Should I FW Dip LR

EnglishRebel · 01/04/2009, 01:43 PM

I am going to put some live rock in my QT tank. Should I give them a FW dip before doing so?
Thanks

spleify · 01/04/2009, 01:51 PM

Generally not. WHere is the rock coming from? Is it cured LR?

Dipping will generally kill off a lot of benefical bacteria.

If it is good clean LR from an established tank, you should be good to go just putting it in. As little air touch time as possible is also suggested.

stanlalee · 01/04/2009, 01:52 PM

no

Sk8r · 01/04/2009, 01:55 PM

and omg, no.

Best thing for a qt tank is a few PvC elbows.

If ich turned up in qt, you would have to throw out the live rock. It is a parasite that could ride the live rock back to your tank. And medication for ich would kill the rock.

EnglishRebel · 01/04/2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally posted by spleify
Generally not. WHere is the rock coming from? Is it cured LR?

Dipping will generally kill off a lot of benefical bacteria.

If it is good clean LR from an established tank, you should be good to go just putting it in. As little air touch time as possible is also suggested.

It's coming from a LFS and it's cured.

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Originally posted by Sk8r
and omg, no.

Best thing for a qt tank is a few PvC elbows.

If ich turned up in qt, you would have to throw out the live rock. It is a parasite that could ride the live rock back to your tank. And medication for ich would kill the rock.

I think you misunderstood what I was going to do. I am going to quarantine the cured LR abd wanted to know if I should give it a quick FW dip prior to it going in the QT tank. I want to quarantine it so I can check to see if there are any bad hitchhikers on it before it goes in my DT.

Sk8r · 01/04/2009, 02:18 PM

Ah! Not a bad notion, that: what you're primarily looking for will be crabs and rooted algae, notably caulerpa. But don't freshwater dip it. That would damage it.

spleify · 01/04/2009, 02:18 PM

Then no, I would just put it in the quarintine.

mattnbecs · 01/04/2009, 06:33 PM

I dipped my LR in 1.03 SG water for 2 to 3 minutes. A number of hitch hikers came out (a nudibranch, a couple of bristle worms, some sea stars, and tiny crab).

stanlalee · 01/04/2009, 11:00 PM

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Originally posted by mattnbecs
I dipped my LR in 1.03 SG water for 2 to 3 minutes. A number of hitch hikers came out (a nudibranch, a couple of bristle worms, some sea stars, and tiny crab).

generally a dip in very high or low salinity will do the trick of getting hitch hikers to jump ship without harming the rock. thats a fairly common trick used to get mantis shrimp to jump ship from liverock. I'd just be afraid a full freshwater dip would be alot more harmful.

Lightsluvr · 01/20/2009, 05:01 PM

Suppose you have a zoanthid colony affixed to the LR...would a 2-3 minute high salinity dip harm the coral?

LL

loosecannon · 01/20/2009, 08:17 PM

no!

Lightsluvr · 01/20/2009, 08:25 PM

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Originally posted by loosecannon
no!

No, it won't hurt the coral? (or no, don't do it?)

LL

loosecannon · 01/20/2009, 08:35 PM

Lighty the ? was shuold I fw dip live rock. try to keep up!

Lightsluvr · 01/20/2009, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by loosecannon
Lighty the ? was shuold I fw dip live rock. try to keep up!

But the two posts before your "no" dealt with hypersalinity dips ...

You weren't "topsheeting" the thread, were you?

LL

01/04/2009, 01:43 PM	#1
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01/04/2009, 01:51 PM	#2
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Generally not. WHere is the rock coming from? Is it cured LR? Dipping will generally kill off a lot of benefical bacteria. If it is good clean LR from an established tank, you should be good to go just putting it in. As little air touch time as possible is also suggested. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

01/04/2009, 01:55 PM	#4
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	and omg, no. Best thing for a qt tank is a few PvC elbows. If ich turned up in qt, you would have to throw out the live rock. It is a parasite that could ride the live rock back to your tank. And medication for ich would kill the rock. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/04/2009, 02:18 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Ah! Not a bad notion, that: what you're primarily looking for will be crabs and rooted algae, notably caulerpa. But don't freshwater dip it. That would damage it. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

01/04/2009, 02:18 PM	#7
spleify Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 9,579	Then no, I would just put it in the quarintine. __________________ Make it a Great Day!!!! Current Tank Info: 60 gal SPS cube, with 25 gal refugium, 400W MH, DIY Lumenarc III, DIY skimmer, DIY stand and canopy. 40 breeder LPS with 40 gallon sump, DIY stand, 250W MH

01/04/2009, 01:52 PM	#3
stanlalee Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: hampton roads, va Posts: 1,799	no

01/04/2009, 06:33 PM	#8
mattnbecs Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 142	I dipped my LR in 1.03 SG water for 2 to 3 minutes. A number of hitch hikers came out (a nudibranch, a couple of bristle worms, some sea stars, and tiny crab).

01/20/2009, 05:01 PM	#10
Lightsluvr Tangaroa to 500 gallons Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 5,855	High salinity and coral Suppose you have a zoanthid colony affixed to the LR...would a 2-3 minute high salinity dip harm the coral? LL __________________ Click on my username and select "Lightsluvr's Home Page" for a recap of our build thread - AGE Hybrid Tank in a 500G system with dedicated fish room. (Takes a few minutes for photos to load) Leave a note if you stop by... Current Tank Info: 350G AGE Hybrid reef tank. 500G+ total water volume. Three sumps for filtration. Barracuda Gold return and Hammerhead Gold closed loop pumps. DIY T5 light system on rails. MP40W x3 to supplement closed loop. 130G Water management system.

01/20/2009, 08:17 PM	#11
loosecannon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: port kent Posts: 1,292	no! __________________ I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt

01/20/2009, 08:35 PM	#13
loosecannon Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: port kent Posts: 1,292	Lighty the ? was shuold I fw dip live rock. try to keep up! __________________ I like getting WET! Current Tank Info: 44gal. 40 gal. 75 gal. 30gal. and working on a 75gal. rigt