Acclimating Corals???
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Acclimating Corals???
What's everybody's opinion on this? I tried a search like this on SWF and got a fast headache reading all the theory and brew ha-ha. What has worked for you? Drip method, cup method, or just temp acclimate?
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I am not particular, i just float the bag for about 20 minutes then start dipping water in the bag. This varies among people though.
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I guess I am a little bit more liberal.
I float to match temps. Then pour entire contents in a small bucket. Then add tank water by scoops of coffee cups once every 5-10 minutes. for like 20-30 minutes. Then place only the coral/fish/invert in the tank, discarding the acclimation water. I also add an iodine based dip when it is a hard coral.
I float to match temps. Then pour entire contents in a small bucket. Then add tank water by scoops of coffee cups once every 5-10 minutes. for like 20-30 minutes. Then place only the coral/fish/invert in the tank, discarding the acclimation water. I also add an iodine based dip when it is a hard coral.
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Like i said, everyone is different. Alot of vendors drop theres straight in the tank. I know Rich does, i have brought him corals and seen him drop them straight in the tanks.
"When they was no meat we ate fowl, when there was no fowl we ate crawdad. And when there was no crawdad to be found, we ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
"You ate what?"--H.I.
"We ate sand."--Cellmate
"You ate sand?"--H.I.
"That's right."--Cellmate
IME temp is most important factor. After floating with the lights off to get the bag temp the same as water...depending on the coral (and usually it's difficulty for me to get ) I will give it 2 shots of 20% volume tank water over a 20 min period.
Most frags get popped right into place.
Seems to do fine.
Most frags get popped right into place.
Seems to do fine.
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I have tried just putting frags in the tank withno acclimation. I think that it takes the frag longer to acclimate to tank conditions and results in slower initial growth. Drip acclimation over the course of an hour is really the way to go just a PITA. Always discard bag water.
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I treat corals/fish and such all the same....
float bag for 20-30 minutes, move item from bag to pitcher (yes actually a old Kool Aid pitcher), over a 30 or more period of time depending on how much I am paying attention I add some tank water, usually at least doubling if not tripling the amount of water the item came with.
float bag for 20-30 minutes, move item from bag to pitcher (yes actually a old Kool Aid pitcher), over a 30 or more period of time depending on how much I am paying attention I add some tank water, usually at least doubling if not tripling the amount of water the item came with.
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