Maintaining flow in dip fluid without using a pump

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Usually I keep everything moving in my dip solution by gently shaking the container and tumbling the corals around. However, dipping a bunch of candycanes today caused some tissue damage on the smaller colony in the container. What can I use to keep coral dip flowing? will an airstone work? I don't have any spare powerheads for exclusive use with a bucket of dip and it's not realistic for me to handle the corals directly for 10 minutes straight without injuring the coral.
 

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Usually I keep everything moving in my dip solution by gently shaking the container and tumbling the corals around. However, dipping a bunch of candycanes today caused some tissue damage on the smaller colony in the container. What can I use to keep coral dip flowing? will an airstone work? I don't have any spare powerheads for exclusive use with a bucket of dip and it's not realistic for me to handle the corals directly for 10 minutes straight without injuring the coral.
I have a much easier solution: just use a turkey baster every couple minutes on the corals while dipping.
 
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I have a much easier solution: just use a turkey baster every couple minutes on the corals while dipping.
Should I instead just blast out the coral hard in the dip quickly and then put it straight in? I don't exactly get why I want to submerge them in insecticides for an extended period of time.
 

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Should I instead just blast out the coral hard in the dip quickly and then put it straight in? I don't exactly get why I want to submerge them in insecticides for an extended period of time.
no, always do it for the amount of time recommended in the instructions, basting them occasionally during that period. some very smart people that design these products determined the time needed for a reason.
 

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