So, I've tried Revive twice and both times Acro's have lost tissue. The first time I thought it was because I left them in the dip too long or because I dipped all the coral together. So, this time I was much more careful. I followed the directions adding 4 caps to one gallon of tank water and dipped each coral separately for 15 minutes. Its only been a few hours since the dip and the three Acro's i dipped have already lost tissue. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?
Revive Causing Tissue Loss
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Probably not anything. Coral can loose tissue for a variety of reasons and shipping stress is just one that might explain why you're having problems. If you've recieved all of your acros from the same source you might try a different source or try a different dipping product.
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That's just it. These corals were from a Frag Swap on Saturday. They weren't shipped at all and have been in a holding tank since then getting 50% water changes from the tank. The temporary holding tank had plenty of flow, light and was temperature controlled. They were fine, no tissue loss. Then, I dip them and two hours later they have lost tissue. It seems clear to me the dip is causing this. It makes me not want to dip corals anymore.
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It seems to me that something in my dip process is causing this. I'm not blaming the dip itself. Just wanted to clarify. I am wondering though if it could be the dip itself. Do dips normally cause tissue loss?
It seems to me there's still a lot of unknowns and you can't rule out the frags had a problem before you go tthem, but try a different product to dip them. A lot of reefers use Bayer like @Cell mentioned, my goto is iodine and there's others. You may feel frustrated but getting a bug or parasite established in your DT is a whole lot worse.
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