Quarantining Corals

jmc1024 · 02/04/2016, 12:02 PM

Hello All,
I posted a thread on quarantining fish and got some really good feedback/ideas. I was hoping to get your thoughts on quarantining new corals. I have a 65 gallon tank with about 70lbs of live rock. Unfortunately, I got a few hitchhikers with my LR, bristle worms which i understand are ok and some aiptasia which I"m trying to get rid of. I don't want to add additional pests to the system and am planning on purchasing some frags soon. My thought was to dip everything in Revive but will this be enough? I'd prefer not to go too crazy but welcome any suggestions people might have.

nmotz · 02/04/2016, 12:07 PM

You shouldn't need to quarantine them, just give them a good bath in some Coral Rx and put them in the tank. While the frag is in the mixture of Coral Rx and tank water, I use a small syringe to blast the coral all over to knock off any parasites. I haven't had a problem using this method yet. I did, however, bring in some bubble algae that is just kind of annoying at this point.

thegrun · 02/04/2016, 12:08 PM

I would strongly suggest something stronger than just Revive. I dose for 10 minutes in Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure, then 5 minutes in Revive, then 4 weeks in the QT where I keep a Royal Gramma figuring if any pest eggs survive the dips the pests will show up on the Royal Gramma. I did have ich get past the dips once, hence the QT after dipping.

jmc1024 · 02/04/2016, 12:13 PM

Ich can be in coral? I thought it was just for fish, guess I was mistaken.

02/04/2016, 12:02 PM	#1
jmc1024 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 87	Quarantining Corals Hello All, I posted a thread on quarantining fish and got some really good feedback/ideas. I was hoping to get your thoughts on quarantining new corals. I have a 65 gallon tank with about 70lbs of live rock. Unfortunately, I got a few hitchhikers with my LR, bristle worms which i understand are ok and some aiptasia which I"m trying to get rid of. I don't want to add additional pests to the system and am planning on purchasing some frags soon. My thought was to dip everything in Revive but will this be enough? I'd prefer not to go too crazy but welcome any suggestions people might have.

02/04/2016, 12:07 PM	#2
nmotz Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: FL, USA Posts: 1,433	You shouldn't need to quarantine them, just give them a good bath in some Coral Rx and put them in the tank. While the frag is in the mixture of Coral Rx and tank water, I use a small syringe to blast the coral all over to knock off any parasites. I haven't had a problem using this method yet. I did, however, bring in some bubble algae that is just kind of annoying at this point. __________________ Mantis shrimp are the best! Current Tank Info: 20L Peacock mantis shrimp tank

02/04/2016, 12:08 PM	#3
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I would strongly suggest something stronger than just Revive. I dose for 10 minutes in Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure, then 5 minutes in Revive, then 4 weeks in the QT where I keep a Royal Gramma figuring if any pest eggs survive the dips the pests will show up on the Royal Gramma. I did have ich get past the dips once, hence the QT after dipping.

02/04/2016, 12:13 PM	#4
jmc1024 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Posts: 87	Ich can be in coral? I thought it was just for fish, guess I was mistaken.