wut is the best way to acclimate new sps frags?

[brob22]

im getting them shipped. do u guys think its worth drip acclimatting

 

[phasezero]

At minimum I would just float the bag to get up to temp for 15-20 minutes. Then you could use some sort of dip as a precaution for any pests before it goes in your display tank. I personally don't use drip acclimating for my corals unless the salinity is wildly different than my tank water, which it shouldn't be.

 

[tankaddict]

Temp, dip and done.

 

[Reefer1225]

Temp, Dip, and Light acclimate

 

[brob22]

ok thanks

 

[Reef Bass]

My ideal is float, drip, dip then qt. I confess I often skip the qt part which is how I got aefw in my display despite dipping everything always. Eggs are unaffected by dip.

 

[coralreefnc]

yep use to float and dip, now i got redbugs. now i am quartine at least 7 days

 

[marlinman86]

Float, dip, quarantine, light(sand bed)acclim.

 

[marlinman86]

Coral farmers never drip anymore, they say this doesn't matter.:uzi: common myth

 

[mc-cro]

I typically dip in the incoming water, then leave my sps frags out of water for a few minutes to let it slime up really well. then I just put it in its new tank water, the slime coat slowly dissolves and allows a nice steady acclimation