teach me about polyp extension

[Nano]

All the corals except a few zoas and a monti frag ar in the holding tank still I plan on moving them in tonight unless I see anything on them with the magnifying glass tonight. In which case should I qt them for a few days? with a revive treatment or fw dip?

[Nano]

Also would a dip in coral rx kill flatworms? Or are they a little more resilient then that

[apexifd]

Originally Posted by Nano

Also would a dip in coral rx kill flatworms? Or are they a little more resilient then that

I don't believe coral rx or revive kills them with 10min. but, it should stun them enough so they will loose grip of the surface that they are attached to.

However prolong dipping will kill them, and kills coral at the same time.

[PFoster]

Originally Posted by apexifd

I don't believe coral rx or revive kills them with 10min. but, it should stun them enough so they will loose grip of the surface that they are attached to.

However prolong dipping will kill them, and kills coral at the same time.

I use coral Rx Industrial to dip all our corals for 15 min when they come in and it works very well for us (it is stronger that the coral rx pro).

Dip in the coral Rx pro as opposed to reg strength imo.

There is a finite dipping point between strenght of dip and length of time and how harsh it is on the corals.
If the tip is too harsh or too long the corals will definately brown out (not an issue when they are brown already) or even die in some cases. If you dip a bunch of pieces and a few die, its usually the ones that had severe damage to begin with and the dip was just too much for them in their current state.

The only downside I have found to coral rx is that I find it doesnt do the best job at killing the evil crabs in sps and it does a great job at killing the good ones lol.

Bite marks are a sure sign something is attacking your sps. These are most easily seen on brown sps as small white circles near the bottom, at the intersection of the branches.
You can normally smell if something is bugging them, or I can anyways. When you take the coral out of the water in smells similar to when you have been fragging sps + the piece will be browned out often + no PE extention.

If you want to be really thorough then prep a dip of coral Rx + Interceptor.
Did once a week for three weeks.
If there is ANYTHING bad on your sps they will be gone for sure!
it will also kill any good acro crabs.

[Nano]

Lol very thorough thanks I'll check them all straight away when I get home

[globaldesigns]

You probably do not have any issues like flatworms, red bugs, etc. I myself don't have polyp extension during the day, but boy are they out in the dark. You have to remember that in the wild, many corals don't show much until darkness falls. So unless you are showing signs of stress or destruction, then I would not worry.

I know how you feel though, many beautiful tanks out there, with major polyp extension in daylight. I wish I could have that, but again in this hobby, the fact my corals are growing is good enough for me.

[reefgirl189]

Originally Posted by apexifd

I don't believe coral rx or revive kills them with 10min. but, it should stun them enough so they will loose grip of the surface that they are attached to.

However prolong dipping will kill them, and kills coral at the same time.

No, you're right, it doesn't kill them. I ended up buying some flatworm exit to get rid of mine.

Nano, I've got an extra dose if you need some.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by reefgirl189

No, you're right, it doesn't kill them. I ended up buying some flatworm exit to get rid of mine.

Nano, I've got an extra dose if you need some.

doesn't do anything for AEFW, just the little red planaria. In tank, nothing completely gets rid of the acro eating flatworms.

[Nano]

Well I'm glad I didn't fing them. Still bummed abiut losing a few things but this is the way things go at times I suppose. At any rate thanks everyone for the help and suggestions, I will post a update in my build thread when I find time during the move
The tank is barebottom now, witb the ato hooked in etc, rearranged the rock similar to how I had them in the last update, and added another powerhead for more circulation re did the plumbing so I can easily disconnect it, added lock line instead of elbows, hmmmm what else.. yeah I think that's all, I just realized there hasnt been a refugium light running over my cheato for 3 nights better pick it up tomorrow, anyonr thing its a problem to leavr the chaeto in the dark for 3 days?

[Myka]

I've left my Chaeto in the dark for 3 months with no problem. I'm not sure why there wa no problem though.