Do you quarantine your Corals?
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petieaztec
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recently i wish i had though. I got flat worms i didnt notice at the store.
viet-tin
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Ever since I caught red bugs Ive always qted all coral. I do a lugols iodine dip for a minute and set them in a small 10gal with a ph and pc lighting. I sit them in there for atleast a week and inspect them everyday to make sure there are no parasites that survived. Two guys I know recently caught acro eating flat worms and one has already lost all his sps during treatment and the other one I havent really followed up on but seems like he was able to save his coral or fragments of them. So
for qting coral
viet-tin
Active Member
Originally Posted by petieaztec
recently i wish i had though. I got flat worms i didnt notice at the store.
You shouldnt really have to worry about them as they are harmless detrivours. They may become unsightly and their population will grow out of control and thats when they become a nuisance. If you can keep their numbers down then they shuldnt cause any harm at all.
recently i wish i had though. I got flat worms i didnt notice at the store.
You shouldnt really have to worry about them as they are harmless detrivours. They may become unsightly and their population will grow out of control and thats when they become a nuisance. If you can keep their numbers down then they shuldnt cause any harm at all.
reefkprz
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Originally Posted by saltn00b
how long, under what lighting? what are you looking for, and what do you do when you find something?
one week
65 watts pc in a
10g tank bare bottom.
look for anything unusual.
usually if its something nasty I just throw it away(yes I have thrown out $80 corals) better to lose $80 than thousands..
If I can solve it without heavy doseing I do what I can.
I have caught and stopped Aip several times by QTing unfourtunatly it doesnt alway work I qted a brain and still managed to introduce a mantis or pistol shrimp can hear him just havent caught him.
how long, under what lighting? what are you looking for, and what do you do when you find something?
one week
65 watts pc in a
10g tank bare bottom.
look for anything unusual.
usually if its something nasty I just throw it away(yes I have thrown out $80 corals) better to lose $80 than thousands..
If I can solve it without heavy doseing I do what I can.
I have caught and stopped Aip several times by QTing unfourtunatly it doesnt alway work I qted a brain and still managed to introduce a mantis or pistol shrimp can hear him just havent caught him.
viet-tin
Active Member
Originally Posted by saltn00b
would a coral die in one week under N.O. lighting? (standard fishtank stock)
I wouldnt think so as Ive had them in qt that way before. They will lose a bit of color though which is why I switched to a small pc fixture purchased at HD. They will color back up when you put them in your DT if you have sufficient lighting
would a coral die in one week under N.O. lighting? (standard fishtank stock)
I wouldnt think so as Ive had them in qt that way before. They will lose a bit of color though which is why I switched to a small pc fixture purchased at HD. They will color back up when you put them in your DT if you have sufficient lighting
reefkprz
Active Member
Originally Posted by saltn00b
would a coral die in one week under N.O. lighting? (standard fishtank stock)
not if you use the right spectrum bulbs, when I first got into the hobby thats all I used on my reef was regular flourescents. obviously I couldnt keep any high light corals but all my softies did fine for months. a week probably wouldn't hurt even a high light coral as often in the wild there are whole weeks full of cloudy days.
would a coral die in one week under N.O. lighting? (standard fishtank stock)
not if you use the right spectrum bulbs, when I first got into the hobby thats all I used on my reef was regular flourescents. obviously I couldnt keep any high light corals but all my softies did fine for months. a week probably wouldn't hurt even a high light coral as often in the wild there are whole weeks full of cloudy days.
rykna
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I used to in the begging.....stopped acclimating over 6 months ago. I've dumped in everything from an orange tree sponge to both of my daisy and purple goniporas. I do float evrything so the temperature is the same, but other than that...SPLOOSH!
I haven't had any complaints from my tank occupants. The goniporas grew larger for the 8 months that I had them~ then I took down my reef tank for $$$ reasons.
I am currently setting up a seahorse tank.....being the first time that I have gotten Seahorses. I will use more caution~probably use drip aclimation, for at least 30 minutes.
I am currently setting up a seahorse tank.....being the first time that I have gotten Seahorses. I will use more caution~probably use drip aclimation, for at least 30 minutes.
catawaba
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Temperature acc. and drip for 1 hour. Then I 'rinse' the coral by 'swooshing' it around a bit in the acc. tub. Then place in tank. While it is acclimating, I am watching the item for hitchhikers...I use a magnifying glass and a light. I know it sounds dumb, but I sometimes 'sneak up on it' to see if I can spy a bristleworm or crab....
rykna
Active Member
Originally Posted by Catawaba
I use a magnifying glass and a light. I know it sounds dumb, but I sometimes 'sneak up on it' to see if I can spy a bristleworm or crab....
:hilarious
I do that too!!!! I found all sorts of little critters....most of them bad, but it is funny...they do watch...and feel the vibrations of your footsteps as you aproach the tank. I have had to disciplne my 5 year many a time about why we DO NOT run in the upstairs living room. Poor little critters, they problably think there's a earth quake or something :hilarious
I use a magnifying glass and a light. I know it sounds dumb, but I sometimes 'sneak up on it' to see if I can spy a bristleworm or crab....
I do that too!!!! I found all sorts of little critters....most of them bad, but it is funny...they do watch...and feel the vibrations of your footsteps as you aproach the tank. I have had to disciplne my 5 year many a time about why we DO NOT run in the upstairs living room. Poor little critters, they problably think there's a earth quake or something :hilarious