can you dip macro algae or chaeto....

J

jokersplayground

Guest
In bayer? Just cause I don't want flatworms or any other pests.
 
Wouldn't it kill all the pods n other critters that you want in the tank?
 
Yea but I have a pod culture so I can just add them to my tank. I have macro now but I have been thinking about switching to chaeto but I'm afraid of getting flatworms.
 
Yes you can! I actually did that when I started my cheato fuge. It did kill everything, pods included but I made sure there was no pest alive. I did a bayer dip for 5 minutes followed by a coral rx for 10 minutes. After that I had the cheato in a qt 5g tank for a week and re-did both dips again just to be sure. ( I know, I know, overkill for algae but I rather be safe lol). Once the cheato was in my fuge, I seeded with pods and it's all good now.
 
Just make sure you REALLLY rinse the chaeto well! Like I would put the chaeto in a media reactor and run through it for 15minutes or so. Throw away the water of course.
 
Back
Top