sublunary Posted August 18, 2017 Share Posted August 18, 2017 Hi All, I've got a 12 gallon all-in-one that's been limping along for a few years now. (There was a power-failure related tank crash and I never got things back to normal.) Several weeds have overrun it, including caulerpa, bubble algae, aiptasia, and some nasty goo that looks like the same stuff in this thread: So. The plan is to take the few live things I want to save - yasha, pistol shrimp, leather, porcelain crab - quarantine them, throw the whole rest of the mess away and start from scratch in a new tank. So here's my question - is there a way to make sure none of these pests travels into quarantine with the fish and arthropods? I know there are coral dips that will minimize what hitches a ride on corals and rocks. Is there anything similar that I can do for motile critters? I'm mostly concerned about bubble algae spores and the nasty goo. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment
sublunary Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Bump. Plus edited topic heading to see if that helps. I'm still nervous about starting QT without some sort of guidance. Quote Link to comment
holy carp Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I use Ruby Reef Hydroplex. I have used it on fish, shrimp, crabs, and snails. I can't really attest to how effective it is, and I'm actually a bit suspicious whether or not it does anything at all. However, I did experience a case of persistent lymphocystis on an injured dottyback that cleared up quickly after treatment (10 minute dip) with it, but that could have been unrelated... sample size of one. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Other than meds and fresh water dips, I am unaware of any safe methods of dipping cuc and fish. You should be safe without dipping them. Quote Link to comment
sublunary Posted September 22, 2017 Author Share Posted September 22, 2017 Thank you both! I'll look into the hydroplex and freshwater dips to see if either seems like it will help. Even if I might be fine without them, I really want to take no chances with this restart. Quote Link to comment
Clown79 Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 Well the best thing is quarantine because dips aren't even 100%. Fw dips on fish can be dangerous and I know no method besides qt for inverts. Quote Link to comment
Felicia Posted September 29, 2017 Share Posted September 29, 2017 I don't hear about people dipping fish very often, so I'm not sure if there's really an effective way to do that. However, I do recall seeing a product called Safety Stop that is marketed as a dip for fish. I can't attest to its effectiveness though. http://www.bluelifeusa.com/product/safety-stop/ Quote Link to comment
sublunary Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 I ended up doing an iodine dip on the leather and nothing for the shrimp and fish. They've been chilling in QT for a couple of weeks now with no signs of issues. I'll be setting up the new display this weekend, so I will have plenty of time to make sure no algae/etc made it into the QT while the display cycles. Thanks for your guidance everyone! Quote Link to comment
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