Acclimation

iap · 03/31/2010, 07:19 PM

Can I acclimate a bunch of corals at once and exactly how do I acclimate them?

thegrun · 03/31/2010, 08:27 PM

I float mine in a bag for 1/2 hour to get the temperature balanced, then I drip acclimate them for another 1/2 hour. Pull them out of the bag and shake off all the water. I then give them a 10 minute bath in Interceptor, a 10 minute bath in Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure and finally a 5 minute washing with ReVive (all mixed with tank water). Then into my Quarantine Tank for 4 weeks. I used to skip the quarantine, but I have too much invested in corals now to risk going directly into the DT. When I finally put one into the DT from QT, I skip all the treatments and just float the coral and conduct the drip acclamation. Oh, and yes you can acclimate them all at once.

sdc19982002 · 03/31/2010, 08:55 PM

I just temperature acclimate for 20-30 minutes and put it in. Havent lost any. If you dont feel lucky like me, do the dip in revive after the temp acclimation.

thegrun · 03/31/2010, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sdc19982002

I just temperature acclimate for 20-30 minutes and put it in. Havent lost any. If you dont feel lucky like me, do the dip in revive after the temp acclimation.

I used to do the same, but went through a flat worm epidemic a couple of years ago so it's dip and isolation tank for me!

sdc19982002 · 03/31/2010, 10:07 PM

Thats where I have been lucky and dont blame you for dipping now. I'm just stubborn and I'm sure it will take the same thing happening to me before I change my ways

iap · 03/31/2010, 10:10 PM

Thanks. Yea I temp adjusted them and slow dripped my water for 30 minutes. Didn't dip or anything. The guys I got the frags from is stand up

h2oimports · 03/31/2010, 10:16 PM

i just do tempt acclimate on most of my coral

03/31/2010, 07:19 PM	#1
iap BOSS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 691	Acclimation Can I acclimate a bunch of corals at once and exactly how do I acclimate them?

03/31/2010, 08:27 PM	#2
thegrun Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Garden Grove, Ca Posts: 17,023	I float mine in a bag for 1/2 hour to get the temperature balanced, then I drip acclimate them for another 1/2 hour. Pull them out of the bag and shake off all the water. I then give them a 10 minute bath in Interceptor, a 10 minute bath in Tropic Marin Pro Coral Cure and finally a 5 minute washing with ReVive (all mixed with tank water). Then into my Quarantine Tank for 4 weeks. I used to skip the quarantine, but I have too much invested in corals now to risk going directly into the DT. When I finally put one into the DT from QT, I skip all the treatments and just float the coral and conduct the drip acclamation. Oh, and yes you can acclimate them all at once.

03/31/2010, 08:55 PM	#3
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	I just temperature acclimate for 20-30 minutes and put it in. Havent lost any. If you dont feel lucky like me, do the dip in revive after the temp acclimation.

03/31/2010, 10:07 PM	#5
sdc19982002 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Wills Point,Texas Posts: 925	Thats where I have been lucky and dont blame you for dipping now. I'm just stubborn and I'm sure it will take the same thing happening to me before I change my ways

03/31/2010, 10:10 PM	#6
iap BOSS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 691	Thanks. Yea I temp adjusted them and slow dripped my water for 30 minutes. Didn't dip or anything. The guys I got the frags from is stand up

03/31/2010, 10:16 PM	#7
h2oimports Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: houston, tx Posts: 54	i just do tempt acclimate on most of my coral