Colt coral help

[Rob M]

Please advise. Awhile ago I discovered that nudibranches were eating my colt coral which you all helped identify and advised to look out for babies. Well I have pulled several small ones off recently and wanted to get the ones I couldn't find and did a freshwater dip for 5 minutes. Now it looks shrunk and COMPLETELY deflated. Did I make a big mistake and kill it.? There seems to be so many opinions on freshwater dips. I am going crazy on figuring what is right

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

Of course. The freshwater is harder on the coral than the nuisance themsleves. You should look for a coral dip that is made for this vs. Trying to do it the cheapest way possible. It may or may not come back, only time will tell.

 

[Rob M]

I just bought coral rx I guess a day late. Why do you read so many do the freshwater dip? Is it the expense? If I knew that I would never gave done that. I don't try to do anything cheap. Guess yet another lesson learned. Thanks for your feedback.

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

It is expensive to dip all your corals, when you have a couple thousand in corals, think of how much dip you have went threw? It is the price of knowledge I guess. I've found using a pesticide mix from the hardware store to be the cheapest safer way to dip. I get PE within 20 min after a dip.

 

[Rob M]

What? I was with you till your last sentence. Lol.

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

I use a pesticide 5mls per cup of saltwater. I found I get PE (polyp extension) on sps corals with in 20 min after the dip. When I used coral rx, It usually took a couple of hours.

 

[Rob M]

Oh wow how did you ever discover to use the pesticide or guts to try it? I am impressed and thank you for clarification on the PE. What was really weird was when I got your response on the email it made the PE into PEOPLE like a spell check but in site it was just PE, odd.

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

My fault. Fing autocorrect. The other day I told my wife to get stamps at the post office. It auto corrected to pu**y office without me of the wiser. It was an interesting conversation to say the least.

I got the idea from an old reefer who did this before the real issues of aefw's and issues in general. I gave it a try and was impressed. Just an idea.

 

[Rob M]

Lol. Not that I would have the guts to try but curious what pesticide do you use? I have tons in my shed from infestations over the years.

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

Same thing. It hardens up the exoskeleton on the bugs and done. Coral rx is so expensive for what it is, I believe people are looking for different answers. Ie, freshwater dips. I hear a lot of it on fish too, but death usually follows.

 

[Rob M]

Interesting. Thanks for sharing your experience

 

[mariobrothersleeve]

Use bayer, insect killer.

 

[Rob M]

Hmm thanks may try it