Frags Acclimation

[benignoh]

Hi
Need some help, today Im receiving 21 sps frags from a reef central member and will like to know what is the best way to acclimate those frags since there are so many frags.
Any suggestion or recommendation will be highly appreciated.
Regards
Benny

 

[Reefers Digest]

If they're all coming from the same tank, I'd get a bucket and (after temperature acclimating them via floating) put all the frags, and whatever water from their bags fits, into the bucket. As you place the frags in the bucket, give them a once-over visual inspection (with a magnifying device/light) for pests/algae etc., then start to drip acclimate. When I acclimate I keep the base of my bucket in a pan of water with a heater running in it to keep the temperature ~78F. Let the bucket fill, dump half, fill, dump half, repeat etc. until you feel comfortable with the levels in the bucket matching your own. At that point I'd dose the recommended amount of Revive (or preferred coral dip) for 5-10 minutes (I like 7), and add them, low in the tank, after rinsing using a separate container of tank water.

Always had good luck using this method (on a smaller scale).

Good Luck!

 

[Bela N]

Reefers Digest

Love your Periodic Table avatar. Do the numbers have a significance or are they just random? We applied a similar concept on our high school Science Club T shirts. I would post a pic but I am not sure if it is allowed.

 

[aqua80]

just acclimate to temperature then salinity and the then dip and inspect (and QT if in doubt...)
many times the salinity of the frag's water is about the same than my tank (within 0,002-3 sg) so i just half fill a container with the frag's water and then complete with my tank water and then ready to dip !
sps are pretty though...
I like to get them of the old plug too to help not introducing unwanted pest/algae...