New corals are here! Dipping, acclimating, and quarantining new arrivals: Dips, tips, and tricks

brs.li/coraldips Today on BRStv, we have a large shipment of amazing corals that just came in for our employee tanks, and we're going to show you our process for dipping, acclimating, and quarantining!
Today we're dipping our first batch of corals!
We got these amazing corals from
Battle Corals - www.battlecorals.com
Austin Aqua Farms - www.austinaquafarms.com
Unique Corals - www.uniquecorals.com
and World Wide Corals - www.worldwidecorals.com
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[@timfuller7291]

WOW! The level of detail is surreal.... Great Job guys!

[@coralinealgae]

This is shaping up to be another very helpful video series. Just got a BRS shipment in yesterday (3rd this month). Love watching your videos and receiving my orders. ^_^

[@jasonburt7160]

Just catching up on some on some older BRS vids while I do my water change today. Ryan you look ageless. Thank you very much for years of information, testing products for us, and knowledge/experience shared with the reefing community.

[@mrfurrutia]

WOOOOWW... Randy without a beard!!!!

[@iamziano]

Is this Randy's first BRS TV appearance? He looked different without a beard 🤣😂🤣😂

[@PP-rq7ly]

Hi Ryan, I have 1 1/2 year experience into the hobby. I started with a tiny 13 gal Evo, 2 small fishies and 13 coral frags from WWC. Weekly 50% water changes, dH 8.5, Cal 425, NO3 max 4, PH 8.1-8.4. I've seen the corals grow stunningly during a year and everything was going perfect. My nightmare started right after I upgraded to a 38 gallon most sophisticated set and I added 35 coral frags from the Reef a Palooza NY show. The frags were not quarantined because I didn't have a second tank at that time but all of them were dipped in iodine solution according to the instructions. Now most of my corals are fading like old plants and even dying back. The first ones showing this symptom were the zoanthids and palis. They don't fully open and each couple of weeks there's one polyp less. One day I noticed on one of the zoanthids a tiny thing very similar to the Xenia polyp coming out from the base of the zoa's head. As soon as I touch the frag this thing immediately retracts and disappears, it's so fast. I thought maybe I won a new species of coral for free. On other coral frags I can see some sort of built up's on the tiny piece of rock where the little coral is sit, it's some sort of tiny nudibranch coral anchored underneath the coral. By other hand, I've seen lately some sort of strings too sweeping all over the tank when the lights are off or very low. These strings have a head very similar to the stinging polyps of the Galaxy coral. These strings are elastic and don't come from any coral, they're just anchored randomly on anything like rocks, sand, coral plugs, just anything. As soon as I dip my hand in the aquarium for pulling them they immediately retract making it almost impossible to catch them. I've spent about $2500 bucks in frags and this problem got me desperate because I don't wanna lose my corals. I live in Queens -NYC, I'm a foreigner with less than good English and I don't have any single friend who's into the reefing hobby. Please suggest me what can I do. I could pay professional assistance if its necessary because each day my corals look smaller. The only corals that haven't been affected are the Capricornis Montipora, the Euphyllia species and an Alveopora. Thank you for your assistance.

[@paulchippington7498]

No matter what you do, its clear factual and informative

[@roehaquatics6196]

dang. your process for new corals is so serious! I feel like I need to step up my game 10x over lol

[@bbowling619]

Im fully soaking all the info in as i am about to set up a little guy again. Sponging ! Last time i was in this hobby ...was 10 years ago. Lol Loving all the info so far! This was not available back then and has been a good refresher with helping me to catch back up to modern times. A little hesitant about BAYER anything though as i am not a fan of that company, but i digress. Keep it up boys! You are helping to drag me back into the hobby :)

[@ManiacalMangoes]

Added my first coral to my peninsula 25 today. I believe it’s an electric green rhodactis. Didn’t have the tools to remove the frag plug, but did do a coral rx dip and shook it around quite a bit and then a fresh saltwater dip afterwards. Didn’t see anything suspicious under the mushroom or on the plug or in the container after dipping so hopefully this was sufficient!

[@michaeltalley1455]

What the Sh!% !!!! I'd be willing that frag tank is a dream tank for most of us!

[@DJ_LittlePea]

That dual tank is absolutely jaw dropping 🤗🤗🤗😎

[@tylerworthy5289]

Great video! Would like to see what the average person can setup in their home for long term quarantine

[@nxdevera]

Crazy to see Randy as just the customer service agent haha :)

[@alainsuarez1821]

Can you guys make a video of the actual Bayer dipping and how much to use n for how long. Thank you

[@iamziano]

@@BRStv yeah, what was the water to Bayer ratio?

[@bbowling619]

Is this still safe in june 2021 ?

[@42wetrat42]

quarantining coral? looks like your putting them all in the same tank, what good does that do.

[@Daan6661]

I've been waiting for so long to get some info on all the office tanks we've been seeing clips of for years now! Awesome

[@wildwelshpete]

another awesome video I'm buying more corals tomorrow for my second aquarium and these videos are always helpful

[@wolfmanjack3451]

BulkReefSupplyCom ; Perhaps I should order my Corals from BRS..would you ship to Colorado?

