Coral Acclimation
This procedure should be completed within one hour.
You will need the following supplies:
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A plastic cup
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A clean, empty bucket that has never been exposed to chemicals for acclimation
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Another bucket with newly prepared seawater that is the same temperature as your aquarium.
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A thermometer
1. Float the sealed bag in the aquarium for 15 minutes. This step allows the water in the shipping bag to adjust slowly to the temperature in the aquarium.
2. Cut the bag open and carefully place clam or coral with the water from the bag into the empty bucket.
3. Add 1 cup of your aquarium water to the bucket slowly.
4. Repeat step #3 every 5 minutes for 45 minutes.
5. Carefully remove the coral or clam from the bucket. Be extremely careful when handling live corals to avoid touching the flesh of the animals. Handle the corals only by their hard skeletons.
6. Discard any water left in the bucket.
7. Keep the aquarium lights at a low level and gradually work up to a higher level, allowing the coral(s) time to adjust before lighting increases.
8. Handle the corals only by the base.9. Replenish the water you removed from your tank during the acclimation process with the newly prepared seawater.
2. Cut the bag open and carefully place clam or coral with the water from the bag into the empty bucket.
3. Add 1 cup of your aquarium water to the bucket slowly.
4. Repeat step #3 every 5 minutes for 45 minutes.
5. Carefully remove the coral or clam from the bucket. Be extremely careful when handling live corals to avoid touching the flesh of the animals. Handle the corals only by their hard skeletons.
6. Discard any water left in the bucket.
7. Keep the aquarium lights at a low level and gradually work up to a higher level, allowing the coral(s) time to adjust before lighting increases.
8. Handle the corals only by the base.
9. Replenish the water you removed from your tank during the acclimation process with the newly prepared seawater.