I’ve dipped, shaken,brushed football sized rocks covered in nems, zoas and leathers fairly hardy stuff in temp matching distilled or rodi water to chicken to attempt tap water lol.. But definitely use a square bin alot easier with bigger rocks. Black bins hard to see anything that falls off so I use the clear or different colored ones. Or white buckets with small rocks. After quick dip and shake in temp matching rodi I place in saltwater bin for a few minutes then repeat another fast dip in shake again in rodi then back in saltwater bin shaking more. but I have pumps in both bins water is fairly turbulent. Also did this once a week for several weeks before I treated with Flatworm exit.. Logic was to knock down populations ahead of treatment so would lessen the toxicity when they all died off at once. Not sure how other corals handle freshwater dip.. Funny at the older coral farmers market was common to see people in the restrooms rinsing off their frags in the sinks which left some serious slime residues
This sounds like a massive effort. And would still require flatworm exit which I really do not want to use as this might be the death sentence for at least my spotted mandarin.
I also do not want any chemical stuff in my tank if unless it is live and death.
Levamisole Hydrochloride does not sound too bad, but who knows what else will die as a result.
I strongly feel that adding this trades one problem for another, which is why I generally like the dipping idea, and I have dipped some rocks before, but not at that large scale.
Maybe I need to add a proven fish (100% certified flatworm eater). The melanurus wrasse and spotted mandarin were both added to fight flatworms, and maybe they keep the population at bay, or just enjoy all the other meals served daily.
