coral dippings

[superclown]

Im transferring over corals.from my main tank to my frag tank this evening. Most are.zoanthids and mushrooms. I want to do a iodine dip I have the kent marine iodine I want to use for this im thinking I do a 3 minute dip from what I've read but how much water vs drops of iodine would you suggest. I imagine I want a more concetrated mix for this but I don't want to over do it. I've been seeing these translucent yellowish little dugs on my zoa frags and I have noticed the zoas here and there have been folding the edge of there skirts over on themselves not sure if this is related or not but I don't want to take any chances.

 

[skriz]

Google red planaria. Is that what you're seeing on the frags?

When I dip with idodine, I make a very strong, dark solution. I shake the frag in the solution and let it soak for a while. I then shake again and take a toothbrush to it to make sure I get everything and then some. Not much will survive that dip.

What does survive that dip, makes it to the tank water rinse stage. From there, the frag goes to the CoralRX dip. I use the same procedure as above, except I does as instructed on the bottle. If anything survives this stage, it's done well and will make it into the tank water bath and eventually into the tank.

If it's an sps coral, it will face an interceptor dip, followed by a tank water bath.

 

[superclown]

no sps just softies. I looked up the red planaria it kinda looks like those but with my eye seight its really to hard for me to tell they are little yellowish specs that appear somewhat translucent. They are at this time a hair larger than copepods.

I will make a dip in a little bit and try it out. My tub blues are already looking like there not going to make it I really don't want them to get to my dragon eyes

 

[skriz]

If you can see them, they're already all over your entire tank and then some.

 

[demifelix]

Sorry I don't mean to hj this thread, but what is a interceptor dip Skriz? I have some sps with red flatworms that I want to dip corectly before transfering. The worms are on the rocks only, not on the sps at all.

 

[demifelix]

This is great. Thanks aquaculture. The only bug I have is red flatworm, so can I just do a dip in Flatworm exit (or maybe 2 dips) for my corals? There's no other bugs that I know of for the last 8 months this tank had been up running.

 

[gnashty]

Skriz;592080 wrote: Google red planaria. Is that what you're seeing on the frags?

When I dip with idodine, I make a very strong, dark solution. I shake the frag in the solution and let it soak for a while. I then shake again and take a toothbrush to it to make sure I get everything and then some. Not much will survive that dip.

What does survive that dip, makes it to the tank water rinse stage. From there, the frag goes to the CoralRX dip. I use the same procedure as above, except I does as instructed on the bottle. If anything survives this stage, it's done well and will make it into the tank water bath and eventually into the tank.

If it's an sps coral, it will face an interceptor dip, followed by a tank water bath.

thats intense Raj - I love it - I really need to adopt this method myself and stop using the Seachem coral disinfectant

 

[rbredding]

anyone out there that has dipped every coral put into their tank, only to have red bugs or flatworms show up anyway?

I asked this question the other day in a pm to a member, I'll put it out there for anyone else to answer..

Which of these critters will live in the water column similar to the way ICH does in its early stages? (can you get flatworms or redbugs in your tank by putting your hands in an infected tank, drying them, then putting them in a "clean" tank?)

 

[skriz]

Rbredding;592598 wrote: anyone out there that has dipped every coral put into their tank, only to have red bugs or flatworms show up anyway??

nope

Rbredding;592598 wrote: (can you get flatworms or redbugs in your tank by putting your hands in an infected tank, drying them, then putting them in a "clean" tank?)

This would be as close to impossible as it gets..but anything's possible

 

[mojo]

I did a full tank treatment for red bugs about a year or two ago- multiple treatments over multiple weeks, and from then on out, have had a strict policy of dipping everything that comes in the door - usually Revive, but also Interceptor if it's SPS.

I haven't seen anything since I started that process...

 

[demifelix]

Mojo....how many subsequent treatments did you do? I want to make sure I rid of all of them if I go that route, otherwise it's a waste of effort.

 

[mojo]

I did 3 full treatments - I believe 1 week apart. It's been a while, so I don't remember the specifics. Read this link for more information: http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=14402">http://www.dfwmas.org/Forums/viewtopic.php?t=14402</a>


Also- I should remind everyone that it's against the forum rules to use the forums to distribute Interceptor. It's a controlled substance, just like narcotics. You can talk about it here; you just can't trade/buy/sell/etc. Check with your veterinarian and get some "for your dog" if you need to.

 

[rbredding]

Skriz;592634 wrote: nope..

so all coral dip solutions meet the "ounce of prevention" theory...

 

[cr500_af]

mojo;592669 wrote: You can talk about it here; you just can't trade/buy/sell/etc. Check with your veterinarian and get some "for your dog" if you need to.

Also, it may be worth mentioning to those that don't know, it is perfectly legit for a veterinarian to prescribe Interceptor "off-label" (for other than its intended use) willingly, if they wish.

 

[mrsmojo]

Chris asked me to respond here from the veterinarian point of view. By law Interceptor is a prescription medication for use in dogs and cats only. It can be used in salt water tanks to treat for red bugs - but this is considered "off label use".

As a veterinarian if I had a client come to me wanting to get Interceptor for their tank there are several things that I would require to make sure that my license to practice veterinary medicine would not be in danger.
1.) A valid veterinary client relationship - meaning I would need to be the veterinarian of record for the clients pets.
2.) A copy of printed out research explaining the use of Interceptor in a salt water tank.
3.) The owner of my veterinary practice would have to agree to the off label use.

If you have red bugs and feel that Interceptor treatments would help - go see your veterinarian. Take the research with you to show them so they can see a valid use - and be prepared that they may say no. Understand that if something does happen their livelihood could be at risk and they have the right to say no.

Good luck to any of you that have red bugs - Chris and I have gone through this and it stinks - but with the appropriate medication it is treatable!

 

[superclown]

From further inspection these are most likely flatworms. Gonna pull and dip every rock tonight for 10 minutes