Coral bubble bath

[trillbands]

So I’ve been coming across the ads on Instagram for Professor Polyp’s coral bubble bath. In the video he states that it can be used as a dip or as a dosing additive and that dosing it improves coral health, polyp extension, and color. I just wanted to see if anyone has any experience with consistently dosing this product?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Based on the apparent ingredients, I personally would not add it to my reef tank without a lot more folks using it with the types of organisms I have and reporting no problems.

There’s a thread here:

Professor Polyp's Bubble Bath Coral Dip... Peroxide Mixed with Limonene, Vinegar, RO/DI water, & Sodium hydroxide.

Hi This comes across as a silly product I would instinctively write off use but I am curious if anyone knows why these ingredients would be included in this peroxide coral dip. https://coralscoral.com/products/professor-polyps-bubble-bath-coral-dip Ingredients: Hydrogen Peroxide, Limonene...

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[AKReefing]

I noticed there are a lot of supporters near the seller's location (Utah). I do know a coral seller i San Diego who likes it as a dip, but it's not cost effective in the volume he needs.

 

[AKReefing]

Based on the apparent ingredients, I personally would not add it to my reef tank without a lot more folks using it with the types of organisms I have and reporting no problems.

Other than peroxide, do you see any of the other ingredients being harmful to the biome?

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Other than peroxide, do you see any of the other ingredients being harmful to the biome?

It’s all a matter of concentration, so cannot say with certainty. But anything that kills anything in the tank overall has the potential to kill other things too.

 

[AKReefing]

It’s all a matter of concentration, so cannot say with certainty. But anything that kills anything in the tank overall has the potential to kill other things too.

That's what I was thinking. Dosing peroxide in the tank can be effective on GHA, but the seller claims it is effective on GHA, bubble algae, bryopsis and turf algae. Of course, without specifying whether that only applies when dipping and/or in-tank dosing, the claims are debatable.

 

[Kjames]

I tried it for the first time last week. Spectacular on bubble algae. GHA suffered. Duncan test coral did not enjoy it but rebounded after a few days. 1:5 mix

 

[AKReefing]

I tried it for the first time last week. Spectacular on bubble algae. GHA suffered. Duncan test coral did not enjoy it but rebounded after a few days. 1:5 mix

Was this just a dip or in-tank dosing?