I used to dip all my corals in Lugols before putting them in my tank, now I will only use it for sick or injured corals. Even then, I feel that Lugols can be overly harsh and given that I am particularly reluctant to dip in iodines as a preventive treatment without some good reasons. I recently began using ReVive Coral Cleaner after several reviews by experienced reefers on other forums were very positive.

After using it on over a dozen different frags, LPS and SPS (no softies tried) I have been quite impressed. Any pests dive off the corals immediately and drop dead. It also appears to be much easier on the corals, especially the SPS dipped so far. Surprisingly, no excessive sliming or polyp retraction has been observed as can happen with some iodine treatments and some LPS have even extended their feeder tentacles while in the dip. So far, no experience using it to treat sick corals (thank goodness) so I am unable to give my impressions concerning this use but I have no reasons to doubt the manufactures claims.

Being overly cautious with dips, I have only mixed it 1/2 strength or so and it’s working as advertised at that concentration. ReVive is what I will use from now on as a preventive dip, it’s cheap and a bottle will last you a lifetime. Available from the majority of online merchants and in my LFS. Iodine (lugols, ect.) definitely has its place but for routine preventive dips, ReVive is a good alternative.

I give it 9 out of 10 (haven’t seen a 10 yet)

http://revivecoralcleaner.com/


Mark

I love the stuff. Almost smells like pine-sol for corals. It solved the red bug problem that my acros had. Like you said the pests just dart off the coral and die. +100 for Revive!

Great review!!!
I use it as well... Love it! Smells good too!!!

My LFS absolutely swears by it... iodine is good, but this stuff is definatly #1!

After recently getting some zoa eating nudi's I'm wanting to rethink my coral dips, previously I always dip with iodine, but have had a bottle of this around for awhile, I never used it because I have no sps and on the bottle it states for stony corals, so my question is-

Is this product safe to dip softies like zoanthids & ricordea.

Yep! I love this stuff. All I had was softies and I dipped everything in it. Full strength as the directions specify. I got rid of a zoa spider, bristleworms, and asterina starfish with it. Good stuff!