How would you acclimate this?

[Craig Lambert]

If you were to swap an open brain coral for a fox coral with a fellow reefer, and you discover that your water conditions are close to identical? both are 1.025, ALK of 9-10dKH, and calcium within 20ppm. Would you still go through an hour and a half to two hours of acclimation? Or would you just put the bag in your tank until the temps become equal?

[mystikdragon7]

Just to be on the safe side I would still acclimate the coral to your tank, especially a coral. There's no telling what else might be different in your tank. What is the pH of both tanks?

[Craig Lambert]

pH is always dependent on time of day, but they run similar. Probably within .1 of each other. Interesting point though because when you seal a plastic bag to transfer the coral ( A 30 minute drive) no doubt pH will be impacted. Hadn't thought about that.

[AquaReeferMan]

I would still acclimate. I have 2 tanks sitting next to each other and if I wanna move something into different tanks I will still acclimate. I dont know I just feel better.

[Newreeflady]

I have never spent more than an hour acclimating a coral. 2 hours, wow, must be one sensitive coral.

-A

[OnTheReef]

I always acclimate, there are too may variables in seawater that can induce osmotic shock.

[reeferkid]

if it was like mushrooms then i would say pick em out and put em in the new tank cos theyre hardy as hell, same with zoos in my experience.

[dsappleman]

I would take the time to acclimate as well, just to be on the safe side.

[Cutiewitbooty]

i always acclimate corals and fish. Corals i tend to do for about 1 hour and fish about 10-20 min. With snails and crabs i just throw them into the tank, haven't lost one yet.