dipping new corals

i know this is late in the game seeing i have 7 corals in my tank just added some ricordea mushrooms tonight from a local fish store have added a few zoa frags from him before but this was a decent size rock with 3 heads on it after having it in my tank and loving how it looked i thought to myself let me look up correct ways to introduce coral i have done what he said but was just curious on other ideas and bam i see all this about dipping and i mean 99 percent say do not add without dipping this is my fault but now that i'm 7 corals in and have a lot of money wrapped up i'm starting to freak i made a huge mistake what should i do???

 

Have you thoroughly examined each coral? You can buy Tincture of Iodine and dip in that solution even if they have been already in your tank and just for safety.

As for piece of mind, if the corals have bad hitchhikers, there is a good change since you don't have a whole bunch more coral, that they would stay with the food source (that is if they eat the coral they rode in) If they've moved, you may not be as lucky. Just keep watching them and pay attention. Sometimes even what looks like a grain of sand or a semi-transparent spot could be eating your coral.

I've had many pests... this is what i should have done

 

If your coral are not attached to your rock yet, you can definitely take them out and dip them now. Like Magnus said, if unwanted critters are on them they should die. I use Coral Rx but I didn't use it on my first few additions, some from a 3reef friend and at least one from an LFS. It was more laziness i guess on my part but not a mistake I am willing to make again.

 

It is always a good idea to dip new additions.Its a good way to find pests.With that being said just because you dip them does NOT mean you have eradicated pests as most dips do not kill eggs.

 

Dip!!! Always dip. You can't see all the little bugs. I dip all and always have something on them. Pull them out and dip. It's the best thing you can do. I once had 52 bristle worms on one zoa frag. It was infested

 

I just ordered some dip next day air hopefully il be ok I ordered CoralRX I will give it a try none of my corals have been dipped all but one have been in the tank and doing well around 2 weeks do I dip them all? I don't see anything on the older ones or haven't noticed anyways thanks for all the fast responses newbie problems!

 

I used to use coral RX pro. Until I got flatworms and determined it didnt do SQUAT. sorry but that is just my opinion. Since then, I always use Bayer. less expensive and IMO more effective. I dip every new addition in it.

 

Always dip but even more important is having a proper quarantine tank. Dipping does not kill all kinds of things and is not a substitute for a quarantine tank but better than nothing.
There's all kinds of things like bubble algae , cotton candy algae , vermetid snails ect. etc ect. that no dip will kill and nearly impossible to get rid of once it's established in your tank.
Bayer advanced is the best dip I know of. Very gentle on all corals if done properly and kills red bugs. FYI CoralRx will not kill red bugs Bayer will.
Learn from my mistakes. In the last year alone I have spent literally hundreds of dollars in Flatworm exit alone. The cost of a quarantine tank is practically nothing compared to what you could end up spending to fight all kinds of hitchhikers.

 

I was wondering why bayer wasn't being brought up. Google bayer coral dip and you'll find a ton of info out there. I dip all corals in bayer before going into the tank. I do not QT corals; that would be the cat's meow.

 

Yes pull all and dip. You already introduced whatever is on them into the tank. But it's worth it.

4 cap fulls for 1 gallon of tank water. Leave in for 10-20 minutes. Range is based on what you're dipping. You can fry them if left in too long. Get a turkey baster and after 5 minutes blow water on corals to get critters off.