Proper way to acclimate coral

[azul1994]

Hi,
I am very new to the whole coral thing and was just wondering what the proper way to acclimate a coral was. Drip, float?

 

[nycbob]

i dont even float or drip mine. i let it out and exposed to air for 15 sec then put it in tank. never lost any coral. most people will soak zoas under freshwater or 2-3 minutes to get rid of pest. light acclimation for corals is more important especially if u hv mh.

 

[flricordia]

I agree. I quit acclimating corals long ago and have never had one that didn't open practically right away and never any loss due to stress from acclimating. I always recommend that you place the coral right into the system, especially if it has been through shipping. Acclimating them to new water will make them release their slime and then can become more harmful in such a small amount of water then placing the coral into a system where the slime can dissipate. Exposing them to air, as nycbob said, will allow them to secrete a protective coating which will lessen the shock of new water parameters. Zoanthids, I personally allow to sit out for a couple minutes and watch to see if anything moves around that shouldn't be there. But if they are on a porous rock there is the chance that nudis and such could hide out so a dip or quarentine would be more appropriate.
Fish and inverts that respire do need to be acclimated, but I wouldn't if it just went through shipping. DO TEMP ACCLIMATE fish and respiring inverts no matter what though.

 

[azul1994]

Ok thank you so expose it to air for 15 seconds and put right in.
Thanks for the info on the zoos too.

 

[florida joe]

There are sponges and gorgonians that should not be exposed to air (just a point of info no disrespect intended)

 

[flricordia]

Originally Posted by florida joe
http:///forum/post/2511334
There are sponges and gorgonians that should not be exposed to air (just a point of info no disrespect intended)
Right. Gorgonians, so types. Sponges, some types. Thanks for pointing that out. Pretty mucha ll corals except for a few gorgonians and I personnly don'[t recommend exposing yumas either. I may have already stated that above though.

 

[spanko]

I do float mine in the sealed up bag to temp acclimate for 10 minutes or so then open the bag and into the tank. Do not put the water from the bag into your display, just the coral.

 

[espkh9]

Depends where I get the corals from if local then float 15 min to temp acclimate then disgard the water and put directly in the DT. If coming from online then I float for 35 min then disgard water and put into desired area in your tank. I used to do an Iodine dip but when I buy them local I know the store I get them from does this already so I stopped doing it. I so far have had great success with the corals. I have an assortment of LPS,SPS,Leathers,Polyps.