coral dipping

Every lfs i have been to so far, I can visibly see tons of pests, bubble algae & aiptasia. Who knows what is coming in on them! What are you treating new frags with? I am looking to get my process down, but I have no clue what to look for infection wise, nor do I have a frag QT tank. Being a...

Jeweler’s glasses? Hands-free magnifying glass? Reading glasses? My first corals are in quarantine and I’m paranoid about making sure they go in the DT pest-free. My DT has been stable and almost perfect for 6 months FOWLR. What works best to inspect your corals for pests? Also, I didn’t re-frag...

I need help! I have a coral shipment coming in and I don’t know to dip or don’t? I have seen the wwc does not dip it after getting the package cause they have been shipped but other say is is very important. I have 2 corals already that did not get dipped and fine so far, I have seen on a yt vid...

I have a coral shipment coming and I have seen different videos like wwc saying not to dip them but others are saying you must dip them. But I think it was my first reef that they dipped there coral and it died that’s what I am scared of. I have 2 other coral that I didn’t dip and things seem...

So I was online watching what comes up during the Tidal Gardens sale last weekend just to try and plan out my new tank. Long story short, I got in a hurry and I have my first corals ever arriving tomorrow and I am getting nervous about dipping them. Not sure if there are any risks or something...

I’ve discovered there is some sort of inscect living under my gsp frag have only noticed it today I’m new to the hobby and never dipper my coral before placing them in my reed can someone please explain what this is and a solution if necessary thanks

Bayer Advanced Complete Insect Killer or any other coral dip that would would kill of worms that are living in my corals skeleton? I took the steps to remove it from sand bed and place it in another tank with out medium. What good coral dip that is proven success to get rid of bristle worms or...

Hi fellow reefers, 2 of my torches are shrunken for the past few days. When I look closer with a magnifier I can see few moving black dots and holes on the tentacles. Hundreds of black dots of the size of baby brine shrimp appear when I dipped the torch with coral dip. Luckily, the torches are...

Hello fellow saltines, I tried looking for a thread on dipping and acclimating corals but couldn't find anything that speaks to both and how it's done. I will most likely be starting with softies. Do I get them acclimated in a separate container and then dip or do I dip and then acclimate? I'm...

Hi recently today I got a pink frogspawn and I might of dipped it too aggressively by using a turkey Bastet and blasting it cause a lot of stuff was coming out. I also rinsed it 2 times in salt water 1st time was with main display water then with new saltwater. A small part of it seems to be...

I dipped my coral when I first got them and these were not on them. I just noticed they are on them now and was wondering if anyone knew what they were ? I just dipped them again. Just in case