Contact with the air should be avoided if possible. If a bit of air gets on it while you remove it from the bag, it wont kill it. The goal is not to have too much of the coral out of the water because the weight from the flesh of the coral can cause it to damage itself if out of the water.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 4:43 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: open brain coral > > the coral must not be in contact with air right? I don�t know what drip > acclimate is, but i will acclimate as you said with the cup of water, but > i > usually take longer to introduce them to the tank. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Martes, 02 de Octubre de 2001 05:37 p.m. > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: open brain coral > > > Yea, drip acclimate him if you can. If not, add a cup of water every 15 > minutes for an hour, then put him in the tank. > Shane > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 4:34 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: open brain coral > > > > And of course the dying corals i�ve seen are on lfs. I have never > bought > > one. I�m a virgin in coral care issues lol!!. > > I assume the acclimatation is the same that as a fish right? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Shane Clays [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Martes, 02 de Octubre de 2001 05:01 p.m. > > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > Subject: RE: open brain coral > > > > > > Marco, > > > > It is not normal for it to have white spots. Open brain corals do have > > mouths on teh inner surface of the coral, and it is possible that could > > have > > been what you saw. Personally, I think open brain corals are very hardy > > animals, and if you got it right away and got it into the right > > environment, > > you should be just fine. You should begin feeding it immediatly, like > the > > same night you bring it home, or no later than the next night. Feed it > > once > > a day, or every other day for a couple of weeks and it will heal up > > quickly. > > Once it has healed up and is doing better, you can cut your feedings > back > > to > > one or two times a week. > > > > The reason you see these corals dying, and I am assuming most of these > > times > > have been in the LFS, is because they dont take care of them right. That > > is > > what pisses me off about most LFS's. I understand it is time consuming > and > > expensive to take care of corals in a store, but if they are not willing > > to > > do so, they shouldnt carry them. > > > > Anyways, I say go pick him up, get him in the tank and feed him. He > should > > be fine. Remember, these guys like your alk to be up, so make sure and > > keep > > an eye on that, and feed him as much as he will eat!! > > > > Shane > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Marco Delsordo [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 3:25 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: open brain coral > > > > > > Hi all, I went today to my lfs to visit my open brain coral ( which i > > > haven�t taken to my tank because i was doing some final settings in > > order > > > to > > > receive the coral), and saw 2 white spots of about 1/2 inch in the > > > surface. > > > I think it is starting to die? or is this normal?. > > > I�m thinking to switch to a moon coral. I�ve seen many corals die and > i > > > think this is the way they start to do so. > > > What do you think? > > > Any comment will be appreciatted since I was gonna take that coral > today > > > to > > > my home and I don�t want to loose my money. > > > Marco > > > ________________________________________ > > > > > > LEAVING THE LIST > > > ===============To stop receiving messages you will need to send a > > message > > > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from > > the > > > list. 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