[@gbj6581]

BRS taking it to the next level as usual!! great stuff...

[@lisafoster4468]

Looking forward to seeing the next part!

[@tracydoll7910]

Gorgeous frags!!

[@AMILLER415]

This is awesome. Can't wait to see more of this series!

[@Reject06]

just got my red sea 425xl yesterday and have it almost setup. that led/t5 light is money! wish they'd sell the housing so i can retro fit my radions and some t5's hint hint haha! another great series, can't wait! ^_^

[@ImmortalMark]

Cutting off the base sounds like a sensible precaution. That said, I only ever see people cutting the bases from sps corals. Can the same process be applied to lps and softies? Follow on question ... can/should the dipping process be applied to ornamental macro algae? Thanks for the awesome vids!

[@ReRe-yl6dq]

while this addresses the need for dips and preventing pest introduction, I feel this method will cause more casualties in newly shipped corals that are already stressed. $20 frag its worth the risk of losing it to do this. $1000 coral you might care alittle more about keeping the coral happy before cutting it up and shocking it with multiple water conditions.

[@beth-rg8bm]

Your frags are beautiful!

[@atlaslost366]

How do you safely dispose of all this in a eco friendly when you are done?

[@goldenpondrvpark1637]

My favorite place to shop for corals and fish is Vivid Aquarium. Ship from Ca to AR without any problems. I dip all corals in Coral RX from BRS and have found zero pest. Only beneficial critters.

[@jamesh7876]

My lfs has a coral section; two tanks with two separate sumps. They told me that they dip everything and quarantining isn’t necessary. Should they be trusted? All do are fish and aquariums. They also offer a weekly and bi weekly service to visit people in the area and maintain tanks, so I feel like they know what they are doing and should be trusted. They aren’t a huge store but do have some nice stuff and very helpful and well educated fish and reef keepers.

[@CrystaIline]

Randy lore!

[@wolfmanjack3451]

My Name is Rob and I am a Reef tank junkie,lol lovin it!

[@billforigno]

Another inspirational tutorial. Do you guys think you could do an overview piece on pool sand filters and their use as mechanical filtration for public or domestic aquaria? I'm curious about whether the water expelled during backwashing normally surpasses or undershoots the amount of water exchanged during a water change on a similar system using more conventional filtration.

[@DonNewell12432]

did I miss something or did this new series not get started? It would be an awesome series to see what each person's take is on keeping a system to their taste.

[@t.regnerus301]

Use Dr. G's LPS/SPS Coral dip as well BRS to treat for Red Bugs. It has the same ingredient as Interceptor. I got my LFS to carry this stuff. You guys should as well. Use 1ml per gallon. Run this for 6-12 hrs. Believe me when I say this stuff kills Red Bugs. The bottle says not to use in your display tank, but I did. 100% success. It will kill/harm any invertebrate though, so snail, hermits, and starfish need to be removed. I would skip the Coral Rx altogether as it's more harsh on coral than Bayer Advanced. No need to add unnecessary stress. My dip/qt protocol is, remove frag from plug, Bayer dip, then Dr's G's soak for 12 hrs. If I see anything I qt for several weeks.

[@RogerC12]

I know it's easier said then done but you guys should open up a coral store at BRS. You could call it the BRS Neritic Zone. Idk... it would be nice to buy corals from you guys.

[@RogerC12]

BulkReefSupplyCom Completely understandable, I'm just dreaming out loud. :) in any case thank you guys for what you do. Truly.

[@reefingmedic7537]

another new series!? you guys are really out-doing yourselves!

[@reefingmedic7537]

T-minus 8 months until I start my 180gal build. once I get back from our honeymoon I'll be calling you guys to make sure all my plans are in line and get my last piece of equipment I need.

[@xwyattx]

This is great!

[@homebrw91]

What's your mix ratio for the Beyer dip?

[@exe2112]

Would be nice to have live web cams on your KZbin project tanks. (Clownfish, 52 week, and Frag tanks)

[@kevinbretscher]

so all your employees get a tank? wow :-)

[@andrewhales9771]

What was that green worm at 4:36?

[@sdjones941]

How does a hobbiest at home quarantine new corals? This is a serious process...

[@jwhall3]

What happened to this series? I would love to see the staffs tanks and take on reefing.

[@mrbrown9659]

Love you vids, full of great information, but looking at your hardware and the money you spend on it, I think my dead nan could keep a great tank using it

[@carsondyer3670]

Should I dip aquacultured corals?

[@Blackbookproduct10ns]

Aren't you supposed to use a fresh solution for each specimen that is dipped?

[@MrJacobCastro]

Awesome vid!

[@azteca088]

Hello, I'm a huge fan of your channel, very informative and always easy to understand. my question is, what percentage of bayer to water do you use? I heard a lot of different answers but as always, I trust BRS to give the best advice.

