Acclimateing new frags

[jhoff]

Hi all just picked up some new frags from the LFS
ORA pearlberry.
ORA teal staghorne.
ORA red planet.
and a sea foam green acro.

Forgot to ask at the store. They are now closed Should i leave them on the sandbed for a week or so or just mount them where i want.I see alot of tanks that have there frag racks close to the top of the tank wouldent that bleach them out..

They are going in a 46gal bowfront with a 36" 6X39 watt sunpower.They where useing an 8 bulb Tek over there frag tank..

 

[fanandy8]

I leave new frags on the sand bed for a few days and see how they are doing. if they are having good PE and seem fine, I start slowly moving them up to where I am going to place them, move them up about halfway and leave them for a few days to a week, then move them up to their permanent postion.

 

[jc-reef]

^^^ +1 start low (sand bed / lowered frag rack) and SLOWLY raise them up.

 

[jhoff]

Will do thanks a bunch

Jim

 

[fishmonger007]

what about light and salinity acclimation?

 

[divewsharks]

By leaving them on the sandbed and moving up slowly, you would be acclimating to light.