Acclimating corals to t5

So in a few weeks I'll hopefully be upgrading my biocube 29 to a 24" fishneedit 4 bulb t5 fixture. Obviously this will me a step up from the stock PCs. How should I got about acclimating the corals I have to the new light? I have palys, shrooms, Kenya tree and a torch.

Thanks.

 

Should I just move the torch to the substrate to the sandbed when I get the light? The palys are at the bottom so I'm guessing they'll do fine? I might have to move the shrooms down since there mid way up.

 

You may need to move the corals down. See how the corals react before doing so. Start out at 4 hours per day and add 1 hour per week until you get to the light period you desire.

 

Sounds good! Thanks John.

 

Will it burn corals for the 4 hours that it is on?

 

It should not at 4 hours, but might at your current light period.

 

I actually upgraded my 10gal from PC's to T5's. I was ready to acclimate if need be, but I just turned on my T5's on for a normal dayand every so often I would check to see any difference in the corals. The first day, nothing, second day nothing... third day the same... my corals were perfectly fine with the sudden increase of lighting with no acclimation. I was ready on hand for the tiniest little change to acclimate if needed, but mine really didn't need it. You can always try that too. Just turn the lights on as normal but really really watch for any changes in the corals, even the tiniest change. If you notice that particular coral needs acclimation, then move it down and lessen the hours of light. If you are lucky like me, none of your corals will need acclimating.

 

Awesome. All of my corals are on the bottom except my torch. Maybe I'll just put my torch on the bottom and watch.