Coral Dip for New Coral Additions and to benefit Established Corals.Overview:
- Safe for all varieties of corals and their allies, including colonial and solitary polyps.
- Triple-acting formulation provides short- and long-term benefits to dipped corals.
- Formulated to prepare corals for addition to a pre-existing
aquarium, as well as to benefit corals showing signs of tissue damage or
degradation.
- Gently oxidizes areas of damaged coral tissue to help halt, or prevent onset of, tissue degradation.
- Discourages pathogens from establishing themselves in areas of damaged tissue.
- Not a medication; contains no antibiotics or heavy metals.
- Over 50% stronger than competing products.
- Formulated by a marine scientist.
Technical Background:Experienced
hobbyists are well aware of the delicate nature of the soft tissue that
constitutes the living coral polyp, particularly in the case of stony
corals. Inspection of a bare stony coral skeleton often reveals a very
convoluted and sharp structure; when coral tissue is inadvertently
pressed against such a structure, the resulting local tissue damage can
create an entry way for infection and/or infestation by organisms that
would otherwise be combated by the coral’s immune system. Physical
damage to coral tissue is not an uncommon event during shipping and/or
handling, and is an unavoidable result of fragmenting when the cutting
site is not bare skeleton (again, in the case of a stony coral; cutting
soft corals and polyps will always result in tissue damage). A colony or
individual may also experience stress as a matter of changing chemical
or physical conditions in the aquarium, often leading to weakening of
the immune system, with the afore-mentioned infection/infestation as a
possible result.
Instructions and Guidelines:To
prepare solution, add 1.0 ml (~20 drops) of MediCoral per 1 US-gallon
(3.785 L) of seasoned aquarium saltwater in a clean plastic or glass
container, then immerse coral completely as follows: Small-polyp Stony
Corals: 7 - 10 minutes; Large-polyp Stony Corals: 6 - 9 minutes; Soft
(“Leather”) Corals: 8 - 11 minutes; Colonial and Solitary Polyps: 5 - 8
minutes. Discard solution when finished, then rinse coral in clean
aquarium water and place coral into aquarium system. Process may be
repeated daily as desired/required. If coral shows signs of irritation
from being immersed, remove from solution; subsequently, coral may be
placed into solution for less time, or strength of solution may be
diluted. Solution may be increased in strength if hobbyist feels that
there is reason to do so; do not exceed 150% recommended strength of
solution (e.g. 30 drops per 1 US-gallon of water). It is suggested that
new coral acquisitions be temporarily located in such a manner that the
tissue around their base (where the soft tissue gives way to the bare
skeleton) may be visually inspected for the first 1 - 2 weeks of
ownership; doing so will enable the tissue to be monitored for signs of
degradation and/or undesirable organisms (e.g. “stowaways”) that may
have escaped detection during initial inspection. Failing to inspect new
coral additions for signs of tissue degradation and/or infection as
they arrive from outside sources can have a disastrous impact on an
entire reef system.
Ingredients: Purified water, proprietary iodine compounds.
Size: 30 mL