How long do you light acclimate your SPS frags before mounting them?

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

How long do you acclimate your new SPS frags to your lighting before you mount them on your rockwork? What is best practice?

 

[WIReefer]

I place mine on the sand bed for roughly 2 weeks. Then I slowly move up, I like to keep my sps frags around 300 par with my t5’s until they get larger. I recently purchased a par meter and that has been nice.

 

[Billdogg]

I use a DIY frag rack to start mine near the bottom and slowly move them up. If it's something that I know just where to put, I'll go ahead and place it where I want it. I will then use several layers of window screen material on top of my DIY screen top to create a shady spot and then remove a piece every week or so. Both methods have worked well for me.

HTH!

 

[homer1475]

Never acclimate to my lights. I just throw them in about 400 par on a frag rack. Haven't lost one to not light acclimating them yet.

 

[acropora4u]

Never acclimate to my lights. I just throw them in about 400 par on a frag rack. Haven't lost one to not light acclimating them yet.

for real ??