Process for safetly adding new corals?

[jamal-188]

I'm ready to try a few SPS corals since my tank crashed and killed all my SPS's. What process do you guys go through to introduce new SPS's to avoid the dreaded red bugs or anything else to your tank?

 

[phoenix]

First buy from a quality dealer. Second, you can use a coral dip or iodine. Acclimate slowly, with drip tube. Gradually acclimate corals to your lighting. THe above is after you make sure your water parameters are correct and you have the proper lighting

 

[jamal-188]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6818059#post6818059 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by phoenix
First buy from a quality dealer. Second, you can use a coral dip or iodine. Acclimate slowly, with drip tube. Gradually acclimate corals to your lighting. THe above is after you make sure your water parameters are correct and you have the proper lighting

Sorry, I should have been a bit more specific. I'm no noobie at this, I know the procedures for finding healty coral and acclimating them. I just want to know what you guys do as far as dips, qt's etc...

I never used to qt corals or even dip them for the most part and besides monti eating nuids once have never encountered a problem in over two years of purchasing corals and probably 80 specimans.

 

[drake66]

edit

 

[MiddletonMark]

QT, period.

With Acro FW, Monti nudis [neither respond to anything less than Levamisole] and red bugs ... IMO QT + observation is the safest.

When coming from a tank I know very well, a reefer I trust ...
or for a few corals that came from a trusted LFS, I have removed them from any hard substrate [rock/plug] and put them in a 6 hour interceptor bucket treatment [heater, powerhead for full treatment duration] - but that does still leave me open for AEFW.

Honestly, observation in QT is best and safest - and while I've violated that rule for a few Acropora ... it's bad practice IMO.

Lots of opinions here - but I'm not a fan of dips, as generally to affect red bugs/etc you have to perform a nearly toxic dip ... not something I like on a brand-new coral to me.

 

[cutsupremetrib]

i hardly ever acclimate my corals now fish and stars thats a different story lol