please help new coral

hello today i am getting my first ever coral frag;D
my only problem is i have no clue how to acclamate, hold or where to place corals .
i am going to get polyps
any ideas thanks

 

cool! but people are going to want to know some info from you.

1) all parameters ph, alk, calcium etc...
2) size of tank
3) lighting system
4) anything else you want to add.

 

I would just start a drip from the tank that you are going to put it in for at least 30 minutes then place it on the sand bed at first for a few days.

 

Most coral I do just float for about 15mins then place where i want them leave them there for a few days if they do well then glue them down and your all set. What kind of polyps are you getting ?

The only coral I drip are coral above $100 just to be sure and 30mins as stated above is a good time. Not necessary to drip most coral though.

 

ph: 8.3
calciam:400
50 gallon tank
coralife t5 lunar light
watts:156
about 4 watts per gallon

 

my profile pic is my tank

 

Do you have a skimmer?

Those params look good missing the nitrates and ALK. What kind of waver makers do you have?

If you are getting polyps i assume they will be something like yellow polyps?

 

nitrtes 0
alk:1.025
aqueon 750 wave maker

 

1.025 is a good salinty (S.G.) level but your alkanity (ALK) should be measured in dKH the hardness of the water in your tank. Also before getting many more coral I would look into a little more flow but should be good for polyps they are very hardy.