A lesson in QT and dipping

kraftyforu · 09/12/2015, 11:57 AM

A lesson in QT and dipping. I'm having to tear apart my beautiful monti colonies to rid myself of monti eating nudis. Heartbreaking. Working on the orange/red monti now then moving to the others.

SouthFla · 09/12/2015, 04:49 PM

Oh man that's really hard to see, sorry

. Montis are my favorites...

How'd it happen-did you skip dip and/or QT?

shifty51008 · 09/12/2015, 04:52 PM

Ouch, very sorry to hear that, your monti was doing so well.

Docdiggy · 09/12/2015, 05:30 PM

How long before they die without a monti in the tank?

kraftyforu · 09/14/2015, 02:58 PM

i never really dipped or QT anything. had always just inspected tank stuff came from and inspected the coral before hand. the possible culprit was from a tank that had no sign of them, and still has no sign of them to this day.

Reef Frog · 09/14/2015, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Docdiggy

How long before they die without a monti in the tank?

That's a great question. If you got some info on their life cycle, it seems possible to treat it. The idea would be to remove the colonies, dip them & put them in a QT tank. Hopefully they would die off in the DT eventually with nothing to eat.

A search in the SPS forum also might yield some information. GL.

09/12/2015, 11:57 AM	#1
kraftyforu Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wetumpka, alabama Posts: 637	A lesson in QT and dipping A lesson in QT and dipping. I'm having to tear apart my beautiful monti colonies to rid myself of monti eating nudis. Heartbreaking. Working on the orange/red monti now then moving to the others.

09/12/2015, 04:52 PM	#3
shifty51008 12-5 Chiefs record Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NW Iowa Posts: 10,134	Ouch, very sorry to hear that, your monti was doing so well. __________________ 75 gal. mixed DT, 100 gal. sump, 50 gal. fuge, Clownfish breeder

09/12/2015, 04:49 PM	#2
SouthFla Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Miami, Florida USA Posts: 256	Oh man that's really hard to see, sorry . Montis are my favorites... How'd it happen-did you skip dip and/or QT?

09/12/2015, 05:30 PM	#4
Docdiggy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Worcester MA Posts: 645	How long before they die without a monti in the tank?

09/14/2015, 02:58 PM	#5
kraftyforu Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wetumpka, alabama Posts: 637	i never really dipped or QT anything. had always just inspected tank stuff came from and inspected the coral before hand. the possible culprit was from a tank that had no sign of them, and still has no sign of them to this day.