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KCL Potassium Chloride Spray Instead of Dip

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I remember hearing on one of the Reef Beef podcasts that you could use Potassium Chloride in a spray bottle instead and have it at ready instead of having to mix up a full batch of KCL dip. Has anyone done this before?

From my understanding, you use the same ratio of KCL to saltwater to make the spray (don't use RODI like in the podcast lol), but I wasn't clear on how long you should leave the spray on before rinsing in tank water? @Thales?
 
Interested in hearing more details, following along.

I haven’t used it as a spray but if I did I’d go for 5-10 min like is recommended for KCl dip. And I’d make sure it stays wet, which would mean spraying multiple times.
 
dangalang said:
Because spraying RODI on corals is bad. On the podcast @Thales accidentally made a KCL spray solution with RODI instead of saltwater and it messed up some of his corals.
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Makes sense. I asked because I keep a concentrated solution of RODI+KCL in a sealed bottle which I keep at the ready to pour into a cup of saltwater, maybe 4:1 ratio. Has never hurt the corals and seems to work. That’s just diluted saltwater at that point though and not straight RODI.
 
Invictus said:
Makes sense. I asked because I keep a concentrated solution of RODI+KCL in a sealed bottle which I keep at the ready to pour into a cup of saltwater, maybe 4:1 ratio. Has never hurt the corals and seems to work. That’s just diluted saltwater at that point though and not straight RODI.
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I like that idea, like having simple syrup premade when making cocktails lol
 
dangalang said:
I remember hearing on one of the Reef Beef podcasts that you could use Potassium Chloride in a spray bottle instead and have it at ready instead of having to mix up a full batch of KCL dip. Has anyone done this before?

From my understanding, you use the same ratio of KCL to saltwater to make the spray (don't use RODI like in the podcast lol), but I wasn't clear on how long you should leave the spray on before rinsing in tank water? @Thales?
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I've seen this as a way to combat AEFW in the tank; the ratio was 2g per liter.
 
I've left some freshly shipped frags in a KCL dip for 30 minutes when the baby crapped himself...totally forgot about em for a sec. All fine when I pulled them out.

I would imagine as long as you keep them wet with multiple applications they should be fine. I have yet to try it tho, so take that fwiw.

You can always get a bottle of reefcebo and dose that. I hear after dosing, pest line up to go down your overflow and are attracted via pheromones to the skimmer collection cup. Its like a red bug, AEFW, monti nudi swingers party in there.
 
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dangalang said:
I remember hearing on one of the Reef Beef podcasts that you could use Potassium Chloride in a spray bottle instead and have it at ready instead of having to mix up a full batch of KCL dip. Has anyone done this before?

From my understanding, you use the same ratio of KCL to saltwater to make the spray (don't use RODI like in the podcast lol), but I wasn't clear on how long you should leave the spray on before rinsing in tank water? @Thales?
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Ha! Two teaspoons per gallon, for 10 min or so for the spray. 20 min or so for the dip. I am doing both tooday. I have expirement with a stronger mix and had no ill effects, but you know ohow that goes.
 
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