acclimating SPS corals safely
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squidman - Posts: 29
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acclimating SPS corals safely
Just got a new Acropora frag and wanna make sure I don't shock it. My tank's a 40-gallon with AI Prime lighting, params are stable at 8.2 pH, 1.025 salinity. How slow should I drip acclimate?
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Lumina9 - Posts: 9
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
I usually drip for at least an hour, sometimes two if the frag looks stressed. What's your alk sitting at? SPS can be picky about sudden swings.
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onyxwolf - Posts: 12
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
Drip acclimation's overrated for SPS. Float the bag to temp match, then straight into the tank. They handle it better than people think, just keep alk steady.
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heartify - Posts: 4
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
That's risky with wild-collected frags though. Captive-bred might tolerate it, but I've seen too many RTN from shock.
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biteon - Posts: 6
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
My LFS guy swears by the 30-minute dip in Revive, then straight in. Dunno if it's legit, but my montis haven't croaked yet.
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realmix - Posts: 2
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
Y'all sleeping on the coral QT method. Separate tank for a week, monitor for pests, then transfer. Takes longer but saves headaches.
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irony_22 - Posts: 3
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
Light intensity matters too. If your tank's brighter than the store's, ramp up slowly or they'll bleach. Learned that the hard way.
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Silkline - Posts: 4
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
Or just chuck 'em in and pray. Kidding! Mostly. But seriously, my acros did fine with a 45-minute drip and low light for a day.
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Sapphe - Posts: 7
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
Study from 2018 showed SPS acclimate faster under blue light. I run my blues at 30% for the first 48 hours, no whites. Zero losses in six months.
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squidman - Posts: 29
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Re: acclimating SPS corals safely
Thanks for the tips, gonna try the extended drip with reduced light. Appreciate the help!