Lighting Acclimation

[Thisseemsfishy]

If the tank that my frags came out of used LEDs or Halides and I use 4 T5HO's Do I need to light acclimate them?

 

[jbonez]

just start off at the bottom of the tank thats what works for me...

 

[Gillundr]

There are a lot of variables. What sort of coral are you talking about. How much light does it get in the old tank vs. New tank. Both intensity as well as duration.
As a rule most people acclimate corals on the bottom and slowly move them up. I tend to lose small corals on the sand bed. Especially small sps frags. So I either put them on a frag rack, or if I'm doing a wc I tend to epoxy things in right away. Not the best advice to epoxy stuff right away I guess. I always figure once it's there, it will acclimate. Sometimes moving a coral around too much will stress it worse then the initial shock. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Under 4 t5s if it's sps I would shoot for the high levels. Intensity can be made up with duration in many instances.

 

[Thisseemsfishy]

Acros and millis are what I have coming. Im not sure on the lighting I just know they are halides, also not sure about duration.

I've never thought about itensity being made up like that. I will probably go with your thought and just place it for good. I did my first piece like that and it has turned out ok. Thanks for your input!

SPS is still a bit new to me, I have 4 pieces coming though...I guess I got a bit of the fever :spin2:


Thanks!

There are a lot of variables. What sort of coral are you talking about. How much light does it get in the old tank vs. New tank. Both intensity as well as duration.
As a rule most people acclimate corals on the bottom and slowly move them up. I tend to lose small corals on the sand bed. Especially small sps frags. So I either put them on a frag rack, or if I'm doing a wc I tend to epoxy things in right away. Not the best advice to epoxy stuff right away I guess. I always figure once it's there, it will acclimate. Sometimes moving a coral around too much will stress it worse then the initial shock. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Under 4 t5s if it's sps I would shoot for the high levels. Intensity can be made up with duration in many instances.

 

[Thisseemsfishy]

Acros and millis are what I have coming. Im not sure on the lighting, I just know they are halides, also not sure about duration.

I've never thought about itensity being made up like that. I will probably go with your thought and just place it for good. I did my first piece like that and it has turned out ok. Thanks for your input!

SPS is still a bit new to me, I have 4 pieces coming though...I guess I got a bit of the fever :spin2:


Thanks!

There are a lot of variables. What sort of coral are you talking about. How much light does it get in the old tank vs. New tank. Both intensity as well as duration.
As a rule most people acclimate corals on the bottom and slowly move them up. I tend to lose small corals on the sand bed. Especially small sps frags. So I either put them on a frag rack, or if I'm doing a wc I tend to epoxy things in right away. Not the best advice to epoxy stuff right away I guess. I always figure once it's there, it will acclimate. Sometimes moving a coral around too much will stress it worse then the initial shock. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. Under 4 t5s if it's sps I would shoot for the high levels. Intensity can be made up with duration in many instances.