Coral introduction question

[tchat]

I just added a few fish and a Duncan coral to my newish reef tank. I dipped for 1 min in professor polyp coral bubble bath, rinsed, and placed in a lower flow corner of the tank to recover. I currently have the lights off. Only other coral is a GSP frag. I planned to leave them off until tomorrow then begin ramping up the lights again while the Duncan recovers.

2 questions: how slow to ramp up lights to the full strength again? And do you really do this with every new coral introduction? Would seem that you would constantly have the lights reduced in the early days of the tank where you are adding coral all the time.


Lighting details if relevant: 36x24x21” tank (78 gal). It will be placed beneath one of two popbloom rl90s with everything at 50% and whites at 12%. Per AI calculations this should roughly equate to about 40 watts per light, x2 lights = 80 watts or roughly 1 watt per gallon using the serious reefs LPS tank recommendation (no par meter yet).

 

[exnisstech]

I don't turn lights down when adding coral. I figure they were under lights where they came from. The most I've ever done is inquire to see what par the vendor kept them under and maybe try to match that. Some knowledge of the corals normal requirements can be used as a guide.
I been reading a bit about the professor polyp stuff and most of what I'm seeing is its a new form of snake oil based on peroxide which can be harmful to some coral. Not sure how true the reports are.

 

[tchat]

I don't turn lights down when adding coral. I figure they were under lights where they came from. The most I've ever done is inquire to see what par the vendor kept them under and maybe try to match that. Some knowledge of the corals normal requirements can be used as a guide.
I been reading a bit about the professor polyp stuff and most of what I'm seeing is its a new form of snake oil based on peroxide which can be harmful to some coral. Not sure how true the reports are.

Yeah Im unsure about the dip yet. I think peroxide definitely has a role from what I’ve read. The LFS near me that has really nice instagram worthy tanks uses it a lot which gave me some confidence that it’s at least not super toxic when used as directed.

 

[BryanM]

IMO peroxide dips are for attempting to fix certain things.

I dip mine in Revive for 7-10min.

Oh, and I do not turn lights off either.

 

[tchat]

I’ve turned the lights on half my normal and the Duncan opened up pretty much immediately . The dip seems to not have hurt anything. Whether it killed any pests or nuisance algae who knows. Thought it was an interesting data point either way

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Was the coral shipped or picked up locally? If picked up locally, no need to acclimate to light IMO. If it was shipped I would just set it on the sandbed for a while to acclimate, no need to turn lights off or dim IMO. Lights are set it and forget it IMO

 

[tchat]

Was the coral shipped or picked up locally? If picked up locally, no need to acclimate to light IMO. If it was shipped I would just set it on the sandbed for a while to acclimate, no need to turn lights off or dim IMO. Lights are set it and forget it IMO

It was shipped from dr reef. I placed it in the corner of the tank on the sand bed like you suggested. How long to leave it there provided it stays open and appears happy?

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

It was shipped from dr reef. I placed it in the corner of the tank on the sand bed like you suggested. How long to leave it there provided it stays open and appears happy?

Usually a week, then I move it to sand directly under the lights for another week, then it goes into its final spot. Your coral looks very good but ensure it has enough flow, the polyps should be swaying in the flow. Good luck