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| Social Darwinism victim | Is iodine dip needed for acclimation? I am looking at getting my first corals, either shrooms or ricordias or something "easy," and keep hearing about dipping them before putting them in my tank. Is iodine dipping necessary/helpful? What is the proceedure? Also, is it advisable to QT them like fishies? I'm thinking no as there usually isn't the good lighting system on QT tanks. Thanks for the help!!!!!!!!!
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| Reef Lobster | Re: Is iodine dip needed for acclimation? My personal opinion would be that you don't need to dip them unless you are really unsure of the conditions of the LFS/tank that they were previously in. In some cases, these sorts of treatments can actually stress the recipient more than help them. I think a good slow acclimation is key, as well as acclimating the piece to your lighting. Hope this helps! |
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| Fire Coral | Re: Is iodine dip needed for acclimation? what you can do is take a small bucket fill quarter way with salt water add 10 drops of lugal solution place him in there for about 5 min long enough to get your drip system up and going. this will kill parasites and fungas,s. thanks fish |
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| The CodFather ~ | Re: Is iodine dip needed for acclimation? think of it as a profilactic ![]() it is a good thing to do as a precautionary when in doubt as to where it has come from. If you got it from the swap..I would do it. Unless it came from a vendor, as most of them treat thier corals beforehand.
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| Tiger Shark | Re: Is iodine dip needed for acclimation? I agree Iodine dip is a great precautionary measure
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