acclimating chalices

[bonomo53]

acclimating chalices (with pics of new stuff)

How do you guys acclimate chalice do you just temperature acclimate them or do you drip them im getting some high end stuff today and i feel like i should be extra carefull with them

 

[Speg]

I would personally toss them in.

Eric Borneman suggests something very similar when dealing with coral acclimation. I can't really direct you to the information he posted on this since it's a competitor's site.

If you want to acclimate a coral then go ahead, but you're probably just as well off by throwing it in the tank.

 

[Lowsingle]

I acclimate for temperature, then dip them, then toss them in......I do no salinity acclimation.....this is so I don't have to worry about getting pests.....Pet shops are notorious for having lots of bugs because of the high turnover rate.

cheers,
Darren

 

[fab1971]

I acclimate for temperature, then dip them, then toss them in......I do no salinity acclimation.....this is so I don't have to worry about getting pests.....Pet shops are notorious for having lots of bugs because of the high turnover rate.

cheers,
Darren

same here. temp acclimate, dip for a couple of minutes and then put into the tank. I always put in the shade for the first couple of days and slowly acclimate them to my lights. Doesn't matter where they come from, I follow the same procedure every time. Bleaching from the lights is how I've lost or hurt frags in the past. It's one of the most important things to acclimate them to imo.

 

[bonomo53]

thanks or the help heres a pic of the stuff i got red watermelon, car and supposedly lite brite chalice thats not colored up but not sure, if any one can id it

 

[skinz78]

Nice looking boogs right there!

I actually just drip acclimate everything including Chalice's, a habit that I am into and I don't really think it is a bad one.

 

[bonomo53]

thanks skinz.. yeah i might just get into the habit of dripping everything

 

[fab1971]

Not sure but i've heard drip acclimating certian things like corals can be detrimental to their chances of survival. The longer the coral is in the transport water, the worse off it will be. I'm sure I read it in a couple of places but I'm not positive. Maybe some of the vendors can chime in. They would know better and it was actually because a couple of vendors recommended the method of temp acc., dipping and then adding, that I changed my methods in the first place.

 

[Speg]

Not sure but i've heard drip acclimating certian things like corals can be detrimental to their chances of survival. The longer the coral is in the transport water, the worse off it will be. I'm sure I read it in a couple of places but I'm not positive. Maybe some of the vendors can chime in. They would know better and it was actually because a couple of vendors recommended the method of temp acc., dipping and then adding, that I changed my methods in the first place.

You're probably reading what Eric Borneman had written on acclimating coral. He does mention that drip-acclimating (or other methods) coral could actually reduce their survival rate and why it's essential to get them out of the bag and into your tank immediately.

He sums a lot of the paper up with one brilliant sentence that goes something like: Fish and coral are light years apart as far as their evolution and needs.

Now dipping different than acclimating and there is nothing at all wrong with a quick dip to ensure that you're not getting pests.

 

[sf_ramsden]

I have different acclimation "policies" for different corals. Everything gets temp acclimated (float in water for 15-20 mins) then it is different from there:

* z/s & p's get dipped in iodine (10-15 mins), quick rinse in Revive (couple seconds), then placed in tank
* Chalices get dipped in Revive (10-15 mins) and then placed in tank
* SPS get dipped in Revive (5 - 10 mins) and then placed in tank

 

[Troylee]

Temp,dip, drop in tank.... Personally I have never dripped a single coral ever only fish and even then I don't drip I just keep adding tank water slowly until it is doubled in the bag and then off the fish goes into the display...:tongue: