War coral, treat or not to treat

[Crimsonphoenix]

I bought a nice 4 inch war coral a month ago. It is growing over the plug but has a dead mouth on one side. It looks like the dead area may be a bit larger. Should I leave it alone or dip it?

 

[kevin32]

Yup I dip the coral in Bayer for 15-20 min to see if pest comes off it.

 

[ReefdUp]

I bought a nice 4 inch war coral a month ago. It is growing over the plug but has a dead mouth on one side. It looks like the dead area may be a bit larger. Should I leave it alone or dip it?

Nice colony! I always dip all corals, regardless of any indication there's something wrong. I would dip it if I were you.

It might be just a spot where detritus settled and killed tissue, or it might be a gall crab home. I'd play it safe and check with dips.

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

I dipped it in coral extra for 6 min when I bought it. Re dip?

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

How many ml Bayer to water do you use?

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

How many ml Bayer to water do you use?

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

How many ml of Bayer to water do you use?

 

[ReefdUp]

With Bayer, a lot of people have different dosages. I personally use 0.5ml to 2 cups water. I've never found anything resistant to that strength except the usual MENs and polyclad worms.

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

Thank you!

 

[Crimsonphoenix]

Dipped and looking good!