New Acquisitions - Page 2

TheReefGeek · #11 04-19-2006, 04:24 PM

Next time I would drip twice as long.

I don't bother floating the bags.

TheReefGeek · #12 04-19-2006, 04:27 PM

I also increase the drip rate as I go along, and for the last while I have a small stream of water, and this helps bring the temp up slowly to match my tank.

OCDP · #13 04-19-2006, 04:37 PM

The temps of the bags were good when I initially got them. Someone was floating them for me already.

Anywhoo, a lesson learned.... acclimate longer and adjust temps better and hopefully that will help.

GMGQ · #14 04-19-2006, 05:38 PM

*OUCH!* >_< That's my greatest fear for ordering live goods online. Especially $P$ corals.

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Originally Posted by OCDP

On a sad note, I lost both SPS frags. They both RTN'd overnight. I don't get it... I floated them, did everything correctly... and then bam, they're bone white. Oh well I guess, a lesson learned: Don't order SPS online? The zoos are doing great however.

OCDP · #15 04-19-2006, 05:42 PM

Yup. It was my first time ordering SPS online too, unfortunately. But hey, it was a lesson learned, and now I know that it's a better idea to stay away from the sps. I think it's fairly common as well. Like I said though, the vendor I dealt with was great and the other frags look amazing.. so definitely no complaints at all. I'll be ordering more zoos soon, they look fantastic.

Haha, $p$ .

Quinster · #16 04-19-2006, 06:29 PM

I have had no problems shipping SPS before, I have done it many times. You can see my last shipment from last week, I did not float the bags due to the number of them, I did however check temperature and salinity. I added small amounts of water over a period of an hour just to be careful, but the temperature between the bags and my tank was only 4°, and the salinity was pretty well the same. Sorry to hear about your loss. No matter what the reason, it still is depressing when you loose a new aquisition.

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