These are the steps I take before adding a frag. I picked this up from another forum by two reefers in particular, Flamron and Whisperer.
Certainly you start with close visual inspection.
Here is the frag in the bag:
Here is the frag out of water on its original plug
I then remove the plug from the frag and place the frag in about 4 ounces (half a cup) of its original water or "tank" water.
I then get out my Bayer and 10ml syringe (this stuff is extremely hazardous, do not touch it with your skin, well ventilated room and do not spill it.)
then add 10 ml's of bayer to the 4 ounces of water in the cup
and this is what the cup looks like with the bayer
I wait atleast 5 minutes
I get a cup of "tank" water (not from the collection bag water), so I can take the frag out of the cup of water with 10ml of bayer. Place the frag in your "tank" water cup. Remember do not touch frag with bayer, do not put hands into cup with bayer, use tweezers or cotton pliers. Bayer is hazardous to your health, do not let it touch your skin and do not inhale vapor.
I always wait atleast 5 minutes to allow the frag to soak in the dip. Notice about 6 minutes passed before I transferred frag from cup with bayer to cup with "tank" water. Notice brand new plug with zap glue waiting for frag.
The "tank" water cup serves to rinse the frag clean of Bayer before it goes in the display or quarantine tank. Do not use original frag bag water for rinse, it may have free floating pests in it.
Then I glue it in tank
Certainly you start with close visual inspection.
Here is the frag in the bag:
Here is the frag out of water on its original plug
I then remove the plug from the frag and place the frag in about 4 ounces (half a cup) of its original water or "tank" water.
I then get out my Bayer and 10ml syringe (this stuff is extremely hazardous, do not touch it with your skin, well ventilated room and do not spill it.)
then add 10 ml's of bayer to the 4 ounces of water in the cup
and this is what the cup looks like with the bayer
I wait atleast 5 minutes
I get a cup of "tank" water (not from the collection bag water), so I can take the frag out of the cup of water with 10ml of bayer. Place the frag in your "tank" water cup. Remember do not touch frag with bayer, do not put hands into cup with bayer, use tweezers or cotton pliers. Bayer is hazardous to your health, do not let it touch your skin and do not inhale vapor.
I always wait atleast 5 minutes to allow the frag to soak in the dip. Notice about 6 minutes passed before I transferred frag from cup with bayer to cup with "tank" water. Notice brand new plug with zap glue waiting for frag.
The "tank" water cup serves to rinse the frag clean of Bayer before it goes in the display or quarantine tank. Do not use original frag bag water for rinse, it may have free floating pests in it.
Then I glue it in tank