Moving Coral from QT to main tank

[dR3ws3r]

Hi,

I am new to the game (first batch of corals) ... I have a dozen corals in QT. They include Zoa's, favia, platygyra and frogspawn. They are currently in a 10 gallon QT tank with just a powerhead, heater and Kessil light. They've been in there for about 45 days now. I dipped them when they first went in. I have not noticed any pests ... famous last words I suppose.

I believe it is time to move them to my main display. There is a pretty good patch of algae in the 10 gallon. I have a few questions if anyone can help.

1. Should I dip them again?
2. Is there something I can use to get rid of the algae before I move them?
3. Is there a preferential time of day to move them?
4. Some people recommend putting them in the substrate for the first day or two, but since mine have been in QT now, does that still hold. I guess the lighting will be different, and the water chemistry to some extent.

Any thoughts, or help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Drew

 

[ChiCity]

1. yes (and check with a good magnifying glass)
2. h2o2
3. early morning before lights come on…
(don’t move all at once… start with a zoa and see how it goes, then move up the hardiness list)
4.substrate, corner… move inwards and up slowly if you do not have a par meter, the corals will tell you they need more light by stretching or puffing up way more than they need, or shrinking up/staying retracted if it’s too much light; signaling to you their specific needs

 

[dR3ws3r]

1. yes (and check with a good magnifying glass)
2. h2o2
3. early morning before lights come on…
(don’t move all at once… start with a zoa and see how it goes, then move up the hardiness list)
4.substrate, corner… move inwards and up slowly if you do not have a par meter, the corals will tell you they need more light by stretching or puffing up way more than they need, or shrinking up/staying retracted if it’s too much light; signaling to you their specific needs

Thank you. I do have a par meter. They seem to be pretty happy in the QT tank. Opening during the light period, and perhaps even growing some. Should I try and match the PAR from the QT tank at first and see how they react? I have a hybrid system in the main tank, and haven’t tuned the lights yet. Just used their respective apps to set the time and dial in for growing coral however the apps allow. The corals in the QT tank are seeing about 75-125 PAR in general.