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jhoff
10/08/2010, 07:29 PM
Hi all just picked up some new frags from the LFS
ORA pearlberry.
ORA teal staghorne.
ORA red planet.
and a sea foam green acro.

Forgot to ask at the store. They are now closed Should i leave them on the sandbed for a week or so or just mount them where i want.I see alot of tanks that have there frag racks close to the top of the tank wouldent that bleach them out..

They are going in a 46gal bowfront with a 36" 6X39 watt sunpower.They where useing an 8 bulb Tek over there frag tank..

fanandy8
10/08/2010, 08:12 PM
I leave new frags on the sand bed for a few days and see how they are doing. if they are having good PE and seem fine, I start slowly moving them up to where I am going to place them, move them up about halfway and leave them for a few days to a week, then move them up to their permanent postion.

jc-reef
10/08/2010, 08:22 PM
^^^ +1 start low (sand bed / lowered frag rack) and SLOWLY raise them up.

jhoff
10/08/2010, 08:27 PM
Will do thanks a bunch

Jim

fishmonger007
10/08/2010, 08:38 PM
what about light and salinity acclimation?

divewsharks
10/09/2010, 04:14 AM
By leaving them on the sandbed and moving up slowly, you would be acclimating to light.