questions about pests/dipping/quarantining

[cuz]

worst case senario a fresh water dip can work wonders for most pests

[blacknife]

thats what i did, figured the frags are better off in the now qt tank than floating in the bag

hundreds of little yellow flatfish worms dead.. and a few other critters.

some of the tougher ones made it but oh well ill treat it as a qt till I'm sure there are none left.

[BlueWorldAquatic]

Iodine will suffice, just don't put in too mcuh.

Ken

[fishytime]

nothing.....I mean nothing hits my tank without being dipped........I dont care where it comes from....for the twenty bucks and 20 seconds it takes I find its worth it.....a good iodine based dip will work for most pests...."coral rx" is slightly more aggressive and will kill almost everything(save redbugs)....seachem either has already, or will have, a new coral dip that is said to also kill red bugs...do follow the instructions to the letter with the last two products.....one mistake with either amounts or dip time could prove to be

[MitchM]

Originally Posted by fishytime

nothing.....I mean nothing hits my tank without being dipped........

Doug,

What do you with new live rock?

Thanks,
Mitch

[fishytime]

well to be perfectly honest.....I dont do a thing with new LR.....I suppose you could use the same dips on lr.....would probably render it dead though.....if it was just a few pounds it wouldnt be an issue.....any more than a few pounds(dipped or not) and I would let it cure for a couple weeks before I added it.....

[Myka]

Freshwater dip will help out for the Zoas, but I wouldn't do that to the LPS. However, I wouldn't put any corals in my tank without dipping. Even then, I've had my fair share of pests since dips aren't as good as quarantining.