Acclimating SPS

[akabryanhall]

I just received a nice shipment from what the heck, and had a question. I know sps can release nastyness when stressed. If I want to drip acclimate the 6 acros I got, do I have to keep them in separate containers, or can I combine the water from all 6 packages into one bowl?

 

[CHALICEKEEPER]

I would ask who you got them from if they were all in the same water if not i would drip them seperate.

 

[Troylee]

i personally would just give them a bath in revive and temp aclimate...... i have never dripped any sps to be honest..... never lost any to aclimation either.... i know the majority of people just temp aclimate and go....

 

[butts182]

I second what chalicekeeper said.

 

[hwntunda]

yup +1 TL..:wink:

 

[ronnie]

I'd actually recommend another step. I normally do a temp acclimate, then a 2hr bath in interceptor, and finally the revive bath. If any frags are questionable (mounted ones anyways), I will pull them from the plug and/or clip them and toss the plug.

The best solution would be a QT tank, but I don't have any room, so I feel like the processes I do are the next best thing. It definitely isn't ideal, but so far has worked well for me.

 

[Troylee]

^^^^ agreed about quarantine.... Not so much the interceptor since revive will take care of any bugs.... Now the eggs are a different story and nothing kills them so were sol.....

 

[ronnie]

^^^^ agreed about quarantine.... Not so much the interceptor since revive will take care of any bugs.... Now the eggs are a different story and nothing kills them so were sol.....

I will respectfully disagree with that - Revive does a great job of killing AEFW (not eggs), as well as other critters, but will not 100% effectively kill red bugs. It does phase them, though.