WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU ADD ANY CORALS TO YOUR AQUARIUM!

[@jknows170]

don't hate , but why question someone who has decades of experience in corals and they show it? I Left coral in for 1 1/2 weeks and then I dipped. Results one serpent star came off and nothing to worry about. I did check my 10gal qt tank and saw nothing. I only purchase corals from WWC because with every order I usually see nothing they have very clean Beautiful corals. Thanks Vic and WWC staff for all you do🍻

[@WorldWideCorals]

We really appreciate this comment and your business!

[@jknows170]

@@rustedrootfarm I can see your point and agree what your saying.... If you're cautious about bad critters getting in your D.T. you should be getting your frags from a reputable place and quarantining your new coarls first. Wait like Vic stated to dip and you will be good. Just curious have you had anything come off your WWC corals? I had some non dangerous critters on my WWC coral all good ones. For three weeks until I removed the frag and jump off only when dipped. One of the reasons I only purchase from WWC🙌 all their stuff is clean 👌

[@jaredengberg9295]

@@rustedrootfarm He never said don’t dip and never inferred to put them straight into the display. You can put them in a qt tank and dip after 2 days without risking your corals. But he is right, dipping on day one can lead to dying corals.

[@sgbbco3981]

@@jaredengberg9295 Exactly, the coral is already stressed. The additional stress of a dip can push some specimens over the edge and kill them. Waiting in observation a few days then dipping is a great suggestion and keeping a small tank or container going for new additions is a must. Take time to do it. With all the money you spend on livestock, certainly a few dollars on a small QT is worth having around. Respect to having more information and options. We can all learn from each other. Thanks WWC.

[@jacklawer6389]

Do freshwater dips work ?

[@jamesmcfarlandiv3867]

Great Job WWC! Im glad someone as reputable as you guys put a stamp on this method. I believe very highly in this method been doing it for 20+ yrs. Another thing worth mentioning is get your corals from someone who takes pride in their farming,like you all do. Then all you have to do is inspect your corals & blow them off.

[@WorldWideCorals]

We appreciate that!! Thank you so much for watching!

[@RogueAquariums]

Some very good tips regarding giving the coral time to acclimate in a qt tank for a few days before you dip them and cut off the coral from the frag plug. This alleviates a lot of undo stress to the coral. Thanks for the video Vic. 👌

[@WorldWideCorals]

Glad it helped! Thanks for watching!

[@briandenney2261]

Man. Clipping off the frag plug end changed my life. So simple but makes so much sense to make it affix properly

[@WorldWideCorals]

Sometimes it's the little things! Thanks for watching!

[@webmannycom]

Wait wait wait. Please note that the part where he says to not dip it and just put it in the tank and dip it later may only apply to things you get from someone you trust. If you don't want really bad things in your tank, you should quarantine and dip them. Never just put things in your tank and pray.

[@jasonb.1057]

Yea this was a big no for me as well. I would never drop an undipped coral into my main display without dipping first. I'm not going to give any potential pests 24 hours to migrate from the frag and into the rest of the tank. This method should be reserved for QT tanks only. I'd rather lose a stressed coral than deal with unwanted pests.

[@WorldWideCorals]

This video mainly goes towards our corals that are being shipped to your door. If you’re getting corals locally(couple minutes away) you could definitely do a dip. And yes we agree, quarantine is the BEST option for both fish and corals!

[@HoroHigh369]

I can attest to the service and guarantee ! Very happy with WWC!

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thank you so much! We appreciate it!

[@calanprc3]

Thank you VIctor! I buy the majority of my corals from your store! Best selection, heathy and pest free!!!

[@WorldWideCorals]

We strive for quality here at WWC! Thanks so much! We appreciate the support!

[@ManiacalMangoes]

I love how simple this “acclimation” process is and was surprised by it when I first ordered corals from you all. Historically acclimation has meant adjusting the parameters of the water you receive to the water in your tank. You don’t see any of that here. Just a quick clean and toss them in the tank. This is a different type of acclimation, primarily to the lighting.

[@ManiacalMangoes]

Sadly I lost the duncan and a cyphastrea I bought, but the Xenia, chalices, Kenya tree and GSP are thriving! Likely will place another order soon

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thank you for watching the video!

[@tubatupora0512]

Have been doing this since about 2 years, havent had any issue. Avoided aiptasia by always snipping of corals from the existing frag plug. That eliminates like 50% of the problem that may come (aiptasia, vermitid, algae). As for pests that are on the coral itself, I agree that qt is the best. Generally most lps I just plop them straight into the display. But as for sps like acros and montis. Its QT for me.

[@WorldWideCorals]

Great to hear!

