Aclimation for SPS

malx · 10/12/2018, 11:23 AM

Hi, All.

How do you acclimate your new SPS frags? Do you drip, temp only? When do you dip? Do you dip before they are acclimated or after?

I'm having a problem with STN. I usually temp acclimate my SPS and then dip them in the water they came in, and then just toss them in. I've never had an issue where my corals didn't show PE after they were placed in, but I would have frags start to STN a month or two later.

My water tests out great, just checking into my acclimation process here.

Diverdown1 · 10/12/2018, 12:03 PM

I do temp and then just drop them into a container of my tank water. Very strong bayer dip for 10-20 minutes depending on where the frag came from.

nozleman · 10/12/2018, 06:12 PM

Can you go over the bayer dip?

Bpb · 10/13/2018, 07:48 AM

Temp acclimation only. Though I’m not sure even that is necessary

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Piper27 · 10/15/2018, 10:22 AM

Float for Temp only. Anything else is not needed, and if problems are happening months in look elsewhere.

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SawCJack00 · 10/16/2018, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Piper27

Float for Temp only. Anything else is not needed, and if problems are happening months in look elsewhere.

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Yeppers... I also dip everything after equalizing temp, but then they go straight into the DT.

mrg02d · 10/29/2018, 05:17 PM

I just let them temp acclimate and then go straight in. I try to buy from reputable sellers so that I don’t have to dip. I do give it a good look while in the bag still. Probably should be dipping as a minimum though. I got montipora eating nudis and Dino’s from someone before.

10/12/2018, 11:23 AM	#1
malx Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,324	Aclimation for SPS Hi, All. How do you acclimate your new SPS frags? Do you drip, temp only? When do you dip? Do you dip before they are acclimated or after? I'm having a problem with STN. I usually temp acclimate my SPS and then dip them in the water they came in, and then just toss them in. I've never had an issue where my corals didn't show PE after they were placed in, but I would have frags start to STN a month or two later. My water tests out great, just checking into my acclimation process here.

10/12/2018, 12:03 PM	#2
Diverdown1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Posts: 20	I do temp and then just drop them into a container of my tank water. Very strong bayer dip for 10-20 minutes depending on where the frag came from.

10/12/2018, 06:12 PM	#3
nozleman Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Camarillo, ca Posts: 208	Can you go over the bayer dip?

10/13/2018, 07:48 AM	#4
Bpb Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 3,148	Temp acclimation only. Though I’m not sure even that is necessary Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro

10/15/2018, 10:22 AM	#5
Piper27 I love bengals Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Manassas Virginia Posts: 2,512	Float for Temp only. Anything else is not needed, and if problems are happening months in look elsewhere. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk

10/29/2018, 05:17 PM	#7
mrg02d Registered Member Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 55	I just let them temp acclimate and then go straight in. I try to buy from reputable sellers so that I don’t have to dip. I do give it a good look while in the bag still. Probably should be dipping as a minimum though. I got montipora eating nudis and Dino’s from someone before.