another question

[Melonbob]

How do you all acclimatize your coral? I've always treated them the same as fish, over an hour or so. However, I've been told by more than a few that as long as my parameters are the same, and temp is within a degree or two, you could just move em over?

 

[dustin_P74]

i just drip mine until the initial water level in the bucket has doubled and then i give them an iodine dip and then into the tank they go

 

[messiah023]

Dustin,

When you dip, what else are you using? Garlic?
Also, what ratio are you using with Iodine/Water?

Thanks,

 

[dustin_P74]

i only use lugols iodine dip and with that its 40 drops (i believe) to 1 gallon of water

 

[yote]

I drip untill salinity and temp match the tank.Then a 30 minute soak in Lugols Solution.
Your right Dustin,its 40 drops per gallon of saltwater.

 

[Piggy]

Same as above.

 

[RyanG]

You guys just use Lugols iodine that you would get in the pharmacy?

 

[dustin_P74]

i got mine from the two doctors, kent makes it

 

[yote]

Mines Brightwell Aquatics,But I'm sure it the same stuff.

 

[Oscarsdad608]

I sould look into the iodine. I bet Randy on RC would know.

 

[Doc]

Huh. Too much work. I just put them directly in my tank. Never lost a coral yet. Of course, I did get a shitload of flatworms at one point, probably from not dipping in iodine, but, eh... part of the game, right?

I have moved corals back and forth from my tanks without ever acclimating. I just did it with my open brain. Just took him out of the sump of the big tank and stuck him back on his rock in the reef. Just me tho

-Doc