Shipment from wwc, do I drip acclimate the corals?

ItsAName · Mar 22, 2017

I have a shipment coming from world wide coral tomorrow morning. Do I float the coral or drip aclimate them all?

lambchops · Mar 22, 2017

I usually just float my coral shipments, dip, then put them in my aquarium.

wkscott · Mar 22, 2017

Most online retailers require that you follow their specific guidelines for acclimation or they won't honor their "live" guarantee. I have never ordered from them but it doesn't appear that their instructions are on their website. Call them in the morning.

AcroNem · Mar 22, 2017

Unless the water is seriously nasty, I always Drip acclimate, dip, then add to aquarium, or hopefully a quarantine system.

Best Fish-Jake · Mar 22, 2017

lambchops said:
I usually just float my coral shipments, dip, then put them in my aquarium.

+1

Waters · Mar 23, 2017

I actually do the same thing but it got me thinking.....coral (specifically Acros) are so sensitive to ALK swings. Unless you know the ALK level of the water that the coral is coming from, why doesn't that trigger any problems with the new coral (such as RTN or STN)?

ItsAName · Mar 23, 2017

Thank you everyone for the advice. I ended up floating them, quick dip and then putting them in. So far so good

It's also what the company recommended.

wkscott said:
Most online retailers require that you follow their specific guidelines for acclimation or they won't honor their "live" guarantee. I have never ordered from them but it doesn't appear that their instructions are on their website. Call them in the morning.

wkscott, asking the company was so simple and obvious it was genius

I don't know why I didn't think of that first.

codyvlc · Oct 9, 2017

Waters said:
I actually do the same thing but it got me thinking.....coral (specifically Acros) are so sensitive to ALK swings. Unless you know the ALK level of the water that the coral is coming from, why doesn't that trigger any problems with the new coral (such as RTN or STN)?

I'm getting a number of different corals from WWC on Wednesday, one of which is my first acro. I haven't been dosing any calcium or alk. I'll definitely drip, but should I run out and get some 2 part etc? Thank you!

Jl330 · Oct 10, 2017

I am semi careful with corals, I float for a half hour or so, then remove some water from the bag and add equal amount of tank water then float 15 minutes to a half hour, depending on what I'm doing. Repeat 2-3 times as needed.

Jason mack · Oct 10, 2017

codyvlc said:
I'm getting a number of different corals from WWC on Wednesday, one of which is my first acro. I haven't been dosing any calcium or alk. I'll definitely drip, but should I run out and get some 2 part etc? Thank you!

I’d wait it’s not like adding 1 acro is going to deplete your alk and calc so fast ..
add your corals and do regular testing and WC ... when doing a WC doesn’t replenish your alk and calcium then it’s time to start thinking about dosing.. imo !

codyvlc · Oct 10, 2017

Thank you!

AdamNC · Oct 10, 2017

I usually float, clip it to the side and over an hour add a little bit of water to the bag. Just trying to slowly match salinity and Alk. Dip it and then place it. I've had 0 issues doing it this way for the past 10 years. Fish on the other hand I will drip acclimate.

A Toadstool Leather · Oct 10, 2017

You cant go wrong with drip acclimation. Every since I started doing it I noticed my new corals would open up faster. What kind if corals did you get? If they're softies you can just float them.

codyvlc · Oct 10, 2017

A Toadstool Leather said:
You cant go wrong with drip acclimation. Every since I started doing it I noticed my new corals would open up faster. What kind if corals did you get? If they're softies you can just float them.

Acro, monti, favia, birdsnest and a litho. Wanted shrooms, but they were snatched up too fast.