Hydrogen Peroxide dipping a frag plug

[porpoiseaquatics]

Got a frag that has some bryopsis on it. If I dip it will that kill it?

 

[elfloyd]

I've dipped with hydrogen peroxide for 30 seconds... the corals didn't like it, but no long term effects.

 

[saltbubbles]

It should but as resilient as that is you may have to dip it more than once. I would apply full strenght with a Qtip to affected areas before dipping. Maybe someone that's done it will chime in.

 

[ringo®]

Yep. Might take a follow up dip a few days later. Manually remove as much as you can first

What kind of coral? I wouldn't try it on sps. And definitely dilute the peroxide. .

 

[jrhunter0000]

It will work i dip mine in the 10 percent peroxide solution then revire.

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

Ringo®;989268 wrote: Yep. Might take a follow up dip a few days later. Manually remove as much as you can first

What kind of coral? I wouldn't try it on sps. And definitely dilute the peroxide. .

It's on an Efflo. What is the dilution rate?

 

[ringo®]

I would go the coralrx route. Peroxide seems a little too harsh on sps.

 

[ralph atl]

put the plug on a piece of light diffuser outside the tank and take a syringe and cover the PLUG with your normal 3% peroxide for ten minutes. (or just remove the coral from the plug.)

 

[adamdaniel210]

I have dipped several frags ranging from softies to sps I use a 1/4 ratio and let them set in the solution for 5 mins it will stress some sps but all the ones i have dipped have recovered after a few days or you can just dip the plug and hold the coral out of the solution to minimize exposure

 

[cment]

Ralph ATL;989288 wrote: put the plug on a piece of light diffuser outside the tank and take a syringe and cover the PLUG with your normal 3% peroxide for ten minutes. (or just remove the coral from the plug.)

^This....Jeff anyway to just remove the frag? Even if its encrusted a little I wouldnt want to risk introducing bryopsis if thats truley what it is...

 

[porpoiseaquatics]

cment;989316 wrote: ^This....Jeff anyway to just remove the frag? Even if its encrusted a little I wouldnt want to risk introducing bryopsis if thats truley what it is...

It is most definitely bryopsis. I don't know if I can get the Efflo off the plug without breaking it apart. That's why I was thinking about dipping. I think I'm just going to put it in my QT tank which is dosed with TechM to prevent bryopsis.