Acclimating New Open Brain?

orion25 · 07-08-2001, 06:08 PM

Well in all of my research on corals for my soon to be reef I forgot one thing. How do I acclimate them. Is it just like fish? I kind of need a rapid reply b/c I have a green open brain floating in a bag in my tank right now. The LFS guy said that it should not be out of the water in the transfer. Is this true? If so how do I avoid getting the LFS water in my tank. HELP!!!

Ryan

Mikeman · 07-08-2001, 07:05 PM

hmmmmm, well when I aclimated my corals I usually would take them out of the water, but they were just softies, I don't know if a brain would be like a spong or not

FishTechie · 07-08-2001, 10:58 PM

i'm sure your brain is already in the tank but when i added my open brain about 10 months ago i took itout of the bag and placed it in the tank, so basically it did get air. I have had no problems with mine so i dont think nor do i see how they would trap air, unlike a sponge...hth

orion25 · 07-08-2001, 11:10 PM

Yes he is already in the tank. I also took him out of the bag so he was exposed to air. I have alreade fed him some silversides and he appears to be doing well.

One question though. I fed him some sally's frozen silversides. After I thawed them in a cup of tank water I cut their heads off. Is this necessary or can I leave the heads on?

Ryan

RobG · 07-09-2001, 01:51 PM

I leave the heads on, and haven't seen any ill-effects. In the wild, they'd be eating the heads and bodies, so I don't see a problem with it.

07-08-2001, 06:08 PM	#1
orion25 Council Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Posts: 383	Acclimating New Open Brain? Well in all of my research on corals for my soon to be reef I forgot one thing. How do I acclimate them. Is it just like fish? I kind of need a rapid reply b/c I have a green open brain floating in a bag in my tank right now. The LFS guy said that it should not be out of the water in the transfer. Is this true? If so how do I avoid getting the LFS water in my tank. HELP!!! Ryan __________________ Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

07-08-2001, 10:58 PM	#3
FishTechie Governor Join Date: May 2000 Location: Brandon, FL Posts: 1,199	i'm sure your brain is already in the tank but when i added my open brain about 10 months ago i took itout of the bag and placed it in the tank, so basically it did get air. I have had no problems with mine so i dont think nor do i see how they would trap air, unlike a sponge...hth __________________ I miss my tank

07-08-2001, 11:10 PM	#4
orion25 Council Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Huntsville, AL, USA Posts: 383	Yes he is already in the tank. I also took him out of the bag so he was exposed to air. I have alreade fed him some silversides and he appears to be doing well. One question though. I fed him some sally's frozen silversides. After I thawed them in a cup of tank water I cut their heads off. Is this necessary or can I leave the heads on? Ryan __________________ Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things.

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07-08-2001, 07:05 PM	#2
Mikeman Governor Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Watertown,SD,USA Posts: 1,502	hmmmmm, well when I aclimated my corals I usually would take them out of the water, but they were just softies, I don't know if a brain would be like a spong or not

07-09-2001, 01:51 PM	#5
RobG Council Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Cleveland, Ohio Posts: 288	I leave the heads on, and haven't seen any ill-effects. In the wild, they'd be eating the heads and bodies, so I don't see a problem with it.

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