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05-27-2006, 03:21 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
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Do You Dip Your Zoas?
I was wondering how many people dip there zoas before they go into their tank?? I just started doing it and all nasties that have come out are totally amazing.
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05-27-2006, 04:53 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: West of Dimples
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I don't but I have only bought zooas once.
I was at a meeting last month and we had a speeker in talking about all the nasties that can come in on them (sea spiders, zooa nudies ect,..) and I know I will if I ever buy them again.
I do dip all my SPS in TMPCC though, because my tank is mostly SPS, but I am planning to setup a Q tank soon so I can do the proper thing, which is dip them, put them in Q for 2 weeks, inspect them, dip them again then into the display.
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05-27-2006, 05:19 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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Yes I dip everything
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05-27-2006, 05:38 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Atlanta, GA
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I've dipped nothing.
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05-27-2006, 05:40 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Arkham Asylum
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I bring FW up to temperature and dip for 5 min.
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05-27-2006, 05:47 PM
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senior member
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Walnut Grove, SC, USA
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Originally Posted by Twitterbait
I bring FW up to temperature and dip for 5 min.
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????? 
I assume you mean your fish...
I would think ~5 to 10 sec for most of the zoas or cnidarians in general (with a little swishing).
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05-27-2006, 06:06 PM
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Just some guy, you know?
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The meeting I went to the speeker talked about dipping zoas for quite a bit longer than 5 seconds in FW, shocked me too, but he is a distributer and does this to any zoas he brings in, hasn't lost one to this yet,...
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05-27-2006, 06:11 PM
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Eat more PIE
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Florida Panhandle
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All my zoes are dipped for 1 min with no problems at all they are super tuff dudes. 
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05-27-2006, 06:18 PM
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The Bitter Mod
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Atlanta
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RO/DI and Lugols Iodine
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05-27-2006, 08:02 PM
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Lights are off up here :D
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Los Angeles
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i Dont dip i just cross my fingers
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05-27-2006, 08:40 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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I'm a dipper. I'm waiting for the day a sea spider comes out. That's the day I wet my pants and scream like a little girl. 
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05-27-2006, 08:43 PM
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The Muddy Mod
Join Date: Dec 2005
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That's the day I wet my pants and scream like a little girl.
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 We'll need pictures!!!
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05-27-2006, 08:47 PM
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I loves me a water change
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: WI
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I'll be too busy doing that other stuff to take pics! 
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05-27-2006, 09:56 PM
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shark
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: PA
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the only thing i dip is a tortilla 
so far so good..(knock on wood) |
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05-27-2006, 09:58 PM
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Professor Chaos
Join Date: Apr 2005
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Actually 5 min works better because it also gets any eggs that they may have laid. It is really easy and that is the only reason i do it.
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