How do you acclimate SPS?

[liverock27]

Wanted to see what different methods people are using to acclimate SPS especially when you receive them in the mail?


Thanks.

 

[lilrobb]

Float to temp acclimate, then dip in tankwater with desinfectant, then directly into the tank.
No acclimation for water, that is unless I can measure a significant difference in salinity between water being shipped and water in my tank.
Then I add a stage of diluted or fortified tankwater to account for that...

 

[liverock27]

LilRobb;628415 wrote: Float to temp acclimate, then dip in tankwater with desinfectant, then directly into the tank.
No acclimation for water, that is unless I can measure a significant difference in salinity between water being shipped and water in my tank.
Then I add a stage of diluted or fortified tankwater to account for that...

This is what I have been doing. If you don't mind me asking what type of coral dip are you using?

 

[tgriffin]

I have heard awesome things about Coral RX..... That's what I plan on using

 

[hnguyen]

I float, dip while dripping, float some more then into the tank she goes.

 

[markl]

Coral rx here

 

[bdesper311]

MarkL;628496 wrote: Coral rx here

agreed, temp acclimate, dip, then into the tank. I think coral rx is well worth them money... better safe than sorry

 

[liverock27]

I have been using Seachem Reef Dip because that is what Creation Reef recommended, but might look into switching if everyone loves Coral rx that much.

 

[ralph atl]

I always dip in interceptor, also......

 

[liverock27]

BIGGQ00;628982 wrote: when did creation recommend this? i buy from them all the time and the recommend coral rx for all coral dips. who did you speak with, do you remember? it could be user preference!

I shop there all the time as well. This was back in January, but I am not sure of the gentlemen's name.

 

[snowmansnow]

float... then into tank