New corals

blkhawk10

Member
I'm a newbie at buying corals from the internet, but last night I busted my cherry, broke down and bought a beautiful neon pineapple tree frag, purple passion tree coral, and a blue spruce caulastrea. I'm not gonna lie I'm new to keeping corals period. After already losing about $200 worth of stuff due to what I like to call stubbornheadedness syndrome, I wanted to ask the pros how to acclimate properly. Do I have to acclimate every coral to the lights I have?
 

shrimpi

Active Member
those are softies and they will generally be more forgiving to your lights. Im not sure what kind of lights you have but just watch the coral and if it seems unhappy, move it.
The frags you are talking about I think I know where you got them and I believe they are aquacultured so you should have a good shot at keeping them alive.
Temperature and salinity acclimate them, place them in the tank, and leave them be! One of the most common mistakes is moving the coral alot because you arent sure where you want it in the tank. Let it get used to your tank, then move it around.
Good Luck!
Post pics Id love to see them. Im not a tree coral fan, but Ive always wanted that pineapple one lol
Jess
 
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