Thread: Dip corals
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Old 01/11/2008, 01:48 PM
jeffbrig jeffbrig is offline
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Originally posted by prideprops
Jeff, could you clarify this? Do you take the piece out of the interceptor and put it in the FE and then back into the interceptor? Not sure what you mean, but I like your method as it seems to be very thorough.
I always add FWE to the existing interceptor solution. I used to add it the following morning 30min to an hour before removing the corals, but after some experiements at going longer (like, when I forgot to pull them out), I realized it's fine even for an overnight duration. FWE itself is not toxic, it's the stuff that comes out of the flatworms that is. Assuming the new coral isn't absolutely crawling with them, I see no risk in a longer preventative dip.

After those are done, I usually move the corals to a bucket of new water for the remaining treatments.
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