[@thomasdirocco]

The most important point Vic is making here too is that drip acclimating corals is a waste of time. For sensitive inverts with organs like clams, yes you'll need to if there's a heavy pH and salinity difference, but otherwise just drop them in after cutting off the plug, floating, and observing.

[@ManiacalMangoes]

It can also be a waste for fish if you get them from a LFS and the salinity is similar. A quick float is often all that’s needed to align temp.

[@WorldWideCorals]

👌👌👌Sometimes keeping it fast and simple goes a long way. Number 1 killer for fish and corals is STRESS! Thank you for watching!

[@eh2newman]

Informative video, I like it.

[@WorldWideCorals]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

[@anthonyhernandez7582]

Love the coral tattoo !

[@williamgoodman9861]

Great job with the video enjoyed it every time you guys rocked your videos and I did find something out new about acclimation definitely let your corals get use to tank water chemistry

[@ou812reefing]

Excellent video great information. Thanks for sharing

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@SelATSysSU]

I would suggest instead of clipping the frag plug off to remove the frag plug altogether. This will help prevent introducing microscopic pests that you can not see, such as aptasia.

[@kylanoxendine3028]

Recently received my first purchase from wwc. I was looking at some chalice coral on your website and wondering which ones are the fastest growing? Preferably reds and blue colors. And thanks for your video and information. I love how you get straight to the point with your information.

[@thereefinrican]

Awesome info

[@WorldWideCorals]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@bobmcrae1178]

Amazing video from the experts

[@WorldWideCorals]

Glad you think so! Thanks for watching!

[@jamesbroderick3660]

When are y’all going to open a store in Jacksonville Fl?

[@WorldWideCorals]

Noted!

[@jamesbroderick3660]

@@WorldWideCorals I hate driving 3 hours to come down that way lol

[@JekSilaya]

I read from different forums that it's best to acclimate a coral before putting directly to the DT. I don't see that here in this video. So I guess it's fine as long as the water parameters of the tank you're putting are maybe quite different but good?

[@mradams5455]

Hello where can you get those plastic white containers from you put corals in? Thanks

[@jsul2211]

I’m ordering from you guys soon and it will be a new tank. I don’t have a qt yet. Would u recommend keeping the frag plug to help biodiversity?

[@WorldWideCorals]

Yes we would recommend keeping the corals on the plugs.

[@karennation3580]

The last batch of corals I dipped most didint make it! I always dipped with iodine because it wont hurt the if a eensy teesy bit got in tank plus its good for the coral! I used coral rx and most died later! I have had way better luck with corals since I quit using it and it only stuns them anyway so turkey basting is just fine!

[@kristinen7611]

awesome!!!

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thanks for watching!

[@nilsmonserud9122]

I see in your guides low, medium and high light but I have never heard you quantify it in any way can we get a video on this. Because medium light to someone new (myself) is not as intuitive as half way down your tank especially with LEDs ability to change intensity spectrum… thanks for the help.

[@festivalflightcrew2895]

Check out BRS. They are doing a huge light comparison this week

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thank you for watching and we appreciate the suggestion!!

[@lisafoster4468]

What brand of epoxy do you use? The one I had would turn gray (blech) instead of white. Thanks for the instruction!! I'm surprised I hadn't subbed to you guys earlier....definitely doing it now.

[@javiergamez3343]

Im the same way, im a beginner on this, and the corals that i got so far, all comes from WWC, and i love it, they have a different sections, which im always pick the begginer lol, and i love it

[@WorldWideCorals]

Awesome! If you like mystery boxes, check out our beginner packs.

[@javiergamez3343]

@WorldWideCorals I will, I think today I'm gonna receive another box from you guys with 5 frags, all begginers of course lol Stylophora Cactus pavona Hot rim pink montipora Green eggs and ham montipora Rainbow montipora

[@Jay-uy2fj]

What would dipping corals after adding them to a tank for a day do? If there were any pests, they may now be in the tank and dipping the coral would have no affect on the rest of the tank? Unless it was a QT tank, I could maybe see that logic, but not for adding frags to a display. Just my opinion.

