CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 A old LFS of mine recommended dipping my zoa's in "Revive" I am just curious if any one here has used it, and what their results were. Also does anyone out here carry it? What is it? How does it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Waves has it and it works ok for dipping. If you really want to nuke something dip it in TMPCC. I use the Revive for just a cleaning type dip as that is what it is for if you read the bottle. I know when it comes to zoos the only real wory is nudis and they come off with a FW dip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 ok so start with fw dip. should I dip ALL my zoa's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 15, 2009 Author Share Posted March 15, 2009 What led to this was I have a frag of Zoa's that hasn't opened in almost a month. The tubes are still there and occasionally I see parts of the skirt. Stupid Zoa's were almost $20 a polyp and they dont open. I am determine to see them open. Even if I have to inject Iodide as someone had posted about. Anyone have any pointers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Zoos can be picky I had my Tubbs colony go south and who knows why. I ended up loosing close to 30 polypsDOH! I never dipped them just moved them to another part of the tank and now the 50 or so that are left are doing great(rock2) I have had other ones do the same thing and do not know why. But in the end they always seem to come around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 I have read that injecting iodide directly into the stock seems to have very quick results. I have moved these like 6 times to all different locations in my tank and left for about a week or more in each location. Even removed from plug and glued onto rock. That actually is what got me the partial opening. Better than before but still no good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pledosophy Posted March 16, 2009 Share Posted March 16, 2009 Dip it in fresh water for a few minutes, see if anything comes off, or if they open afterwards. JMO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 16, 2009 Author Share Posted March 16, 2009 Thanks. I will be giving that a shot when I get home. Just gonna dip problem frags for starters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Yah a dip in FW is fine for zoas. Works really well. I have some that act like what you are describing. They open, partly, but the skirt is never extended and the flesh just looks poor. I've tried dipping in TMPCC and FW along with moving them around the tank and finally to QT tank. Same result. This is why i'll be trying the injection of iodide, just gotta get the needles. Good luck with yours. They don't happen to be caribbean zoas do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsoz Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Have you tried dipping in iodine first? That seems a little less drastic than injecting. If you do inject, test it out on some cheap-o zoas to start with to make sure you have good technique. Using a syringe is not for the weak at heart. dsoz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 I dont think they are carribean, They are the Eye of Jupiter's. Dont know where they come from. Haven't tried anything as of yet. I am going to be trying something over this wed and thu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 17, 2009 Share Posted March 17, 2009 Yah i've tried dipping in everything. I'm down to last resorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 17, 2009 Author Share Posted March 17, 2009 injection is final option? What is going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 It is for me, i've tried everything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 what is going on with your zoa's? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markdadof2 Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I use revive - other than smelling like 'mr clean' I like it. Never done any harm and my tank has no bugs.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CA2OR Posted March 18, 2009 Author Share Posted March 18, 2009 Nice...gonna have to give that a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 what is going on with your zoa's? Nothing, its just one frag i'm having troubles with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonH Posted March 18, 2009 Share Posted March 18, 2009 I use Revive as well. It does smell like pine sol - which is scary. But i think it is an effective and more gentle option than TMPCC. TMPCC is the "nuke" option. If I get an expensive coral and want to stress it out as little as possible, but still get rid of nasties that might hitch a ride, then I like Revive - and use it on anything before it goes into my tank. Everything gets a Revive and Interceptor bath. If I knew a coral had something specific, then I would use TMPCC. But as a preventative measure, I just want to take as little risk as possible of causing an already stressed frag to RTN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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