rid of them. So my question is how do I do this? I don't want to hurt my coral so can anyone tell me how long I should dip it for, and anything else I need to do? I assume the water temp. needs to be the same but other than that I have no idea. Thanks.

 

[nycbob]

just dip it in ro/di water for 30 sec.

 

[turbohaulic]

So do the flat worms just die or crawl off the coral?

 

[rebelprettyboy]

y doesnt that kill the coral?

 

[lion_crazz]

I would not recommend a freshwater dip AT ALL. Rather, SeaChem's Reef Dip (iodine mixture) will kill all the flatworms if you give it a 10 minute dip.

 

[lion_crazz]

Originally Posted by turbohaulic
http:///forum/post/2499495
I have a problem with little flat worms hanging out on some of my mushrooms. I was told to dip the mushrooms in fresh water and it would help get rid of them. So my question is how do I do this? I don't want to hurt my coral so can anyone tell me how long I should dip it for, and anything else I need to do? I assume the water temp. needs to be the same but other than that I have no idea. Thanks.
Take out a gallon of your tank water, use a capful of SeaChem Reef Dip, stir the dip so it mixes, and allow the coral to sit in your tank water (with Reef Dip ) for 7 to 10 minutes.

 

[rcreations]

I just got a Star Polyp rock this weekend. Then I was looking at it at night with a flashlight and there was this big worm (bristle) in it!

I took it out and dipped it in RO/DI water for about 10 seconds and the worm just crawled out, along with a bunch of other little bugs. Today the coral was fine, opened up no problem.