[@WorldWideCorals]

Most of the time any pest would stay on the coral for a few days, so it would be safe to dip a day or two afterwards. And that’s where the very close observation and turkey basting comes in. BUT, the BEST solution is to have a quarantine tank. We quarantine all of our frags before it enters a display tank, this is a must especially if you have a lot of money and livestock invested :)

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

@@WorldWideCorals i aint got the patience for a coral qt tank although most of my corals come from locals tanks that ive gotten things out of before so alot of the time i either already have their peats like vermitids or aiptasia sometimes but i know to jus inspect and remove any i see on those buy i will say when i order corals offline i acclimate them then do a quick 10min bayer dip and then rinse off woth tank wayer and then throw them in tbe tank and i havemt really had any problems only coeals that have given me trouble were ones that arrived in the rough shape they were and i dipped em and they still have came back one is almost fully healed in a coiple wks the othernis a bubble coral so its gonna take awhile to grow back but it looked like ot was gonna die before i dipped it or put it in the tank but some how it made it ive never really had dipping them cause issues besides some pests make it threw dips like vermitids and aiptasia do occasionally but so far in my newer tank ive aboided aiptasia the vermitids i have are small ones and there was jus no keeping them out of my sustem bc they were on the corals and rocks with coeals on them that i moved from my old tank bc im thinking about breaking it down but i cut off all the ones i could see but theres larvae that are jus within the rock and coral skeletons themselves so i jus try to manage them but i dont think its realistic thag ur gonna keep pests out of ur sustem long term even if u do a qt tank unless ur like scientific lab controlled environment crazy aboit qt’ing certain things will male it through but at least those usually arent things that can decimate ur coral like planaria/aefw red bugs montipora eating nudis euphyllia eating flatworms etc wtc if ur dilligent about dipping and inspecting the corals before u pit tjem in the tank try to get them off the plug theh cane on and even scrub the skeletal surfaces that dont have live tissue on them to dislodge anything hangin on to the coral skeleton itself them ur usually alright without a qt but it is still a risk to not qt ur corals i think that may be what i do with my nano make use of it instead of adding the corals to my bigger tank that has almost all of my coral alot of which i could mever afford to replace like itd be pretty damn hard to replace a 30+ polyp colony of splatter hammer so this does make me consider doing coral qt, sorry this is so long but question at the end how long do u need to quarantine a coral?? And do u gotta reset the clock every time u add another coral to the qt? Jus would make it to where id feel like i need to buy in bunches insteadmof one or two hete n there that woild jus be building a new tank essentially bc id be constantly restarting the clock so to speak

[@WorldWideCorals]

@@born2beashooterjosh397 generally you want to quarantine for a few weeks, if you have an average “at home” aquarium, you can observe it to see if there’s anything wrong with the coral. And correct, you’d want to quarantine by sets. So don’t add another coral in the middle of a quarantine. Especially if it’s the same TYPE of coral. You can purchase more corals at once, set up multiple tanks, or just be patient between each quarantine process :)

[@born2beashooterjosh397]

@@WorldWideCorals alright kinda what i fogured but always good to confirm from sources who know as much as u do thanks!!

[@justasimpleengineer96]

So is it safe to put these in your display tank without dipping? I don’t have a qt tank. Also do you not need to acclimate temp in the bag first? And then no drip acclimation either?

[@chihaonguyen8292]

I love it 🥳🥳

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thanks for watching!

[@chadpayton6351]

I've been out of the game for a little bit under 10 years now I'm getting back into it because my wife would like me to I'm starting a 75-gallon tank back up I never done diesel reef corals when should I put them into the tank

[@MiXReef75]

Those stickers on the stand . Yesss

[@fabioespinoza3689]

Great video! What is that epoxy? I never seen before

[@JP-tp8vb]

Instant Ocean Holdfast

[@Dd-760-]

I collect a lot of Zoas. Even if they are shipped to me they are getting at least an iodine bath for 20 min before getting in the tank. No question about it.

[@northeastcorals]

You'll probably be OK doing that with Zoas the majority of the time unless they have been particularly stressed in transit. Acros etc definately have an increased chance of kicking the bucket with a dip after shipping, all depending on how stressed it is. Also worth remembering that dipping only helps kill some pests, some of the time.

[@WorldWideCorals]

As long as it’s been working for you 👍 :) general idea of the video is to reduce stress on the coral as much as possible. Thank you for watching!!

[@miacuariomarino]

Nice info. Thanks

[@WorldWideCorals]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Ray-wr2wr]

so any mew coral coming form online store or local LFS need lighting acclamation? 1 week acclamation ?

[@scottzinn8656]

Very beneficial

[@WorldWideCorals]

Thank you for checking it out Scott.

[@katiekeith8869]

The pan of water you were using to clean the corals; is it purely tank water?

[@WorldWideCorals]

Yes just Tank water! :)

[@terenceclark4108]

Maybe I should email store but I have a question and need help. My tank is infested with teal/green palys. How can I remove them?? Been kinda scared to do anything

[@queencityreefs]

That tatt is so 🔥 Where'd you get this tattoo at Victor?

[@kevanbygate9485]

What was the glue

[@WorldWideCorals]

It’s just a thick gel glue made to glue corals :) We also sell glue and epoxy on our website if you have trouble finding it. Thank you!

