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12/11/2007, 06:21 PM
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request for info from newbie forum: soft corals
Could you help out, please? New reefers want to know safety tips for corals....
http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...readid=1269491
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12/12/2007, 10:30 AM
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 You are not a newbie, and I'm not an expert Yes, soft corals have many similarities, Hexacorallia - many similarities too. No, I do not quarantine corals and anemones, but better to be safe, than sorry. No, I'm not using coral dip and too slow acclimation - trying to reduce any possible negative influences and keep the new arrival alive. Checking colonies for a predators: I'm doing this before buying coral, without handling but with some magnification. I'm handling everything, including anemones, with clean bare hands - I don't think that antibacterial agent, added to the latex gloves will do any good, and too high risk to mishandle and damage coral in such crude thing, as Aqua Gloves. But - no hand lotions of any kind for 12 hrs before handling, with hot wash before starting. IMHE, corals can tolerate very wide range of water parameters, just closing as a reaction on changes. Too long acclimation, without oxygen and water flow - and this could be worse, than nothing. Or there was another question meant?
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12/12/2007, 10:55 AM
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many thanks.
 I've been at this long enough to know I'm a generalist, and to ask where I'm too general to be quite accurate...lol! You're very very right about too long an acclimation.
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