PLEASE HELP!!!! H2O2 DIP GONE WRONG!!!

[TopClamSkoo]

Ok... Very angry right now...btw just came back from reefpalozza in Cali. Awesome show!!

Back to the issue.
I bought some zoas. I used to never do h2o2 dips but rather conventional dips. I read up on thread here.. I won't mention the posters name... But I took his advice which he swears by.. and did a 50/50 ratio dip at 3% h2o2 for 2.5 minutes after a 10 minute coral rx dip. Now, they don't look good at all... One frag appears to be melting at first and the others are hanging in and just closed up. The one that appeared to be melting is now looking deflated and looking like $#+*t right now .. ....

So... Am I just being paranoid and freaking out.. and they'll pull thru? The poster on that thread swears that a 50/50 dip does wonders for this zoas. Looks like it only works for him.

I apologize for my rant.. but it does hurt getting a coral and dying on ya hours later. Never gets old.

So.. do you guys think it's gonna pull thru? Is it normal for the zoa to look like this after a peroxide dip? It's been an hour since I put it in the tank.. it looks much more deflated than it did before the dip.

Please help.

Thanks always guys!

 

[The_Paradox]

I would never do a dip like that but I think you’re ok. Zoas can take a ton of abuse and have a habit of staying closed when stressed.

 

[littlefoxx]

I would never do a dip like that but I think you’re ok. Zoas can take a ton of abuse and have a habit of staying closed when stressed.

Agreed. And yeah I think as long as you have good water they should be able to pull through, but they do look really unhappy

 

[TopClamSkoo]

Man... Thanks guys!

I hate how certain procedures work for some and not for others.. I know it's hard to have discernment in this hobby esp things like this... But man! It's gonna suck if it dies. It kinda looks like a stratosphere without the circular pattern. Ugh...

I think I'm never gonna do a hydrogen dip ever again! I'm just gonna stick with coral rx.

 

[TopClamSkoo]

I do have excellent water. Tank is a year old! 10 gallon nano with an tenuous acro flourishing so water is very good!

I also prepped my tank last night with a water change in preparation for the new corals today.

 

[Uncle99]

I feel for you man.
I used Hydro 3% for dino treatment.
1ml every 10 gallons, lights out, dosed every other day.
Killed the Dino’s, but several SPS and 2 clams.
Never touch that stuff again.

My fingers crossed for a full recovery!

 

[TopClamSkoo]

I feel for you man.
I used Hydro 3% for dino treatment.
1ml every 10 gallons, lights out, dosed every other day.
Killed the Dino’s, but several SPS and 2 clams.
Never touch that stuff again.

My fingers crossed for a full recovery!

Awww man!!!!!
I'm so sorry to hear that.. I followed the same treatment to kill off dinos too. Dinos gone. But my zoas that Hitchhiked on my Australian rock... Goner. So sad. That zoa had a very unique teal face and bright green skirts..

Sorry to hear. I hope my zoas recover. Esp the one I like.

 

[littlebigreef]

Hydrogen peroxide should be reserved for stubborn algae issues as it doesn’t offer you any help in the way of treating for pests except perhaps hydroids (IME).

Have I treated in that potent of a dip? Yes, have they survived? 50/50. The kicker is that polyps generally need to be closed before being placed in the dip.

 

[ScottJ]

Ok... Very angry right now...btw just came back from reefpalozza in Cali. Awesome show!!

Back to the issue.
I bought some zoas. I used to never do h2o2 dips but rather conventional dips. I read up on thread here.. I won't mention the posters name... But I took his advice which he swears by.. and did a 50/50 ratio dip at 3% h2o2 for 2.5 minutes after a 10 minute coral rx dip. Now, they don't look good at all... One frag appears to be melting at first and the others are hanging in and just closed up. The one that appeared to be melting is now looking deflated and looking like $#+*t right now .. ....

So... Am I just being paranoid and freaking out.. and they'll pull thru? The poster on that thread swears that a 50/50 dip does wonders for this zoas. Looks like it only works for him.

I apologize for my rant.. but it does hurt getting a coral and dying on ya hours later. Never gets old.

So.. do you guys think it's gonna pull thru? Is it normal for the zoa to look like this after a peroxide dip? It's been an hour since I put it in the tank.. it looks much more deflated than it did before the dip.

Please help.

Thanks always guys!

How are they looking this morning?

 

[Reefer Matt]

I do full strength (3%) h2o2 dips if the frag is covered in algae, for 2 minutes. They will look like crap for a couple days, but (for me) always come back looking good. I don't do this to new frags though, and wait a few days after acquiring before treating for algae. I think your zoas will be okay after a few days to a week.

 

[Grossman90]

Looks fine. It will bounce back in a week. I have messed up my zoas badly in my whole system before and they all were looking fine in a week. Dont bother it or try to dip it in anything that will make it more stressed.

 

[hunterallen40]

So... Am I just being paranoid and freaking out.. and they'll pull thru? The poster on that thread swears that a 50/50 dip does wonders for this zoas. Looks like it only works for him.

FWIW, I usually do a 100% peroxide dip for two minutes with zoa frags. It takes them a bit of time to recover, but it works extremely well. There's all sorts of nasties that come in on zoas, so I don't take my chances.

I have personally not lost a single polyp with this method.

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

My corals always look like dog poop when I dip, and I just use coral MD from brightwell aquatics. I never see it mentioned, smells like essential oils, but its knocked off some strange critters so I am sticking with it for now.

My duncan took a few days to recover from it, everything else looks better within the hour. I assume its normal for them to look bad if the dip was harsh on them. I had a candycane I thought for sure died during the 5 minutes after it looked so fd and was shooting its guts out, but it looked bettee not long after being in the tank. Time will tell.

 

[Tyler Drehobl]

That looks like it should bounce back. IMO 50/50 is a bit strong, I do h202 dips (1 part h202 to 10 parts tank water for 5 minutes) whenever I get a frag that has an algae issue. Zoas usually bounce back same/next day and algae is gonna within 2-3 days after the dip.