Here is the methodology and supporting documentation for the use of Potassium Permanganate to preventative dip new frags/colonies and existing ones infected with nudi's.
Please read these carefully before using it.. wear gloves when handling and DO NOT get any of it in your tank.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic73612-9-1.aspx
Equipment Needed or Recommended:
3 Containers with enough volume to submerge your frag/colony. 1 for the treatment, 1 for pre-rinse, 1 for final rinse.
1 scale that will measure mg.
1 pair of tongs or 1 pair of gloves
The dosage ranges from 25mg/liter to 50mg/l, depending on the corals. If you are doing this with Monitporas, use the 50mg, for zoanthids use the 25mg/l.
1 liter is roughly .25 gallons or 33 ounces of water.
The process is straight forward. Use 25mg per 33 ounces of water, or multiply upwards from there to get the volume you need to cover your frags/colonies. So... roughly 100mg/gallon.
Mix the powder/crystals into saltwater taken from the tank. Dissolve completely. Remove your colonies or frags from the tank and dip them in, shaking back and forth a bit then let them soak for 30-45 (210 for Monti's) minutes or so. Shake and rinse in a clean container of tank water. Make sure you rinse them very well... then place back into your tank or into QT. You should consider using two containers of clean tank water, one as a pre rinse and the other as a finishing rinse.
You will want to use a dedicated container for the dip as you don't want to contaminate your tank or anything else with it. This stuff is potent and poisonous, so make sure you wear gloves or use tongs etc.
This product can be used as part of your QT routine or as an effective treatment for an infection.
Please read these carefully before using it.. wear gloves when handling and DO NOT get any of it in your tank.
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2007-09/eb/index.php
http://forum.marinedepot.com/Topic73612-9-1.aspx
Equipment Needed or Recommended:
3 Containers with enough volume to submerge your frag/colony. 1 for the treatment, 1 for pre-rinse, 1 for final rinse.
1 scale that will measure mg.
1 pair of tongs or 1 pair of gloves
The dosage ranges from 25mg/liter to 50mg/l, depending on the corals. If you are doing this with Monitporas, use the 50mg, for zoanthids use the 25mg/l.
1 liter is roughly .25 gallons or 33 ounces of water.
The process is straight forward. Use 25mg per 33 ounces of water, or multiply upwards from there to get the volume you need to cover your frags/colonies. So... roughly 100mg/gallon.
Mix the powder/crystals into saltwater taken from the tank. Dissolve completely. Remove your colonies or frags from the tank and dip them in, shaking back and forth a bit then let them soak for 30-45 (210 for Monti's) minutes or so. Shake and rinse in a clean container of tank water. Make sure you rinse them very well... then place back into your tank or into QT. You should consider using two containers of clean tank water, one as a pre rinse and the other as a finishing rinse.
You will want to use a dedicated container for the dip as you don't want to contaminate your tank or anything else with it. This stuff is potent and poisonous, so make sure you wear gloves or use tongs etc.
This product can be used as part of your QT routine or as an effective treatment for an infection.