acclimation a total waste of time ?

[organism]

also, as for acclimation, all I do is float acclimate for temp and then toss them in, never had any ill effects on doing that to zoos, lps, softies, and sps, corals are much more touchy to acclimation to tank lighting than anything else

 

[Julian H]

Eric borneman has an artical about this, he did some tests and it seems that the reasons paper strips are good is because:

1.)Better 02 transfer

2.)No fouling

2.)Better insulation

The first and second are extremely important because fouling causes 02 deprivation, which is the main killer of shipments.
(I have not read the article in a long time, so I may have missed something. Sue me.)

 

[2006]

I don't acclimate anything, fish included. Ten minute dip using water from the bag and then into the tank they go.

 

[650-IS350]

polyps don't need to be acclimated really, just temp acclimated not water parameter acclimated ( like a drip acclimation ) not needed they are not fish nor invert.

They also only need to be acclimated to the aquarium lighting.

 

[jjmcat]

Mine go right from the bag to a cup of coral dip then to the tank.

 

[the808state]

CoRals were first shipped "dry" back in the late 70s early 80s and have been done so for years.

 

[Fishindude88]

I temp. acclimate everything, including my fish. I don't lose any coral and seldom lose a fish.

 

[Pufferpunk]

I have had great success shipping in wet paper towels. Much better than in water, even for 2 day shipping of zoanthids.

 

[biger]

since they are always temp aclimated what do u all think the best temp is for zoos and palys?

 

[650-IS350]

76-79 NOTHING more than 83

 

[biger]

Thx, I am running 77-78

 

[innercirclepro]

i didn't finish reading to see if someone post but the book i read, since forgotten the tidal talks about dry skipping and its benefits. of the benefits the hitchhikers , cope pods ect, may die off during shipping causing an ammonia spike or excess toxins in the water. the coral then sits in that water for hours as opposed to if the pods run out of the rock and die its not in direct, constant contact with the coral.
well that's what i understood at least.

 

[Skipper]

Here's a couple of articles by Eric Borneman on this subject. He uses the "damp" shipping method quite a bit.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-11/eb/index.php

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-12/eb/index.php

 

[gmigmi]

almost all zoa's shipped in to Israel are shipped dry with no paper towel, just placed in a bag with just a bit dampness left from the tank it was held prior to shipment, i don't remember any zoa arrive dead even though most take 24-48 hours to arrive here, i even recall a shipment from Vietnam that got stuck en-route in Germany and arrived after approx. 90 hours and all zoas were totally fine.

 

[cloak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=5101940#post5101940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Eight
I never acclimate corals and I haven't lost any yet due to this.

Shrimp and starfish, however are another matter entirely. I acclimate those over the course of an hour usually. I used to just dump them in and then wonder why they always died within 48 hours.

+1.

I'll give snails awhile though.

 

[cloak]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14151130#post14151130 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by 650-IS350
76-79 NOTHING more than 83

My 20 went from 77.0 to 84.7 between the hours of 9am to 5pm the other day. No problem with various zoa's. My old 60 has hit almost 88 on rare days and the various zoa's didn't seem to mind that either.

FWIW.