Alternative coral dipping

carriej · #1 03-23-2013, 03:04 AM

Nonono... By "it" I meant coral; not RPS... I was writing on my phone so I wasn't being as descriptive as I should have been; I guess.

I meant to say DT, my phone kept autocorrecting to QT - anyway. Others have said (who have added it directly to the DT after dipping) that they lost fish or one person said they had a fish go blind (?) seems like strong stuff.

This is what I mean;

"Thoroughly rinse coral with clean saltwater and return to quarantine tank. Make sure to run carbon in your QT tank to absorb any possible residue. This is especially important when dipping soft corals such as leathers."

Just seems like it wants you to put the coral in a QT for a bit before putting it back into the display.. I was just curious as to how long one should QT a dipped coral that has been deemed pest free after the dip.

Aquattro · #2 03-23-2013, 03:19 AM

Oh. Ok, that makes more sense. If it's that strong, then I might rinse it in tank water for a couple of swooshes in a container. If that's not enough, then I probably wouldn't even use it.
Do you have links to any threads where people are having these experiences?

carriej · #3 03-23-2013, 04:01 AM

Here was one thread:
http://www.tcmas.org/v4/forums/showt...Tanks&p=552950

Guess I found my answer here, company recommends 2 weeks in QT with carbon for things like leathers
http://www.reef2reef.com/forums/uniq...-day-week.html

carriej · #4 03-23-2013, 04:09 AM

A lot of discussion here as well.. page 3 mentions some shrimp(s) death
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...2269194&page=3

Proteus · #5 03-23-2013, 04:26 AM

I skimmed through and it seems for the most part people dip and put it right into DT.

I am doing a tank transfer in a couple months here and hope its good stuff as I was planning on using it