[@christiandix369]

Can you use one quarantine tank for fish and corals? Just asking because if I quarantined fish before I put them into my main tank I’d run the system with copper. If I emptied the q tank out and then quarantined corals in the same tank. Would that be okay?

[@christiandix369]

BulkReefSupplyCom that’s fair enough. What size tank is recommended? The biggest fish I’d put in the q tank would be a juvenile tang

[@brandonburchfield3084]

So if I buy my corals from you guys will I need to repeat these steps again ? Or am I good to go?

[@albertpollack3408]

3:57. What pest is that? I found one after dipping yesterday. What is that pod looking thing with eggs? 3:57

[@falsehopess]

Id love to hear your thoughts on that system running the cerebra? Any issues any disconnects or general problems?

[@dangappa]

You guys know Bayer insect killer was discontinued and is getting hard to find....

[@royalreef7710]

Few questions... Is this dip method applicable to all corals? Meaning this exact dip method When you dip are you using salt or freshwater with the bayers? And how often do you re dip during your 2 month quarantine period?

[@AlwaysCookingDork]

Soft corals and hard corals can be dipped and handled the same?

[@bigbhp1031]

I'm new to reefing and I've just added a montipora. It's a nice red in colour been in for just over a week. How am I able to tell whether it's happy or Not? There's a very slight white running round the edge of the whole coral I was reading that this is growth? Is that right.

[@SSS-mp8th]

Sooo, I'll tell you what corals I'm looking for, you guys just add them to your QC regimen and in two months you can ship them to me (surcharge of course over the coral cost). :)

[@charleskares9060]

What a jerk

[@TinkerPrepper]

Only $12.6 million for the entire setup... That's a lot less than I thought it would be

[@rseurattan]

How much of the bayer to how may gallons of saltwater do you guys use and also how long is the duration of the bayer dip and the coral rx dip?

[@lisademayo8589]

hey guys- i forgot to ask if Euphyllia is something ya'll also use Coral RX and then Bayer on as well? Are both safe for Euplyllia to dip in?

[@BRStv]

We've used both Coral RX and Bayer on euphyllia and have not had problems with either of them.

[@douglaslee1990]

Do you guys photo acclimate corals too?

[@Swany86]

got to see these first hand today :

[@ephraimisrael7461]

Any link to the table saw ?

[@BRStv]

The band saw seen in this video can be found on our website at the link below :) www.bulkreefsupply.com/gryphon-aquasaw-diamond-band-frag-saw.html

[@declanburt9692]

Lots of Aussie corals ahah

[@bradleywelch3590]

Hey guys 🤙 if im slowly adding individual corals (say one a fortnight) do i have to have a fresh batch of dip everytime or can i reuse it?

[@perfumetester10]

This vid is for pros not beginners

[@Threedog1963]

LOL. Glad I'm not alone in that opinion.

[@venanciaramirez5935]

Is there a best in the business and why the how do their Carls have parasites

[@brandondouglas8358]

Are all the corals from those vendors aquacultured?

[@miltonenglish1679]

can you share your dipping protocol with Bayer

[@miltonenglish1679]

Much thanks, i reckon for about 15-20 min

[@Phangmaster]

Excellent video showing really good techniques. However your frag system is a terrible waste of money, all you need is a sump full of Chaeto and nothing else.

[@BRStv]

Form and function don't always go hand in hand. But we wanted something that looked halfway decent for our videos 🙂 No doubt, a standard sump or even DIY sump would also work.

[@sabihusmani]

what kind of clownfish are those at 5:52?

[@rinzl3rs349]

Is that aptashia at 8:50 seconds in at the bottom of that Acanthastrea?

[@Meldium]

Kenneth Oslund no that's just another Acan head growing.

[@um02122]

Kenneth Oslund Was also thinking Aiptasia. Guess I hate them so much I ended up seing them everywhere.

[@rinzl3rs349]

um02122 Yeah. At first glance it looks like it because being semi translucent with the feelers on the outside. I doubt thou BRS would let that slip by thou now that I think about it.

[@um02122]

Kenneth Oslund Never underestimate Aiptasia. Even a piece of tissue left behind on the rock or between coral polyps would grow new pest anemones.

[@Meldium]

BulkReefSupplyCom that's what it looks like to me too.

[@jessn.2665]

what kind of coral is at 7:31?

[@michaelisakov1108]

Do you sell corals too?

[@michaelisakov1108]

@@BRStv I thought u guys have a ton or corals?

[@gracepierstorff2950]

This process seems so long and strenuous. Not university fish-tank friendly unfortunately

[@jeffjarry4257]

So y'all dont drip acclamation .? NICE thank you

[@BRStv]

Acclimating to the new tank water is definitely not going to cause more harm than good, so it's absolutely a viable addition to a full dip/QT process for new corals. :)

[@loriranee9201]

Paranoia,lol.

[@loriranee9201]

Ya i was joking,i totally understand.You spend all that money,the only thing that makes sense is ensuring that everything is good and healthy.