Acro Health Question

[Cibo]

I got this acro about 2 weeks ago I gave it a lugo dip then put it on bottom of my tank and worked it up for about a week now I place on my reef, I am new with acros it was green brown when I got it, it is lightening up to the color in the picture, it has not flowered, Is this color normal or is it on its way out. I have othere ones that went from brown and pealed to reveal white.

If it if ok how long should it take to flower I have also check it at night with the lights off. any konw what kind it is?

thanks

 

[tynman]

one thing I learned about acros are they dont like to be moved. I dont dip lugona so I dont know the side effects of it. but acros a very funny some of mine didnt grow or show any signs of life until it encrusted itself...so find it a spot and leave it alone.. aslong as you dont see alge growing on it, it should be ok..

 

[Master Shake]

i have never dipped a coral, just float the bag in the tank to get the temp acclimated then open the bag and put the coral and only the coral in the tank not the water. acros like a lot of light and dont like to be moved so start them in a high light high flow area. It is ok to start them off at the top because they are getting way more light in their natural habitat since they are in the first few feet of the reef and are exposed to large amounts of sun all the time. There is no reason to start a acro or most sps in general at the bottom then move it unless you have something stronger than 250w mh. And besides if you keep moving a coral it messes them up, they do better once established in a permanent place and are left alone.

 

[jrobbins]

i have never dipped a coral, just float the bag in the tank to get the temp acclimated then open the bag and put the coral and only the coral in the tank not the water. acros like a lot of light and dont like to be moved so start them in a high light high flow area. It is ok to start them off at the top because they are getting way more light in their natural habitat since they are in the first few feet of the reef and are exposed to large amounts of sun all the time. There is no reason to start a acro or most sps in general at the bottom then move it unless you have something stronger than 250w mh. And besides if you keep moving a coral it messes them up, they do better once established in a permanent place and are left alone.

im not sure i agree with this. you can absolutely give an sps light shock by putting it right under your halides. i almost always start my sps either low in the tank or off to the side under a frag rack, and then slowly move them to their final position over a couple weeks.

 

[Master Shake]

just putting it out there, most sps are within the first few inches to few feet at the top of the reef often being exposed to direct sunlight at low tide. there is no comparison what so ever between natural direct sun light and his 150w mh. I would worry about light shock if he had stronger lighting, but a 150 is honestly not that strong. Shading new corals- especially sps can result in browning out and leading to ftn (fast tissue necrosis). leaving a coral in an area of the tank that is as close to their natural habitat as possible and leaving it alone unless it needs to be moved is the best course to take and involves the least amount of stress on the coral. im not suggesting putting it directly under the halide but acros require a large amount of light. If it was a pavona or a sps that did not need as much light i would say try somewhere around the middle and work your way from there. I said to put the acro up high because i had a 44 with a 150w on it, i got acros and had trouble keeping them because they were not high enough in the tank, and eventually browned out and died of ftn quickly. so i know from experience about this specific topic and equipment so i am trying to help save his acros from the fate that mine did.

 

[mcnuggget]

it is dead. u r lookin at its skeleton. no more sps PLEASE!

 

[Master Shake]

what???

 

[Wes]

You have to be careful with lugols dips. Too much or too long = dead acro.

I like revive for SPS dips...much less harsh on the coral.

Yes SPS need light acclimation in some cases, and they should always get dipped. You have the right idea, good luck.


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[Cibo]

Yea I agree acro I have dipin lugos it seem like the dip of death whats better to use?

 

[Wes]

Yea I agree acro I have dipin lugos it seem like the dip of death whats better to use?

I like "Revive" it works well and seems to be less abrasive then the iodine based dips.


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[tynman]

Revive dip is what I use for about 5 to 10 second splash and then I put it in fresh clean saltwater splash it around then remove what ever its on (plug or what ever) then I put it in to a flatworm dip and leave it in there for 10 to 15 min and then I glue it to some dry dead rock that I have and then I let it sit in that fresh saltwater for a few. then I put it in my DT....

 

[Fragmented]

a 10 second dip in revive wont kill anything, better timing would be 6-8 minutes and be sure to follow the dosing directions on the label

Tony

 

[prattreef]

a 10 second dip in revive wont kill anything, better timing would be 6-8 minutes and be sure to follow the dosing directions on the label

Tony

+1 and I agree Revive is a much better dip than iodine based ones.