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New corals often arrive with undesirables hidden in their crevices. These varied little creatures are often invisible to the naked eye and, once introduced, can spread to other corals and damage your fragile reef ecosystem. Year after year reefers have used generic bathing solutions such as fresh water, iodine, and even household disinfectants. This scares away some undesirables, but not all. For the past few years, we have maintained tanks full of infested corals in our lab and compared a wide range of commercially available baths and other solutions, evaluating their effectiveness and safety for corals. The result is DipX – Unique blend of essential oils, without any inorganic disinfectants. Our tests have shown that DipX is absolutely safe for all types of corals and more effective than any other solution tested. The corals immersed in DipX, after having been previously immersed in other solutions, still released undesirables. Conversely, corals that have been immersed in other solutions, after they have been immersed in DipX, did not release anything at all.
Features :
- Safe for all types of corals: SPS, LPS, Soft Corals, Zoanthids, Mushroom Anemones (Discosoma, Ricordea) and live rocks.
- Effectively repels Acropora Flatworms, Montipora Feeding Nudibranchs, Acropora Red Bugs and other coral pests.
- Slows down RTNs and STNs (external baths only).
- Without any inorganic element such as Potassium Iodide or Bromine.
- Easy to use, reliable and cost effective.
Test results of DipX compared to other solutions*
* Used according to manufacturers instructions on 12 different types of coral
Overall repellent efficacy and coral survival
Repellent effectiveness on the 3 most common undesirables
Nudibranchs, flatworms and red bugs
Why do corals bring undesirables?
In nature a large number of species of small coral-related invertebrates find refuge in living corals and rocks and are collectively related to “opportunistic occupants”. The most common groups of these opportunistic occupants contain crustaceans, helminths (worms), echinoderms, nudibranchs, and snails.
In most cases occupants benefit from their host without harming it, and in other cases (acropora trapezium crabs) both host and occupant benefit from the relationship. However, there are several occupants that can harm their host by feeding on it. In their natural habitat these opportunistic occupants are relatively low in number due to lack of nutrients and natural predators. When corals are transferred from one environment to another, the opportunistic occupants remain on their host, becoming unwanted passengers.
Do you think your coral harbors undesirables? Refer to the identification table .
Why do corals need to be dipped?
There is no viable method to remove specific opportunistic occupants from an already established reef aquarium. Although not all unwanted passengers are necessarily bad for an artificial reef, it is strongly recommended to opt for the "better safe than sorry" and prevent their introduction. However, if they are already in the aquarium, the affected corals and live rocks will need to be removed and treated one at a time.Usage tips
- Pour DipX into a clean, dry empty container.
- Use 10ml of DipX (diluted 1:100 with aquarium water) to prepare 1L of bath solution.
- Immerse your new coral or live rock for up to 15 minutes.
- The solution can be reused for up to 4 baths, but must be discarded within 2 hours of preparation.
RED SEA - DipX - 5 L - Coral dewormer
Red Sea 's DipX is a safe and highly effective dip for introducing new corals and live rock to your aquarium. A simple 15 min bath in DipX before placing your corals in your aquarium will scare away undesirables while preserving your reef .