Reefing — coral frag acclimation

How to Acclimate Coral Frags

Posted by jared burbank on

Another challenge that you will face when keeping a saltwater aquarium is acclimating new coral frags you purchase.  Without acclimating them properly you risk hurting or even killing your new coral frag.   Here are some procedures you can follow that will help in acclimating your new coral.   Your new frags will usually come attached to a small rock or frag disk.  Avoid touching the coral itself, and handle it by the disk or rock.   Turn off aquarium lights.  You coral have been kept in the dark while traveling to your home so you don’t want to shock...

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