Orange crush?

[mike210]

I just purchased an piece of orange crush (4-6 polyps) on the internet. could anyone suggest where in my tank I should put it? I have 250w 10k lighting with certain areas of high water flow
Its a 210g any suggestions? I am really nervous about these two pieces (the superman & orange crush) cuz i have never done the internet thing

 

[Mrs.kbmdale]

Ok, I'm sure you are aware of this......BUT I will remind you for your peice of mind ACCLIMATION ACCLIMATION ACCLIMATION is the key to success. I don't know anything about these corals you are speaking of, so I can't advise as to placement. BUT you should, if possible, find out what lighting they are currently under and it's placement, and adjust from there.

Just make sure you acclimate them (the longer and slower the better) to your water.

Good luck, and congrat's

 

[gflat65]

A good rule of thumb on lps is to start them at the bottom and work them up over time. Running a 250W MH (DE or SE?) on a 210, you could probably start them a few inches off the bottom. I'd start both piece low and move them up. The acan is probably going to like moderate flow and medium light when it is all said and done. I've got a rainbow echinata that I've had for about three months and and encrusting monti (though not a danae) that are both on top of the sand bed under 250W DE AB 10K's and VHO's.

FWIW, I'm one that typically only temperature acclimates corals. Once the temp in th ebag is the same as the tank, I'll usually drop them right in. Acclimation definitely won't hurt, though. Especially if the salinity or alk are quite different from the stock tank the corals came from and your tank. Wide alk ranges can cause things to not go well (as I think a number of people from the last frag swap in Tn found out the hard way). If you keep your tank at 8 dKH and they came from 12 dKH, the temp acclimation and drop may be an issue, for example.