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Dipping(did a hydro dip found zoa spider)


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So I have a piece of rock that had two big colonies of zoas on it.now they are almost gone.I wanna dip the rock to make sure nothing in it and it has alil algae on it also.my question is what is best to dip the rock in? As this rock is on off my bigger rocks in my tank I don't wanna kill off the good.thanks in advance

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What is the purpose of the dipping? To clean up some algae or other? Generally, you kill good and bad when you dip. Dip don't discriminate.

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MadReefer13

For algae for sure and wanna see if any pest have no clue what made the zoas vanish

What is the purpose of the dipping? To clean up some algae or other? Generally, you kill good and bad when you dip. Dip don't discriminate.

Will dipping the rock mess with my tank its a year old so esablished rock already

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For algae for sure and wanna see if any pest have no clue what made the zoas vanish

Will dipping the rock mess with my tank its a year old so esablished rock already

 

Yeah, it will mess with the tank. Next water change just take the rock and scrub it well in a bucket of tank water. Rinse well in fresh salty water and replace in tank.

 

I doubt cleaning or even dipping your rock will be your salvation when it comes to keeping zoas. Not usually the first course of action. Make a post in the coral section with your tank particulars and what is going on with your corals and maybe others can help figure out the cause.

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Angel<3Nanos

Dip it in a bayer/saltwater mix. Use a turkey baster to blow at the rock during the dip. That should bring out anything that could be killing them.

 

Then dip them in iodine and hope for the best.

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MadReefer13

So I pulled out like four these little suckers that day.I haven't done a follow up on the dipping but also haven't noticed zoas dissapering as much if any.is there chance I got them all or are they on my other zoas also?

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