Cipro dip

[Yanir34]

Hello guys, what is the recommended dosage for cipro dip ,to few of my LPS ?

 

[John Doe]

No one will give you the answer you’re looking for when it comes to cipro, i can’t find many people on here that support the use of it . I do know that it certainly helps with bacterial infections within anemones. I don’t know if it’s different for anemones but a coral cipro dip is generally done in this way:

Dip Initial Mixture : Mix 500mg Cipro in 50ml of RODI water (store in dark container in the refrigerator)

Cipro/Amoxi Dip : Add 10 ml of solution above to 500ml tank water. Dip corals 2-4 hours . Add air stone or sponge filter to maintain oxygen and movement. Move water with turkey baster occasionally.

Cipro dip for incoming anemones

Are there any recommendations (please Include dosage) for dipping incoming anemones in cipro upon arrival prior to placing them in the display. I am well aware of the treatment protocol, but I was considering a prophylactic dip/bath. I have 2 H. mags and one H. crispa coming in. Both have been...

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[Jekyl]

Dipping an antibiotic is likely to have no effect at all. Antibiotic treatments are always done over a period, even with humans.

 

[JoJosReef]

For a dip, I would try to replicate the KFC dip:

The KFC Dip - A game changer in keeping healthy Euphyllia

Version: 1.1 (Updated 8/20/22) Please check this link for the latest version as the version included in the med kit but be outdated: https://kungfucorals.com/blogs/news/the-kfc-dip-a-game-changer-in-keeping-healthy-euphyllia PRE-WASH and POST WASH:!! Make sure to pre-wash corals before going...

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I've dipped before with just cipro using that concentration.

If using cipro or other antibiotics, it is recommended that you bleach all waste water before tossing it to minimize the spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria. Add bleach up to 10% volume and let it sit for at least 30 min.

Take your corals out before adding bleach!!!

 

[Jekyl]

Here is the recommended usage of cipro for nems.

Protocol for using antibiotics to treat infected anemones

This is a re-post of what I wrote in ReefCentral on 3/09/2013 Many anemone keepers know, the collection and shipping process from ocean to local fish store (LFS) is a stressful event. Most host anemones do not survive this process without help, especially H. magnifica and S. gigantea. Other...

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[JoJosReef]

Dipping an antibiotic is likely to have no effect at all. Antibiotic treatments are always done over a period, even with humans.

I'm not entirely sure. Corals and anemones have a mich different "circulatory" system than humans. The anecdotal evidence of BJD prevention and treatment using dips in euphyllia siggests there's a bit we may not know about coral infections and biology in general.

 

[VintageReefer]

Generally it’s a full tank treatment

 

[Jekyl]

I'm not entirely sure. Corals and anemones have a mich different "circulatory" system than humans. The anecdotal evidence of BJD prevention and treatment using dips in euphyllia siggests there's a bit we may not know about coral infections and biology in general.

I've never heard of others using a dip. Always as a coarse rather than one time event. I could be wrong though, just trying to help.

 

[JoJosReef]

I've never heard of others using a dip. Always as a coarse rather than one time event. I could be wrong though, just trying to help.

Bit of a grey area, I think. There's "prevention" which is what Kung Fu Corals does by dipping all of their euphyllia, which they claim has spared many losses from BJD. And there's "treatment" of an active infection... I've done the in tank cipro treatment for 3 doses two days apart a few times. And one hammer that was just not bouncing back well I pulled and did a KFC-like dip, but this was after a full course of in tank treatment. It survived and no idea if it was the in tank treatment, the dip, or if it would have survived after lopping off the slimy heads anyway.

I agree with your previous link about nem cipro concentrations. There is also this thread with specific cocnetrations for BJD if that's helpful:

Experimenting with in-tank antibiotic treatments for Brown Jelly Disease

Brown Jelly Disease (BJD) is an issue many reefers have run into. Like most coral diseases, the pathogen causing BJD has not been conclusively determined. Here I will share some observations and test results supporting the idea that its caused by...

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[VintageReefer]

Coral vendor gave me following instructions

Tank treatment : 500mg cipro per 80-100g water. Dissolve in cup of tank water. Administer 1/5 nightly for 5 nights. Store solution in fridge

Dip: 1 scoop chemi clean in 1 cup tank water. Dip for 30 min then return item to tank

 

[NickCage007]

I like to make a solution in a small squirt bottle thing i have, its a kitchen measure thing, but its cappable and works well for this. I make a 200ml rodi, 1 500ml pill in that bottle. I then use a quart cup of water (tank water) if its like a torch ur "dipping" but i would call what im going to describe as more of a "bath" and i like to set up 3 baths for best success. Each one same size. I use an old wonton soup container, the " small" which is still big just not the tall container, the like 4 inch tall one. And i use 20-25 ml of that cipro solution in there, with an airstone. Moving the water is important. The coral needs to "breath" but open mouth, take water in, and thats how it works. But i leave them for atleast 6 hours like this. Maybe more like 12. Then, into the next bath, this one with tank water and hydrogen peroxide. 10ml of peroxide in the same container amount of tank water. 5 mins. After that, lastly an iodine bath, make it look like arizona green tea, and again 5 mins. Rinse in tank water and return to tank.

THe cipro soak (longer the better on that one, as so many said, its best as in tank treatment. But i have used these baths for sick stuff. And sometime i leave in cipro for 24+ hrs as long as water moving and coral is happy.
But the last 2 parts are important cause they get off any pests, algae, they heal cuts infections, etc. And mostly they will kill sponges that i have encountered that eat membrane. And coral tissue. Its a sorta ring disease that euphyliia, fimbria, duncans. Couple others, can get. And its not easy to see. But that last part will kill it. And flow will blow it off after usually. But any dead tissue will sluff off after those anyways and that usually helps them heal.


Again not trying to say to use it, just sharing how i have used it successfully in the past. Also the potassium dips can help with them aswell. Have seen reef primer bring some stuff back i thought was dead for sure, for whatever its worth. Maybe try that first. Idk.