HORRIBLE DIP! CORALRX

[AydenLincoln]

I usually use KoralMD Pro and I have had a wonderful experience with it. Well I decided to get another dip and followed the directions. My lights turned out and I saw this bristleworm crawling out after I just dipped the brand new coral as I do with all my corals. After a second dip he won’t come out. I will be returning the dip I have only used twice and am disappointed in the performance and ineffectiveness. Especially since it says it removes them right on the back and I doubled the dip and the time and he’s still in the coral.

 

[LovinlifeinGuam]

Thats interesting considering you followed the directions exactly as written...what are the chemicals in each? They're likely pretty similar, only different concentrations if I had to guess. That might explain it.
Can you check the chemicals and post them in the comments? I'd be curious to see.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Thats interesting considering you followed the directions exactly as written...what are the chemicals in each? They're likely pretty similar, only different concentrations if I had to guess. That might explain it.
Can you check the chemicals and post them in the comments? I'd be curious to see.

Neither of them state on the bottle as they are “proprietary blends” and they smell the same so I suspect they have similar ingredients but I will say Koral MD has a much stronger smell than Coral RX.

 

[officialreefbros]

Weird! I've had nothing but good experiences with coral RX and sometimes find it to be a little strong. I've had micro bristle stars and worms come floating out dead

 

[AydenLincoln]

Weird! I've had nothing but good experiences with coral RX and sometimes find it to be a little strong. I've had micro bristle stars and worms come floating out dead

Maybe I got a bad batch but either way I’m not a happy camper but the worm is.

 

[vetteguy53081]

CoralRX is my preferred and most effective used.

 

[AydenLincoln]

CoralRX is my preferred and most effective used.

The bristleworm and my nose say otherwise.:(

 

[AydenLincoln]

Maybe I got a bad batch but either way the dip I got does not work! I dipped it twice and I saw two pods and two brittle stars come out and nothing else. In fact I was staring at this bristleworm twice which is still very much alive. Usually I have a ton of creepy crawlers come out of my coral but not with this dip. I am emailing the company and I’m disappointed especially since it says right on the bottle it removes them.

 

[sfin52]

CoralRX is my preferred and most effective used.

Agree

 

[sfin52]

Maybe I got a bad batch but either way the dip I got does not work! I dipped it twice and I saw two pods and two brittle stars come out and nothing else. In fact I was staring at this bristleworm twice which is still very much alive. Usually I have a ton of creepy crawlers come out of my coral but not with this dip. I am emailing the company and I’m disappointed especially since it says right on the bottle it removes them.

Did you use the right concentration. My guess is that you used to much water and it was weaker because of it.

 

[vetteguy53081]

The bristleworm and my nose say otherwise.:(

May have been too diluted. I barely dilute it when I use it

 

[AydenLincoln]

Did you use the right concentration. My guess is that you used to much water and it was weaker because of it.

Yes! TWICE! I doubled to tripled the dose and left the coral in the dip for even longer and even shook it around a bit. The water in the container was only about half a cup to a cup if not less as it was a small container. And the directions state 20 ml per gallon or like 4 capfuls per gallon and to keep it in for 5-10 minutes. I did this twice and saw nothing but one happy bristleworm taunting me in the coral. So now the coral is either going to be sold or returned and is living in a bag floating in my tank. I looked at the lot and date and it’s not expired but I will say it doesn’t smell like any dip I’m used to…and isn’t very strong as I smelled it out of the bottle out of curiosity and since I’m used to my dips having a very pungent and specific smell.

 

[gbroadbridge]

Yes! TWICE! I doubled to tripled the dose and left the coral in the dip for even longer and even shook it around a bit. The water in the container was only about half a cup to a cup if not less as it was a small container. And the directions state 20 ml per gallon or like 4 capfuls per gallon and to keep it in for 5-10 minutes. I did this twice and saw nothing but one happy bristleworm taunting me in the coral. So now the coral is either going to be sold or returned and is living in a bag floating in my tank. I looked at the lot and date and it’s not expired but I will say it doesn’t smell like any dip I’m used to…and isn’t very strong as I smelled it out of the bottle out of curiosity and since I’m used to my dips having a very pungent and specific smell.

Sounds like you have a Ninja bristleworm then

 

[Minifoot77]

Yes! TWICE! I doubled to tripled the dose and left the coral in the dip for even longer and even shook it around a bit. The water in the container was only about half a cup to a cup if not less as it was a small container. And the directions state 20 ml per gallon or like 4 capfuls per gallon and to keep it in for 5-10 minutes. I did this twice and saw nothing but one happy bristleworm taunting me in the coral. So now the coral is either going to be sold or returned and is living in a bag floating in my tank. I looked at the lot and date and it’s not expired but I will say it doesn’t smell like any dip I’m used to…and isn’t very strong as I smelled it out of the bottle out of curiosity and since I’m used to my dips having a very pungent and specific smell.

Are you sure the seal was there when you opened it? I've seen Amazon returns with little to nothing in the bottle... someone could have added water back to the bottle

 

[AydenLincoln]

Are you sure the seal was there when you opened it? I've seen Amazon returns with little to nothing in the bottle... someone could have added water back to the bottle

Yes! It was sealed in a bag and not tampered with as the two seals were on it.

 

[AydenLincoln]

Sounds like you have a Ninja bristleworm then

And who knows what else. Who wants the coral now? It’s a very nice torch too. I’m probably selling it or returning it!:loudly-crying-face:

 

[Minifoot77]

And who knows what else. Who wants the coral now? It’s a very nice torch too. I’m probably selling it or returning it!:loudly-crying-face:

Where are you at? If local I'd throw some cash at it

 

[AydenLincoln]

Where are you at? If local I'd throw some cash at it

Not close to Ottawa sorry! Need to post it in a local forum. I’m in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania.

 

[Minifoot77]

I used to be in maryland have friends in Mount wolf and college city

 

[slingfox]

CoralRX works great for me so far and seems to kill a lot of small critters presumably some good and some bad.