Frag Swap in Fort Smith Jan. 9

Discussion in 'General Reef Discussion' started by huntindoc, Dec 26, 2015.

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  1. Deton8it

    Deton8it President Staff Member

    Zoas- Last night I gave them a 7 minute Coral RX dip. This morning I did a 3 minute Peroxide dip. 60 ml tank water 30 ml H2O2

    Acros- 5 minute Bayer dip ~20 ml Bayer ~8 oz tank water. Followed by a 5 minute soak in clean tank water.


    John
     
    Deton8it, Jan 10, 2016
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  2. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Good, I didn't get anything out of that tank!
     
    huntindoc, Jan 10, 2016
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  3. Bauxitehog

    Bauxitehog Activities Director Staff Member

    Well thank goodness we didn't go!!! No QT tank here yet..... this sounds like an awful issue! UGH!! Sorry to here of your troubles. :(
     
    Bauxitehog, Jan 10, 2016
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  4. Deton8it

    Deton8it President Staff Member

    I'm not concerned. That is the risk you take with every coral. I actually expect pests. That is why I dip everything.
     
    Deton8it, Jan 10, 2016
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  5. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    Yep, a prime example of why you dip every coral that goes in your tank!
     
    huntindoc, Jan 10, 2016
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  6. Bauxitehog

    Bauxitehog Activities Director Staff Member

    I dip everything; but it goes on the frag shelf (if it's small enough to go there) but it's all in the display tank...
     
    Bauxitehog, Jan 10, 2016
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  7. xystic

    xystic Wrasse

    I do a very simple setup of just a $3.00 15 quart plastic tub from target, 15.00 heater, 10.00 pump and an some LEDs from RapidLED.com. Looks awful but works out quite well. The dips and stuff will kill some of the weaker pests and stuff but a QT will allow you to observe for stuff that survives and a lot of things do survive.

    I dipped some frags from an online purchase once for several weeks and still had a spider eatting zoa appear one day in the QT. Ugliest thing ever but I pulled it out and baked it in the sun.
     
    xystic, Jan 10, 2016
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  8. Deton8it

    Deton8it President Staff Member

    Don't get me started on Zoa Spiders. I can tell you without a doubt, Revive DOES NOT kill zoa spiders. It stuns them but doesn't kill them.
     
    Deton8it, Jan 10, 2016
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  9. Bauxitehog

    Bauxitehog Activities Director Staff Member

    Coming soon: " I know a Zoa Spider when I see one" by Deton8it a blog of dismal dismay, lost trust, a true epic.
    NY Times says " A must read -move over Jules Verne"
    Chicago Tribune "You'll dip into this story again and again and again"
     
    Bauxitehog, Jan 11, 2016
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  10. SilentReefer

    SilentReefer Tang

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    Reef Pests
     
    SilentReefer, Jan 11, 2016
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  11. huntindoc

    huntindoc RRMAS BOD Membership Director Staff Member

    LOL! I asked John to tell the vendor the zoa spider story. It was classic!
     
    huntindoc, Jan 11, 2016
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