RPS ALL OUT - The ultimate dipping solution?

[Proteus]

Ray.
Is qt nessacery. I'm doin a transfer and want to dip acros to rid OD collinista snails. Would a bath in clean sw be sufficient to remove residue or does the dip inhibit the tissue of the coral.

[Reef Supplies]

Originally Posted by Titus99

Ray.
Is qt nessacery. I'm doin a transfer and want to dip acros to rid OD collinista snails. Would a bath in clean sw be sufficient to remove residue or does the dip inhibit the tissue of the coral.

You need to run it for a few hours with carbon to make 100% sure it is all gone. If you do not you will rist killing some inverts in you main display.

This is what RPS wrote...

One should not place corals back into the display tank after dipping. They should be placed in a quarantine tank while running carbon. Its hard to say for how long as the size and volume would dictate the time. There is reports that people have rinsed corals thoroughly well and placed them back into the display without any ill effects. We don't recommend placing them back into the display tank right after dipping.
To try and best answer your question without knowing volume or quantity. A 10 gallon tank with flow and a hang on back filter removes residual quickly. If you had a 250gl an hour hang on back filter in one hour the residue would pass by the carbon 25 times in one hour, I would consider this sufficient.

[Proteus]

Sounds good. The transfer would take a couple hours so I'm sure that all residue will be gone

Thanks

[mrhasan]

How many of you felt dizzy after getting the pungent smell from this thing? I was almost knocked over smelling the strong smell! The smell is enough to kill all the pests (given that they can smell )