Acclimating your corals ...what do you do for SPS, LPS, etc?

[Rikko]

I used to drip them, then after receiving a few coral transshipments I revisited that. When they're in nasty water (obviously a transship bag is worse than questionable holding tank water + a temperature drop), I'd sooner have them in better water asap.

To be honest, I haven't really noticed a difference in response/survival between the two methods.

 

[bleedingthought]

For SPS I do what Wade taught me to do: let them out of water for 2-5 minutes (to slime) then pop them in the tank.

M.

I'm going to try and start using this method!

 

[JKDMan]

depending on the coral i do diffrent things .

i will all ways float the bag for 15 min minimum

sometimes a fresh water dip

 

[Anonymous]

Acclimate?

ditto

 

[wiszmaster]

temp acclimate for 10-30 minutes ... depending on temp difference ... then just add to the tank - i don't know any local fish/coral store that actually drips coral.