I purchased my first coral recently, a hammer coral, and want to make sure I properly dip the coral before placing it in the tank. I have read about dipping in CoralRX as well as dipping in Lugol's iodine solution and have several questions:
(1) Should I do both back to back? If so, should I start with the CoralRX and then with the Lugol's?
(2) Do I rinse the coral off in between each dip, or is it fine to go from the CoralRX into the Lugol's (or vice versa)?
(3) After dipping and rinsing, should I drip acclimate before adding to the tank?
(4) How on earth do I keep up the temperature of the water throughout all of this?
Thank you!
(1) Should I do both back to back? If so, should I start with the CoralRX and then with the Lugol's?
(2) Do I rinse the coral off in between each dip, or is it fine to go from the CoralRX into the Lugol's (or vice versa)?
(3) After dipping and rinsing, should I drip acclimate before adding to the tank?
(4) How on earth do I keep up the temperature of the water throughout all of this?
Thank you!