dipping zoas

reefwars · #1 09-04-2012, 07:50 PM

i use 3/1 solution as my reg mix , anything after that is hit or miss if it can make it.

ive had zoos and palys survive 100% h2o2 and some die in less. i find with 3% a 3:1 ratio of tank water to peroxide works well for me.

ime palys do better with the peroxide dip then zoos do , micro zoos have an even lower tolerance to it then the others do.

Enigma · #2 09-04-2012, 09:38 PM

Holy smokes. 3:1 is a pretty aggressive dip. How long do you dip them for?

reefwars · #3 09-04-2012, 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Enigma

Holy smokes. 3:1 is a pretty aggressive dip. How long do you dip them for?

it is , but most zoas and palys live through it no problems.

ive used as strong as 100% for an experiment

i usually on dip for 30sec to a minute.....more closer to the half minute ,mark.

last week i fell asleep while i was dipping a colonie in h202, hours later i woke up to a melted colonie......today they are coming back to normal. a few days ago you couldnt even tell it was a zoa all it had was a stalk and stainless steel color like disk.no skirt remained after the dip.

canadianbudz604 · #4 09-06-2012, 02:34 AM

im on a rampage getting rid of these things. got some coralrx, have been picking them off as much as i can. Gonna dip from now on. Everything got a ro freshwater bath, and like reefwars said, not too much effect on the nudis. I have been able to take a fair bit of them out by hand, and have been inspecting constantly. Hopefully all goes good and these @!*$*# dissapear.

reefwars · #5 09-06-2012, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by canadianbudz604

im on a rampage getting rid of these things. got some coralrx, have been picking them off as much as i can. Gonna dip from now on. Everything got a ro freshwater bath, and like reefwars said, not too much effect on the nudis. I have been able to take a fair bit of them out by hand, and have been inspecting constantly. Hopefully all goes good and these @!*$*# dissapear.

keep it up and dont slack off youll get them i guarantee it.

dip new arrivals at least but qt is better

good luck in your battles

think about adding a wrasse

canadianbudz604 · #6 09-06-2012, 03:34 AM

thanks alot for the help everyone, I appreciate it.

Timbits · #7 09-04-2012, 09:58 PM

I made the mistake once and didn't dip either when I brought home sum zoa frags. My zoas were closed one day which was strange, after further inspection I saw nudis roaming around. Pulled the frag out right away and got the sucker out! Luckily there were no eggs and they never came back.