acclimate new acropora !

[Faisal1976us]

Hi ,,,,

tomorow i will bring new acropora from LFS ,

How to acclimate new acropora !

 

[bobbet43]

my way is, float bag for 30 min, then drip acclimate for atleast 1 hour. haven't lost 1 yet, atleast not from acclimating

 

[Jefe12234]

I float mine in the bag for 10 minutes or so, then drop it in. Haven't lost one this way either. Some people also hold the coral in the air for a minute or two to get it to slime up. Then when it goes in the tank the slime supposedly shields the coral until it dissipates (sort of an in-tank acclimation).

 

[Grunt007]

If your in the" rather be safe than sorry group", personally I'd go w/ a 1-2 hour drip acclimation. Generally animals have a harder time going from lower salinity levels to higher levels, so the difference between your tank and the water the coral comes in will dictate the amount of time.

 

[2crazyreefers]

I use the pull it out of bag put in tank method,works for me. A friend told me once that he always figured his tank water was better than the water in the bag so thats what he does too.

 

[143gadgets]

Float it for temp, dip it, then dip it again. Then drop it in.

 

[Grunt007]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11379434#post11379434 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 2crazyreefers
A friend told me once that he always figured his tank water was better than the water in the bag so thats what he does too.

FWIW That does nothing for osmotic regulation. The animals tissues have to balance their salt content according to the salinity of the water they are in.

 

[2crazyreefers]

I think I am just lucky when it comes to sps.

 

[juan bueno]

I just throw it in the tank, haven't lost one yet. i let it sit at the battom for couple of days so it can get used to my light

 

[TomRep]

I used to just float the bag for awhile, then take them out and let them sit in the air a bit, then drop them in. However, due to the little bugs all over my acro's right now, they are definitly getting dipped in some iodine solution, Interceptor, and whatever else I can find from now on before going into the tank.
tom

 

[flyyyguy]

float to temp, slime up for a couple minutes and into the treatment bucket they go

 

[rama]

I drip acclimate while bag is floating and put toward the bottom of tank at first and then move to desired position.

 

[Faisal1976us]

yesterday i bring 4 acroporas 3 of them bleaching ! i think they is dying !!!

why !

250 L 150 w with blue ca 460 alk 5.8 meq/l mg 1400

i have hard and soft corals all is fine , only acroporas !

any one help pleaaase

 

[wentreefgirl]

What most of you are lacking is your dip method. Just acclimate and put in your tank. All of you will be on here in soon asking, why are my sps dying. They acclimated fine and did fine for a month. Dipping is just as important as acclimating and part of it.

 

[Faisal1976us]

Ok ,,,, can you tell how dip method !

 

[vangogh121]

Float bag for an 15 minutes. Put in tank water with Interceptor and Tropic Marin coral pro cure for 1 hour the drop into tank.....

I would never put an acro straight into my tank..... Bugs nudies and flatworms Oh MY!

 

[vangogh121]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11389639#post11389639 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Faisal1976us
Ok ,,,, can you tell how dip method !

I do it like this.


3 gallon rubbermaid bin filled enough to cover corals. I use one of the little spoons from my Calcium test kit and measure one spoon of crushed interceptor and three squirts of Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure... Let site for an hour with a small power head... Shake off and drop into tank... This works well for me.

 

[bobbet43]

i know i forgot to mention the dip, i just assumed that everyone dips, but i know allot don't, it has become second nature to me after fight aefw's. i always qt them for a month. 10 gal tank with mh's with sw straight from my display, setup while the piece is acclimating. you may have eggs that won't come off during dipping

 

[Faisal1976us]

can i use for dip( Kent Marine Concentrated Iodine Supplement)

http://www.amazon.com/Kent-Marine-C...?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1197742219&sr=1-10

 

[flyyyguy]

oops