It CAN Happen to you

[Ephraim]

so much more satisfying dipping in the betadine eh? Works really well.

The acros i dipped this afternoon have responded well, though still not 100%. This dip kills the color though, heavy browning very quickly.

[my2rotties]

Everything I have dipped so far is colouring up right away although polyp extension is not that great. I was worried about the dip discolouring corals anyways since it goes that brownish colour when the betadine is added to the water. I will ALWAYS use this for a dip now... if you could see the carnage on the bottom of the dipping container... then again, you do know.

Originally Posted by Ephraim

so much more satisfying dipping in the betadine eh? Works really well.

The acros i dipped this afternoon have responded well, though still not 100%. This dip kills the color though, heavy browning very quickly.

[dreef]

I too am guilty of just adding frags and colonies without dipping.I have about 40 acros,frags and colonies combined.I noticed that my tri color valida was turning white on the base,and spreading up the branches quickly.Took the bone cutters out,and chopped up a 6 inch colony,yup aefw Did about 2 hrs reading on RC and decided to go with a members plan of attach.Using tmpcc and fluke tabs.Got water and salt mixed up,a rubbermaid tub ready for the weekend.You need to remove ALL acros,clean all the eggs off,dip and quarantine for at least a month.You will need to redip the corals every week in the quarantine,to kill hatching eggs.The egg clusters are a yellowish brown,and the aefw are HUGE compared to the normal harmless ones.Very light colored compared to the normal ones,if you blow them off,your fish will gobble them up.Here's what happened in less than a month...it going to really suck !! but i have everything to lose...............lesson hard learned. Tri color is bottom corner right



same coral

[Ephraim]

valida is like crack for these little beasts

[dreef]

Quote..valida is like crack for these little beasts

That's what i've read,a prefered acro to destroy.And it neighbour is a 4 inch colony of coralmasters purple valida.I hope it hangs in till the weekend,it's totally encrusted to some rocks,it's going to have to be broken up,to get it off

[Snappy]

Originally Posted by dreef

Quote..valida is like crack for these little beasts

That's what i've read,a prefered acro to destroy.And it neighbour is a 4 inch colony of coralmasters purple valida.I hope it hangs in till the weekend,it's totally encrusted to some rocks,it's going to have to be broken up,to get it off

I thought that looked familiar.

[my2rotties]

Yep I lost several pieces of my valida as well. They were the first to go and I had no clue what was happening. I thought it was my water or new lighting. I dip everything in Revive prior to placing corals... it did not kill them all I guess. Even when I saw this post and dipped all corals in Revive, not all of the flatworms came off. When I did the Betadine dips, it was nuts how much stuff was falling off.

Since last nights dips, nothing has died yet, and the tissue loss has stopped so far. I did lose one of my favorite acros when I dipped it in Revive... I guess it was too far gone to save although it looked like it had no no flatworms at all.

I have lost about $600 worth of corals... A few of the ones left are brown for now, and the others are luckily colouring up now. I tried to frag some of them, but most did not make it anyways. I should have QTd the corals after dipping, but these were all from the same place, and my dipping methods for prevention proved the be a failure.

Time to think of a new master plan... I don't have the proper lighting on the QT tank for corals either, just fish. I can't even give these corals to a new home, since they are infested with flatworms...