Alternative to Bayer for dip

[exnisstech]

Does anyone know of a good alternative to Bayer to dip new frags? I'm almost out of the Bayer advanced and can not find it anywhere. I guess they merged or something and now it's called bio advanced and there are a bunch of different types for different plants, shrubs etc and I don't want to kill my new frags I have coming.

 

[Acros]

How well does reef primer work??

 

[Roatan Reef]

2 Little Fishies Revive
Amazon product ASIN B004GJ5M3G

 

[SchrutesReefs]

I like Revive, also a fan of Coral Rx. Smell the same so I’m guess they’re close in ingredients. Revive is usually around $12 and Rx $18 in my area.

 

[vtecintegra]

Potassium chloride is gaining popularity. The Bayer/BioAdvanced is on Amazon. Just ordered a new bottle. Then I dip in Seachem Reef Dip.

 

[jhuntstl]

I've been using Melafix Pond, but I'm trying out Potassium Chloride due to it's current trendiness.

 

[ScubaFish802]

I have also been using Seachem Reef Dip without any issues

 

[exnisstech]

I've used coral RX to treat corals already in the DT but It doesn't seem to be as good at pest / hitch hikers. I want to dip new corals before introducing them to the DT and I want to make sure they are pest free.
@vtecintegra do you know if the bio advanced has the same ingredients as bayer advanced just a different name? If so I'll just get a bottle of that. Bayer has worked in the past and I try to stick with what works rather than experimenting. Its an old guy thing :winking-face:

 

[X-37B]

Potassoum chloride.
3 grams per liter

 

[exnisstech]

After reading some more patasium chloride does seem to have a following. Is this the stuff to use? I'm picking up some frags this Friday so just trying to prepare.

 

[wareagle]

Potassium chloride doesn't kill red bugs for me, I tried the NOW brands powder.

 

[shakacuz]

polyp lab reef primer is a potassium based dip. works kind of like potassium chloride but i believe it is not potassium chloride. i use this and coral rx pro(i also use the regular coral rx hut only if i’m treating any bacterial infection or just “service cleaning”)

 

[vtecintegra]

@vtecintegra do you know if the bio advanced has the same ingredients as bayer advanced just a different name? If so I'll just get a bottle of that.

Same stuff, name change.

 

[exnisstech]

Thanks I'll just stick with what has been working. Thanks to everyone else also for all the info

 

[Betex]

After reading some more patasium chloride does seem to have a following. Is this the stuff to use? I'm picking up some frags this Friday so just trying to prepare.

Did you end up finding some more guidance on how much to use per Liter or Gallon with this?

 

[exnisstech]

No I ended up just getting another bottle of Bayer. The name changed but ingredients are the same so I figured I would stick with what has been een working for me.

 

[sculpin01]

For potassium dips, I have seen all sorts of numbers.

Reef Primer is approximately 10 g/L for 5 minutes by their instructions.

For Brightwell Potassion-P powder, 2 teaspoons per liter 5-10 minutes.

For KCL powder, 1 tablespoon per gallon.