Jestersix

LPS dip

Lugol's is ok. Or if you use tincture of iodine, double the dosage compared to Lugol's.

Povidone and Revive are both gentler on the coral.
 
And how long a dip should I be looking at with a Lugol's dip? Is there a certain concentration I should go by - or just follow as such on the bottle?
 
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And how long a dip should I be looking at with a Lugol's dip? Is there a certain concentration I should go by - or just follow as such on the bottle?
[/quote]I make a light tea color and dip for ~10 min. as Norman stated, providone is much easier on the corals. Revive is real easy on the corals, I'm really liking that stuff.
 
Excuse my lack of knowing -
Where can I get my hands on some providone locally ,how much will it run me, and will it knock off regular planaria flat worms?
Can I put all my rocks and corals into a a couple big boxes and bomb everything with flatworm eXit?
 
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Excuse my lack of knowing -
Where can I get my hands on some providone locally ,how much will it run me, and will it knock off regular planaria flat worms?
Can I put all my rocks and corals into a a couple big boxes and bomb everything with flatworm eXit?

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You can find it at Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, etc. It should run around $10-12 a pint. It will take care of your FW that are on the coral, but I'd imagine you have a few on your rocks, sand, and glass. If you have a flatworm issue, unless the corals are getting smothered by them I wouldn't be so worried about it they cycle, I always have a few of them in my tank, they come and go.
 
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[quote author=A_Lee link=topic=5015.msg61560#msg61560 date=1225411895]
Excuse my lack of knowing -
Where can I get my hands on some providone locally ,how much will it run me, and will it knock off regular planaria flat worms?
Can I put all my rocks and corals into a a couple big boxes and bomb everything with flatworm eXit?

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You can find it at Rite Aid, Walgreens, Longs, etc. It should run around $10-12 a pint. It will take care of your FW that are on the coral, but I'd imagine you have a few on your rocks, sand, and glass. If you have a flatworm issue, unless the corals are getting smothered by them I wouldn't be so worried about it they cycle, I always have a few of them in my tank, they come and go.
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The reason I ask is not getting rid of the flatworms myself, but all the rocks and corals are going into someone else's tank. I want to make sure I transfer as little as possible.
How long is a Providone dip usually recommended for?
 
Yep, what Jeremy said.

If you're giving rocks to a friend, just clean them off in a bucket of salt water. Swish them around or even blast them with a powerhead to get rid of detritus and planaria or whatever.
 
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