I like to keep all my new coral on frag racks in the lower portion of the tank for a week or two then move the rack up some then let it sit for a while. Then move to final spot… I try to move the frag rack to the height of the spot I want the coral to go so that the lighting is close to the same intensity.
Ok that way they get acclimated to the water conditions. Have you ever felt with anemones? I know they can move throughout the tank.
That’s good point you will need to make some water up for an emergency situation at some point. Whether it be 1 time a year or 1 time every ten years lol you need to have rodi and some salt on hand at all times(if not already have a bucket made up on hand ready)
They certainly will move around (and then probably die) if you add them right now. Many people on here will tell you to wait for a year before buying anemones, and that they like mature tanks, and all of them are right. The exceptions are mini-maxi and rock flower anemones, which are much more forgiving of poor water parameters.
Nothing's guaranteed and in this case, even excluding any kind of mistake that caused it to be wrong, you have to remember it's going to be *their* salinity, which may or may not be what you want (though it's probably the same/close). I also assume, but don't know for sure, that you're getting unused water, not the same water that's circulating through any of their tanks.
That's a topic that's not going to answerable within the scope of this thread. It's long, not the same for everyone and will contain a ton of anecdotal data (ie 'My torch is doing fine right in front of a power head'). What I usually do is google "[coral] placement" and check out the liveaquiria or tidalgardens links that pop up first. Change it to "[coral] placement site:reef2reef.com" and you'll find threads here from other people asking the same or similar questions.
www.reef2reef.com
I run my tanks at 1.026. My LFS water is 1.018.... Not exactly the correct salinity. Check and adjust as needed.
It’s not guaranteed to be the correct salinity. It’s not guaranteed that they change their filters as often as they should and that their water is 0 tds. Personally, I just don’t trust any LFS enough to handle such an important and integral part of a successful reef. It’s cheaper, by far, to make your own water. There is an initial expense, but a gallon of homemade RODI water costs around $0.05, salt can be anywhere from $0.20 to $0.60 per gallon, so for 5 gallon at most it’s going to cost you $3.25 (or as little as $1.25), compared to $10, for RODI it’s $0.25 vs $5.00 for 5 gallons. And not to get too cliché, but the peace of mind is priceless.
