to dip or not to dip???

[itchy]

I am new at keeping corals so my question is should all corals be dipped before entering them into main tank? If yes, then what do you recommend? :thinking:

 

[dburr]

They SHOULD be. It all comes down to where you got it. If I get one from a friends tank and know he has no bugs, I don't dip.
On the other hand, a frag from a club member I will dip in Luguls iodine. I will also check for other pests after.

 

[itchy]

thanks Dburr....will direstions for the dip be on the bottle?

 

[jacknjill]

how do you dip them in iodine? do you dulute it with saltwater?

 

[smarls]

I agree, I dip everything I get now after I found some zoanthid eating nudibranches on a colony of new zoas.
I also suggest adding flat worm exit to your dip...you are already doing it, so why not be sure nothing is on there, including those damned flat worms.
Make sure the ro/di water you are using to dip is at the same temp as your tank, which I manage by putting some ro/di water in a plastic bottle, then floating the plastic bottle in the tank to get the ro/di water ton the same temp as the tank water that you are acclimatizing the coral to.
HTH
Stewart

 

[tizzo]

I use actual tank water for my dips...
But I agree with the flatworm exit dip. I think I've had flatworms come off on every single purchase...course, I DID get them all at the same place.

 

[dburr]

Originally Posted by JacknJill
how do you dip them in iodine? do you dulute it with saltwater?
It's on the bottle. 40 drops per 1 gallon tank water.

 

[itchy]

Thanks guys...