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Dipping Zoas & polys

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I need a lesson on this subject. My LFS sells nothing to do this and I no I need to be doing this. Is their something I can mix up at home to do this, if so how do I make it,and go about dipping my frags. I never really thought about it much seeing that I bought frags from people that knew what they were doing. I got a frag in a few weeks ago from this guy, and the frag had little bugs and what I think was a flat worm on it. I had nothing to dip the frag with, so I mixed some tank water with some Hydrogen peroxide and dipped the frag in there and put it in the QT tank and dipped it for the next three days. I think I got all the nasties off the frag and the frag appears to be doing alright. But, I know I should be using something else to dip the frags. Any Ideas.
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Re: Dipping Zoas & polys

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An iodine solution is commonly used, never heard of using hydrogen peroxide.
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I have a friend that is sending me something called Revive, supposed to be good.

http://revivecoralcleaner.com/
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strout wrote:I have a friend that is sending me something called Revive, supposed to be good.

http://revivecoralcleaner.com/

Looks like another iodine supplement, like Lugol's.
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yea I have lugols. I haven't used it in ages. I wonder if its still good :?:
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Neuticle wrote:
strout wrote:I have a friend that is sending me something called Revive, supposed to be good.

http://revivecoralcleaner.com/

Looks like another iodine supplement, like Lugol's.
Actually, it is different. It is based upon pine extract. It has proven to be very effective against flatworms--I've tried it at the shop and it stops them in their tracks. Doesn't stop red bugs, though.
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So, what do you use for Red bugs ??
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About the only thing I've ever seen used was interceptor. You have to get it from a vet.
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I don't have a problem in my tank and want to keep it that way but I want to be prepaired just in case.
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strout wrote:I don't have a problem in my tank and want to keep it that way but I want to be prepaired just in case.
Do you have any Acropora? If not, then no need to worry about redbugs, since that is all they parasitize. I didn't mean to imply that they get on zoas--I was just trying to keep from sounding like TLF's Revive was a cure-all.
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No acroporas, just zoas and polys.
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