Coral acclimation

[MikeyZO]

This is probably a stupid question, but how do you go about coral acclimation/dipping? I assume you acclimate corals and then dip them? are you using water from your tank for the dip or fresh made water? if fresh made, I assume you acclimate to that first, and then dip, and then re-acclimate to tank?

 

[Sumbub]

Depends on if the corals are shipped or local. I usually float the bag about 15 minutes and use fresh made saltwater for dipping. I wouldn't reacclimate if I did fresh. If it's local I use the local water to do the dip.

 

[Josh]

I don't know why you would acclimate with fresh made water, it's just adding a second stressing event IMO. You want to get the coral used to your tank levels, not some "ideal" fresh-made level.

If you are talking about a freshwater dip (i.e. no salt), that sort of depends on what pests you are trying to treat for.

There are some livestock sellers that I trust and would put their animals directly into my tank, and others where I want to inspect the animal and treat it before adding it.

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[EvelynRiggs]

Generally, you acclimate the coral to your tank’s water first (drip acclimation works well), then dip it using tank water mixed with the dip solution. After dipping, rinse with clean tank water before placing it in your tank. This helps remove pests while minimizing stress. Hope that helps! Balancing my studies and job is tough, so I turned to Academized, a well-known paper writing service, which you can check out https://academized.com/ here. Their expert writers crafted a well-researched, plagiarism-free paper that helped me secure an A. This service is a must-try for students! I use them for all my work and it gives me more time to my other sports and projects also.

 

[Thatied]

Slowly introduce your tank water into the bag or a separate container with the coral. You can do this by adding small amounts of tank water every 5–10 minutes over 30–40 minutes. This helps the coral adjust to your tank's salinity and water chemistry.

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[Geraud]

For SPS I just temp acclimate, do a 5-minute dip (or whatever is recommended by the product's manufacturer) then in the tank it goes.

 

[croissantbutcher]

Generally, you acclimate the coral to your tank’s water first (drip acclimation works well), then dip it using tank water mixed with the dip solution. After dipping, rinse with clean tank water before placing it in your tank. This helps remove pests while minimizing stress. Hope that helps! Balancing my studies and job is tough, so I turned to Academized, a well-known paper writing service, which you can check out https://academized.com/ sprunki mustard here. Their expert writers crafted a well-researched, plagiarism-free paper that helped me secure an A. This service is a must-try for students! I use them for all my work and it gives me more time to my other sports and projects also.

It sounds like you’ve got a solid method for acclimating coral to your tank! Drip acclimation is indeed effective for minimizing stress.

 

[akma]

This is probably a stupid question, but how do you go about coral acclimation/dipping? I assume you acclimate corals and then dip them? are you using water from your tank for the dip or fresh made water? if fresh made, I assume you acclimate to that first, and then dip, and then re-acclimate to tank?

I acclimate everything the same way:
1.) Temp acclimate new corals in bag they came in.
2.) While temp acclimating, I get a container with some tank water. Then I pour in couple capfuls or coralrx.
3.) Once done with temp, I take them out of bags and place them into my container with my tank water.
4.) Stir the water with my fingers every few minutes.
5.) Rinse with tank water and goes into tank.

I also, cut off all frag plugs and use brand new ones.

 

[Geraud]

I acclimate everything the same way:
1.) Temp acclimate new corals in bag they came in.
2.) While temp acclimating, I get a container with some tank water. Then I pour in couple capfuls or coralrx.
3.) Once done with temp, I take them out of bags and place them into my container with my tank water.
4.) Stir the water with my fingers every few minutes.
5.) Rinse with tank water and goes into tank.

I also, cut off all frag plugs and use brand new ones.

Good point about removing the original plugs! They are the best places for pests to hide on!