Frags and ich transfer

zachfishman · 07/22/2006, 11:16 AM

I'm going to be flying home some coral frags (Xenia and Frogspawn) from work with me to my family reef tank. My question is, how can I guarantee that no fish diseases like ich (which has often graced the display aquariums at work) be transfered to the home aquarium. I can't afford an ich outbreak at home because no one back there would know how to handle it and all fish would likely by lost (I'm only home one week, I rarely see that aquarium and all it gets are top-offs and feedings).
Is there a dip that would ensure the death of any carried parasites? Formalin takes care of coral diseases, what about fish diseases? I don't think I can freshwater dip corals. Suggestions?

TKByrnes · 07/22/2006, 11:25 AM

I have some stuff made by seachem that is called reef dip. you dip them in it for 10 mins. i have used it with my lr, mushrooms and polyps. but it is safe for ALL corals. you just add it to water in a bowl and drop your coral in for 10 mins and then rinse in another bowl and put in your tank. after the lr was in the dip i found 3 bristle worms in the bowl dead. try that out its only like $10 for a bottle and you use a capfull at a time.

07/22/2006, 11:16 AM	#1
zachfishman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: St Petersburg, FL Posts: 3,577	Frags and ich transfer I'm going to be flying home some coral frags (Xenia and Frogspawn) from work with me to my family reef tank. My question is, how can I guarantee that no fish diseases like ich (which has often graced the display aquariums at work) be transfered to the home aquarium. I can't afford an ich outbreak at home because no one back there would know how to handle it and all fish would likely by lost (I'm only home one week, I rarely see that aquarium and all it gets are top-offs and feedings). Is there a dip that would ensure the death of any carried parasites? Formalin takes care of coral diseases, what about fish diseases? I don't think I can freshwater dip corals. Suggestions?

07/22/2006, 11:25 AM	#2
TKByrnes Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fairfield, PA Posts: 1,331	I have some stuff made by seachem that is called reef dip. you dip them in it for 10 mins. i have used it with my lr, mushrooms and polyps. but it is safe for ALL corals. you just add it to water in a bowl and drop your coral in for 10 mins and then rinse in another bowl and put in your tank. after the lr was in the dip i found 3 bristle worms in the bowl dead. try that out its only like $10 for a bottle and you use a capfull at a time. __________________ Baby it was on sale half price I PROMISE!!!! Current Tank Info: 90 gal mixed reef-55 gal sump-mag 9.5 return pump-10 gal frag tank 15 gal refugium. 2x 150 watt HQI outer orbit 4x pc actinic