sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
How long of an Iodine based dip do you need to kill nudis? Is there something better to dip with? I don't think I have nudis but I am just curious to know. I have been generally dipping for about
How long a dip to kill Nudis?
- Thread starter sen5241b
- Start date
yote
In Memoriam
Usually I'll soak my corals for 15 to 20 minutes.
sen5241b
Reef enthusiast
Bifferwine
I am a girl
You can do a freshwater dip to kill nudis too. Freshwater dips are quick -- only a minute or so.
Chris_150G
Reefing newb
15 - 20 minutes? Is that for any pests? I would never have guessed that. I need to dip my trumpets as I am seeing little teeny tiny white snails or something crawling on them.
yote
In Memoriam
Yeah,15 to 20 minutes in Lugols is usually plenty.Matter of fact,all my new corals get the lugols bath.
+1 on a 15-20 min Iodine bath...
I prefer not doing freshwater dips on my corals because of their poor ability to osmoregulate, I fear that some polyps may get damaged (cell repture) duing the procedure. I do however dip all my new corals in an iodine bath like Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure before introducing them into my tank. Understandably I get a bit paranoid about introducing things like flatworms into my display tanks. Besides preventing flatworms, I also believe that dipping a new coral in an iodine solution helps it recover from the stress of transport and reduces the chance of microbial/bacterial infection on the new coral.
I prefer not doing freshwater dips on my corals because of their poor ability to osmoregulate, I fear that some polyps may get damaged (cell repture) duing the procedure. I do however dip all my new corals in an iodine bath like Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure before introducing them into my tank. Understandably I get a bit paranoid about introducing things like flatworms into my display tanks. Besides preventing flatworms, I also believe that dipping a new coral in an iodine solution helps it recover from the stress of transport and reduces the chance of microbial/bacterial infection on the new coral.