[@dannyboygunner]

Surely floating the bag in the tank to bring it up to temperature slowly wouldn't add any risk but would be less of a shock to the corals?? Also, without a QT, I'm not going to put any corals or frags straight into my tank without dipping. I think if you're meaning then to go into a QT and you're getting them from WWCs then maybe fair enough but you need to state that in the video so loads of people don't get a coral straight from a drop shipper that's come from Bali then end up with a load of nasties in their DTs.

[@mrcovert011]

Very interesting so don't dip just introduce pest to the tank? And don't drip acclimate them to the tank just throw them in the tank? And during shipping they get no water movement? I always thought the package gets shaken like crazy on the way to my home. So turkey baste water on them? Usually if you blow water onto a receding coral it blows the flesh away. Well world wide coral stand behind my purchase 100% if I follow this process ?

[@WorldWideCorals]

If you purchase corals from our site, follow our acclimation guide(which comes inside the box) you are protected with a 10 day guarantee. So yes, we stand behind this method :) thank you for watching!

[@jacklawer6389]

What kind of glue please

[@matthewklop2139]

These corals were from WWC and we have to check for aiptasia? I thought the reason why we pay premium at WWC is because the corals are guaranteed pest free? They are quarantined for months correct?

[@WorldWideCorals]

That’s correct, we take pride and extra care for every coral that we sell. It’s just very good practice. Quarantining and examining every livestock, even from the most trusted sellers.

[@sunnygoold9449]

so no chemicals for a couple of days - can you cut acros off the base or will this reduce survival? I guess most pests and eggs tend to stay on the coral for at least a few days? Awesome! thanks Vic and WWC!

[@WorldWideCorals]

That’s correct! They’ll usually stay on the coral for a few days. This is where careful observation and turkey basting the coral comes in. Even better, quarantining all of your corals! We recommend to not cut off any frags from the plug when you first receive your shipment. This will reduce stress on the coral! :) thank you for watching!

[@sunnygoold9449]

@@WorldWideCorals Thank you!!!!!! Makes it easier actually - I have a fish QT but I shift the salinity around in there and I assume the nutrients are higher - still I may try it.

[@CoralMan24]

what was the guy taking notes about at 5:25 in the video?

[@WorldWideCorals]

Can't say for sure(this video is old!) but he is probably documenting what corals are in the display tanks. This is especially important for acros, for identification purposes.

[@verdantgrottobarbell5279]

I like how he face plants the first one. Really? I just dropped a couple hundos on your website. I’m taking them out carefully

[@DhG4410]

I can’t bring myself not to dip my new acros. I am not great at identifying what’s a pest and what isn’t. Pre dipping I managed to infest my tank with Acro eating flatworms.

[@WorldWideCorals]

We definitely recommend quarantining all of your corals! No matter where it comes from. A great tip is if you don’t know what it is, don’t add it to your tank! Any mysterious pests, snails, and even crabs. If you can’t identify it, don’t add it to your tank! :)

[@Botzz28]

Why would you put the coral in your aquarium wait a few days and then dip ? By then it’s too late. You should dip before you put it in your display

[@WorldWideCorals]

This method reduces a lot of stress from the coral. This is guided towards corals that are being shipped and have been boxed for many hours. The BEST thing you could do is have a quarantine tank! Stress is the number 1 killer for corals and fish, the idea is to reduce that as much as possible.

[@Botzz28]

@@WorldWideCorals yea If you want to play it that way you must have a quarantine tank for sure. Other wise I have to take my chances dipping before putting in my display.

[@DoYouEvenFishTank]

Rule number one for acclimatisation, don't mix the water between the bags......fail Corals generally don't care about sudden water changes as long as the change is constant afterwards, so no need to drip acclimate corals as it does more harm than good.

[@WorldWideCorals]

That’s a great tip! And correct, no need to drip acclimate corals. Thank you for watching!

[@jesusbarajas9444]

Allllllll of a suuuuuudeeennnn,.,..........

[@josephposada1830]

Y El cafesito?🎉

[@tartarqueen]

Sorry, not going in my tank until they’re dipped!

[@WorldWideCorals]

Very good practice! QT tanks are a very important thing to have

[@PepeCoinMania]

I just throw them straight

[@Cosigner22]

Dipping after adding to the tank... No thanks

[@WorldWideCorals]

This method is guided towards corals that has been in the box for many hours. The best thing you could do is have a quarantine tank and dip them after they settle down.

[@soldierboy_4349]

Can I have some coral, for free? :D

[@UnderTheTideSOS]

🤣😂😅don't copy the fact he dropped the coral into the water tray.. def do not do!!!

[@WorldWideCorals]

Being a little more gentle doesn’t hurt 😅

[@teebird8629]

So you do not even drip acclimate?

[@steveplays5408]

I hate ugly frag plugs