My boss has ordered an ORA Acro from Algaebarn. I want your thoughts on how to acclimate it to the tank...

DannoOMG · Jul 5, 2022

I guess he was drinking a bit while looking at stuff on his phone and ordered a few items. One of them being an Acro. He got this one...

ORA Blue Voodoo | Acropora sp. | ORA | Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums

The ORA Blue Voodoo is a branching staghorn Acropora with purplish-blue tips.

www.orafarm.com

It is being shipped in and should be here tomorrow. Would you drip it after heat acclimation? Time etc? I am going to bring my salt refracterthingy to check salinity of their tank water vs. ours. I'm not sure what Ora recommends...

Tank is 90 gallons. (See pic down below)

I appreciate any advice you give me.

reefbandit · Jul 5, 2022

nothing to acclimate just throw it in the tank up high.

shakacuz · Jul 5, 2022

this is just me, but i would still temp acclimate the bag and dip. i don't even drip acclimate corals anymore, just temp acclimate, and dip, then swap out the frag plugs for a new one(if able), then put on the frag rack.

Dburr1014 · Jul 5, 2022

DannoOMG said:
I guess he was drinking a bit while looking at stuff on his phone and ordered a few items. One of them being an Acro. He got this one...

ORA Blue Voodoo | Acropora sp. | ORA | Oceans, Reefs & Aquariums

The ORA Blue Voodoo is a branching staghorn Acropora with purplish-blue tips.

www.orafarm.com

It is being shipped in and should be here tomorrow. Would you drip it after heat acclimation? Time etc? I am going to bring my salt refracterthingy to check salinity of their tank water vs. ours. I'm not sure what Ora recommends...

Tank is 90 gallons. (See pic down below)

I appreciate any advice you give me.

+1
Temp acclimate, dip in coral cleaner, swap out the plug or magnifying glass over the whole thing and in it goes.
I assume it's going as high up as possible.

WWC · Jul 5, 2022

Hello!

Here is a link to our acclimation guide https://wwc-help-center.gorgias.help/en-US/how-do-i-acclimate-my-corals-40895, its always a good idea to do a acclimation for your Coral. And with Acros you will want them at the high points of the tank with as much flow as possible.

-Keith

DannoOMG · Jul 5, 2022

Dburr1014 said:
+1
Temp acclimate, dip in coral cleaner, swap out the plug or magnifying glass over the whole thing and in it goes.
I assume it's going as high up as possible.

I didn't know he was getting this so he kind of threw me. The best possible spot for me to pick is on the left side above the Green star polyp. That is going to give it the best height+light coverage. So it is fairly high up. Those rocks way in the back are too shaded.

ScottB · Jul 6, 2022

shakacuz said:
this is just me, but i would still temp acclimate the bag and dip. i don't even drip acclimate corals anymore, just temp acclimate, and dip, then swap out the frag plugs for a new one(if able), then put on the frag rack.

+1

DannoOMG · Jul 6, 2022

The best picture I can get. (Curved glass) They put it on one of those annoying black spikey frag pieces. I know it is hack but we found a hole to stick in. I know people cut their acros at the base and glue them in place but I'm not comfortable doing that. Given the reputation this coral has I felt not ticking it off to give it a good start in the tank was best.

Again I didn't know he ordered this. So this is a big shocker for me in the tank. I dose Calc and Alk during the week (cause it is a work tank). We will see what happens! Thanks for the help guys.