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View Poll Results: What is your current quarantine routine for new fish?
Don't quarantine or fw dip 25 67.57%
Quarantine 2 weeks no meds unless fish is sick 4 10.81%
Quarantine 1 month no meds unless fish is sick 7 18.92%
Freshwater dip then 2 weeks quarantine, no meds 0 0%
Freshwater dip then 1 month quarantine, no meds 0 0%
Quarantine and use copper and/or hyposalinity preventatively 1 2.70%
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Old 04-28-2004, 07:26 PM
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Steve, what do you use to dip your corals? I've not ever dipped them but been curious.

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I just use RO water brought up to tempature.. I am dipping for critters.

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Oh okay, interesting, so you just set temp and pH?

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Old 04-29-2004, 03:32 AM
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Oh okay, interesting, so you just set temp and pH?

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Just temp.. what I do is hang on to base of the coral and swish it under water for 10 seconds, then put it into a second container of tank water.. then in about 5 min I do a second 10 second swish and then place it into the tank. If there is a crab or something then I remove the crab first.

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Great thanks.

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