How do you acclimate SPS

How do you acclimate SPS?

  • Goes directly into tank without acclimation

    Votes: 24 20.9%
  • A Coral dip bath and then straight into the tank (if so what dip?)

    Votes: 58 50.4%
  • Drip acclimate and then goes into the tank

    Votes: 23 20.0%
  • Other method (please explain)

    Votes: 10 8.7%

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    115

EyeReef

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For those SPS. What is your method of acclimating SPS? Does it change if it was shipped vs. buying local?
 

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I Drip acclimate until temp and alk match my display. If sps remove from base. Dip in strong bayers mixture for 7 minutes. Swoosh heavily before removing from dip to knock off any stunned pests, rinse in clean tank water and then into the display tank.
 

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I cut off all SPS from frag plug or base or cut as much as I can and scrape off what I cant. Then do a Bayer dip. Swirl in clean saltwater twice then into the tank.
 
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I drip acclimate, then cut the frag off the old plug and remount on my own plug, then dip in Bayer, rinse and put in tank.
 
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I used to just put the coral in without dip or acclimatization.
Now with the new tank in the work so is a frag tank that will hold my sps that are cut off frag plug and dipped.
I am trying to avoid any reef aid from you dirty mofos out there
 

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I use melafix in a black container. The idea isn’t to kill everything, it’s to see what comes off and then take appropriate action if I find anything.
 
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I cut the base off unless it's a fresh cut dip in melafix for 10 mins super strength then give it an iodine bath clean off with fresh salt water and in to the tank.
 

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I dip in coral Mae with shaking and blowing with Turkey baster to get anything possible off and inspect close then add to tank
 

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For those SPS. What is your method of acclimating SPS? Does it change if it was shipped vs. buying local?
Drip 10 min. Transfer to revive dip solution and baste 5 min. Tranfer to clean display water container and rinse off the dip. Transfer directly to display tank on lowest corner to light acclimate
 

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