Bayer Insecticide as a coral dip

[wickedfish]

Bumping this for the Newbs as no one wants critters.

[Mr. Plant]

Bumping this for the Newbs as no one wants critters.

Very thoughtful...

[Reefomeez]

About to try this for the first time. Wish me luck!

[Six2seven]

About to try this for the first time. Wish me luck!

Good luck. I've never seen anyone overdose so don't be scared of adding a little extra lol

[Reefomeez]

Just finished dipping about 30 pieces. Nothing showed stress. Except the microfauna.

[big_rich]

Dipped like 15 pieces thought I rinsed everything good enough before putting In the tank but guess I didnt rinse enough killed most if not all my pods rinse rinse and rimse again learn from my mistake lol

[Azasb]

Why would one separate the frag from the plug? Is it not better to keep the plug and dip coral + plug, specially if coral has encrusted?

[Reefomeez]

Why would one separate the frag from the plug? Is it not better to keep the plug and dip coral + plug, specially if coral has encrusted?

If it's encrusted then it's a judgement call. The main reason is eggs tend to be laid on non-living structure. So if the coral is all living tissue then the eggs will be laid on the plug. If the coral is dead towards the bottom then I chop the dead part off because that's likely where the eggs could have been laid.

[tbert33]

Sorry to hijack this thread...

Im not sure if you can get this product over in the US but Dettol is also a great coral dip (almost the exact same as Coral RX).

Dettol is an anteseptic and is a great coral dip when used with 1ml to 1 litre of salt water. Its also really cheap. I dip my corals by this method and its getting quite common on some of the UK forums.

Just thought i would share as another alternative for you guys.

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[Azasb]

If it's encrusted then it's a judgement call. The main reason is eggs tend to be laid on non-living structure. So if the coral is all living tissue then the eggs will be laid on the plug. If the coral is dead towards the bottom then I chop the dead part off because that's likely where the eggs could have been laid.

Thanks! After the dip is it better to "replug" with a plug that has been in my tank or a dry non used one?

[Reefomeez]

Thanks! After the dip is it better to "replug" with a plug that has been in my tank or a dry non used one?

I don't think it matters. Honestly I don't like the look of plugs so most things I just glue them directly to the rock.

[Tangwich]

I don't think it matters. Honestly I don't like the look of plugs so most things I just glue them directly to the rock.

^^^ yup....nothing more natural than corals encrusting on live rock IMO. I always try to glue right to the rock, unless the plug is well encrusted in which case i just find a hole or make one to insert the plug into.

[panman]

Just want to reiterate about rinsing. I have dipped many times with Bayer without problems, but the last time I dipped a large piece of rock with zoas for nudibranchs and rinsed multiple times, but clearly not enough. All 3 of my shrimp, fire, cleaner and coral banded, died as well as all my pods. Moral, when you think you have rinsed enough do it a few more times.

[ryandb20]

Anyone run carbon after dipping? Have a few montis, chalice, and acros in the tank. I usually just visually inspect but the chalice (newest arrival) had a shrimp larva that I thought was pretty cool, my six line was trying to eat it through the bag while temp acclimating. I thought to add some of the water to get the shrimp in but then it caught my eye - a whitish brown flatworm and I freaked. I haven't dipped up until this point but think that I may dip from here on out. Hoping that the flatworm in the bag was a lone soldier.

I have been studying dip techniques and haven't seen anyone running carbon. Was thinking to use the Bayer technique with 3-4 fresh rinse stations. I never use carbon, the only artificial Chem/bio filtration I use is GFO. Would think though that the carbon would clean out any residual chemical from the dip? I was planning on making a large stick order (15-20). Should I add a bag of carbon to the sump after the dip process?


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[mic209]

Anyone run carbon after dipping? Have a few montis, chalice, and acros in the tank. I usually just visually inspect but the chalice (newest arrival) had a shrimp larva that I thought was pretty cool, my six line was trying to eat it through the bag while temp acclimating. I thought to add some of the water to get the shrimp in but then it caught my eye - a whitish brown flatworm and I freaked. I haven't dipped up until this point but think that I may dip from here on out. Hoping that the flatworm in the bag was a lone soldier.

I have been studying dip techniques and haven't seen anyone running carbon. Was thinking to use the Bayer technique with 3-4 fresh rinse stations. I never use carbon, the only artificial Chem/bio filtration I use is GFO. Would think though that the carbon would clean out any residual chemical from the dip? I was planning on making a large stick order (15-20). Should I add a bag of carbon to the sump after the dip process?


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You shouldn't have to worry about using carbon. I'm in the middle of an AEFW battle and I've been dipping my SPS corals weekly with bayer and I don't run carbon in my tank. When I first started using bayer a couple years ago I was real anal about rinsing, I would dip the frag in one cup and then into another cup with clean tank water and then I would take another cup of clean water, hold the frag over the sink and rinse it. When I started the AEFW battle 3 weeks ago, after dipping, I put all 20 frags in a strainer over a bucket and I siphoned tank water over them to rinse, I probably did about 3 gallons of water over them. This week after dipping all the frags, I just put them in a container of clean tank water with about twice the volume of my dipping solution. I then poured the water out and the frags went straight into the tank, all my fish and microstars and pods are doing just fine. So this is how I will do it from now on, I'm not wasting my time with extra rinses anymore.