CIPS: What is your Coral Induction Protocol Score?

Do you take great care when adding new coral to your aquarium? What is your CIPS? See thread!

  • Yes very careful

    Votes: 83 22.6%
  • Somewhat careful

    Votes: 196 53.3%
  • Not too careful

    Votes: 69 18.8%
  • Not careful at all

    Votes: 20 5.4%

  • Total voters
    368

Fishtitious

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Recently bought several frag packs from different reputable vendors to stock new 180 build. Did all the protocol except the QT, my feeble reasoning being that with dry rock start-up my DT was my QT since no other livestock was introduced prior to corals and won't be for a while.

Dipping is no guarantee against bad hitchhiker introduction. I discovered several pests during dipping and close hand-lense exams. But several days later, I've since found one hydroid, one montipora-eating nudibranch, two vermetids, and a couple of bubble algae on different frags. I'm still doing daily magnifying glass inspections weeks later, fingers crossed. Vigilance is the price of (pest) freedom.
 

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I scored either 60 or 90. I do acclimate to temp. I don't acclimate to water parameters. I dip and inspect, I cut off the frag plugs and replace, and I place low in tank to acclimate to light. That is 60. Sometimes, I quarantine if something looks suspicious (which is why sometimes 90). I feel you can never be too safe with these guys, rather not bring in a bunch of pests.
 

WHITE BUCKET CHALLENGE : How CLEAR do you think your water is in your reef aquarium? Show us your water!

  • Crystal Clear

    Votes: 90 41.9%
  • Mostly clear with a tint of yellow

    Votes: 107 49.8%
  • More yellow than clear

    Votes: 7 3.3%
  • YUCKY YELLOW

    Votes: 4 1.9%
  • Other (please explain)

    Votes: 7 3.3%
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