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Old 01-16-2006, 10:15 PM
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Here is the information on the Lugol's dip written by Eric Borneman on RC in this thread.

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...hreadid=726005

b) Lugol’s solution: We used two high dose Lugol’s dips as a method of dipping to kill copepods. Within about 30 seconds, most copepods had bailed off the corals, and fallen to the bottom of the treatment vessel, rapidly dying and turning black. Several corals maintained attached to the coral but were dead. The dose level was 5m/L and up to ten minutes was tolerated by even highly colonized corals, although the effect on the coral was seriously stressful, resulting in partial bleaching, abnormally increased mucus production, and in a few cases, death. The majority of corals survived and recovered within a week and without any copepods present. The duration of treatment varied from 3-10 minutes, and examination under a dissecting scope was done every minute to assess the status of the parasites. At 10ml/L, copepods died generally within 30 seconds, with some lasting up to 2 minutes. The effects on the corals were more pronounced and resulted in significant mortality, especially at durations from 2-5 minutes. This may be a good “dip” method for minimally colonized corals that can tolerate the high dosage of Lugol’s solution.
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Deb... I think I speak for most of us when I say:

KEEP ON FRAGGIN! I still want your frags!

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Old 01-17-2006, 02:49 AM
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Deb... I think I speak for most of us when I say:

KEEP ON FRAGGIN! I still want your frags!

Andy
Absolutely, this is not an insurmnountable issue. The frags and or corals can be treated to rid them of the bugs. As long as everyone is up front about it, no one should get burnt. Its also a good lesson to all of us on the importance of QT.
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Old 01-17-2006, 03:32 AM
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I can't remember where I read it but I think it was on reef.org where lugols just was not effective at killing red bugs. I could be mistaken but it seems to me that the only effective way of getting rid of them is interceptor. Here is a link to the treatment.
http://www.reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=45859
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