Hydrogen Peroxine Dip Ratio for Zoa plugs with hair algae

[joe-ejs]

Hello,

I am battling some hair algae on some ZOA frag plugs. I will be doing large water changes to remove nutrients but also need to dip the plugs. I have seen a few different ratios used. Was wondering what others have used..What I have read recently include? Also is the brown bottle the correct product at 3% or food grade at 35%?

1.) 100% Hydrogen Peroxide for 2 minutes..
2.) 50/50 HP to Tank water ratio for up to 10 minutes
3.) Other ratios..

Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[shwareefer]

peroxide dipping guidelines

I used to reference a table created by Justin Credible that specified the amount of time you could dip a coral in a particular hydrogen peroxide solution organized by the various genera of coral. Unfortunately the link to that chart no longer works. Does anyone have a copy that they could post...

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[Ricox]

Try adding some hermits to take care of the algae on the plugs first then if not do two parts water to one part hydrogen peroxide. Zoas are quite hardy with dipping though so it doesn't matter too much.

 

[bruno3047]

I go 50-50 tank water and peroxide for four minutes.

 

[LegendaryCG]

100% dip of the 3%. Give it 60 seconds.

 

[polyppal]

Try adding some hermits to take care of the algae on the plugs first then if not do two parts water to one part hydrogen peroxide. Zoas are quite hardy with dipping though so it doesn't matter too much.

+1, a group of hungry hermits can clean up algae covered plugs overnight

 

[joe-ejs]

For clarity, do you mean blue legged hermit crabs?

 

[fishface NJ]

bump

 

[Subsea]

I have successfully used a 10% solution of 3% h2o2 for 10 minutes.

when I had 35% peroxide, I went with a 1% solution of 35% peroxide for 10 minutes.

 

[3429810]

I’ve done multiple times straight 3% for 60-90 seconds. They get ticked off a bit, rightfully so, but have always been fine after.