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Originally Posted by veriann  whole reefs, lagoons & shallow pools in some parts are exposed to air and dirrect sunlight for hours a day. even some inner reefs around the world are exposed to salinaty changes and temp fluctuation with fresh water run-offs! im in agreeance with dave on this issue, some corals can be supprisingly hardy! it comes down to addaptability. the problems arise with excessive adverse exposure, in the worlds current state we are starting to lose all the less hardy and addaptable corals to something simple like a few deg. over normal rise in temp! Thats a whole other topic!
as for the dips, if you make the effort to recreate the dip in every fashion to what there accustom to minus the S/G you should be fine! osmotic differences dont make things explode! the just provide the means to unsure its uncomfortable enough to ether bunker in or let go! and stevo coraline algae is like the hardest thing to kill when you've created a dosing equalibrium within your 4walls! your 2 min dip wouldn't even set-off a ripple! |
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Originally Posted by JustDavidP I've done FW dips on clams (when fighting the pinched mantle disease). I've also used SeaChem Reef Dip from time to time when I suspected flatworms etc. Dips have always worked for me. I only QT fish for the most part. I don't buy corals from LFS...period. Only frags from trusted friends' tanks. I'm the zero impact kind of guy.
Corals are tougher than you think. I've accidentially left them out of water for hours during fragging projects. They bounce back fine. Again, although temp issues, salinity, etc. can wipe out a coral fast...they are a little tougher than we think. Otherwise, they'd not be some of the oldest living things in our oceans.
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I'm not speaking about the ability of the coral to survive the air or
FW. Just all the other life on the
LR. The things I have seen float off my
LR when
FW dipped.
We preach "Don't Dose what you don't test for!" Then Why Medicate and Dip with out
QT? Whats next? Roll up a paper and hit the dog cuse it might poop on the floor???
IF a dip is needed then fine, Dip away. just don't do it without cause.
Why did the last
LR I
FW dipped turn white and is still not totally re-encrusted with coraline? and why does coraline dye when I do a water change and it is exposed to the air?
