{"product_id":"ped-sea-dipx-500ml","title":"Red Sea DipX 500ml","description":"\u003ch1 class=\"title\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 4px; padding: 0px; font-weight: 400; font-size: 55px; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; display: inline-block; font-weight: bold; font-size: inherit;\"\u003eDipX\u003csup style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 11px; position: relative; top: -1em;\"\u003e®\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"subtitle\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: Ubuntu, sans-serif; font-size: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003eSafe Introduction of New Corals\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textCont\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text15 text\" data-height=\"1064\" data-height-adjust=\"196\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; line-height: 28px; height: 1064px; overflow: hidden;\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eDipX is a highly effective dip for safely introducing new corals and live rocks to your aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eA simple 15-minute bath in DipX before placing a new coral in the aquarium will drive away unwanted “hitchhikers”, thereby maintaining the safety of your reef.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"readmoreDiv\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eNew corals often come with unwanted “hitchhikers” hidden deep inside the corals’ crevices. These various tiny \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ecreatures\u003c\/span\u003e are usually invisible to the naked eye, and once in the aquarium, they can migrate to other corals and damage your delicate reef eco-system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eOver the years, reef hobbyists have used generic baths solutions such as fresh water, Iodine, and even household disinfectants, all of which repel some of the \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ehitchhikers\u003c\/span\u003e, but not all of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eFor the past few years, we have been cultivating tanks with infested corals and comparing a wide range of commercially available dips and other repelling ingredients, examining both their \u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eeffectiveness\u003c\/span\u003e and their overall safety for the corals.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eThe result is DipX – a unique blend of essential oils, without inorganic disinfectants. Our tests have shown that DipX is \u003cspan class=\"s1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ecompletely safe\u003c\/span\u003e for all kinds of corals and more effective than any other solution \u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ewe tested\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 18px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003eCorals that were bathed in DipX still repelled unwanted “hitchhikers”, even though they were previously dipped in other solutions\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eOn the other hand, corals that were dipped in other solutions after they were bathed in DipX did not repel anything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSafe for all kinds of corals: SPS, LPS and Soft corals, Zoanthids, mushroom anemones (Discosoma and Ricordea) and live rocks.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eEffectively drives away Acropora eating flatworm, Montipora eating nudibranch, Acropora Red Bug and other coral “hitchhikers”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSlows down RTN and STN (external bath only).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eFree of inorganic elements such as potassium iodide or bromide.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eEasy to use, reliable and cost-effective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eWhy corals need to be dipped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eThere are no viable methods for removing specific opportunistic dwellers from an established reef aquarium.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eWhile not all of the incidental hitchhikers are necessarily bad for an artificial reef, some of them quickly become unwelcome guests and therefore it is highly recommended to go with a “better safe than sorry” policy and try to prevent them from getting in. If, however they are already in the system, affected corals and rocks will need to be removed and dealt with one at a time.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"#565565\" face=\"Open Sans, sans-serif\" style=\"color: #565565; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eCarefully inspecting corals should be part of the regular husbandry routine for a reef aquarium so that any signs of soft tissue damage or discoloration can be identified and investigated as soon as possible. Early detection of the presence of hitchhikers is the most effective way of preventing an uncontrolled outbreak that can potentially harm the entire reef.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"title36 title-border\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; color: #25242f; font-size: 36px; line-height: 42px; position: relative; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003eNotes for use\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textCont\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text15 text\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; font-size: 18px; color: #565565; line-height: 28px;\"\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"box-sizing: border-box; padding-left: 22px; max-width: 640px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePour DipX into an empty container. Verify the container is both clean and dry beforehand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eUse 10 ml of DipX (diluted 1:100 with aquarium water) to prepare 1L\/0.26gallons of bath mix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003ePlace your new coral or live rock in the container for no more than 15 minutes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin-bottom: 8px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box;\"\u003eBath solution can be reused for up to four batches of corals\/rocks but should be discarded within 2 hours from preparation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.redseafish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/24881_DipX-manual_v21b_convert.pdf\" target=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; outline: none; text-decoration-line: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; font-family: 'Open Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; background-color: #f3f3f3;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/www.redseafish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/bottle-with-label-eng.png\" alt=\"\" style=\"box-sizing: border-box; border: 0px; outline: none; width: 980px; padding-top: 30px;\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Red Sea","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44044761825368,"sku":"7290116399546","price":25.2,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8557\/1672\/files\/dipx-box-bottle-2-2.png?v=1779081752","url":"https:\/\/bespokeaquariums.com.au\/products\/ped-sea-dipx-500ml","provider":"Bespoke Aquariums","version":"1.0","type":"link"}