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Old 10-17-2009, 08:21 PM
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Personally, I think an iodine dip like sea chem or TMCC should only be done for about 2-3 minutes maximum. Flatworms tend to come off right away in my experience and leaving the coral in longer creates a lot of stress. I use a one gallon bucket so I can shake the coral in the water to help the process along. An interceptor dip actually needs to be done for a minimum of 30-45 minutes and even then you may still have a few stragglers that hang on.
I have found more and more corals being sensitive to the 15-20 minute TMCC dips, so I have been dipping for shorter and shorter periods it seems. I have been tossing around the idea of dipping TMCC and Interceptor separately too. Hmmm...
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