What is everyone's acclimation ritual for fish/ and or corals?
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Re: Question of the day- July 9th
Leave Baggie in tank for half hour or so for fish ....same with coral but dip in coral rx after
Leave Baggie in tank for half hour or so for fish ....same with coral but dip in coral rx after
Question of the day- July 9th
Accli..what..tion? Just drop em in when I get home. Not really. For fish and coral I float the bag and remove bag water, then add tank water then repeat for about an hour or so, no real measurements, basically drip acclimation without the drip. Maybe 5ml at a time every couple minutes.
Accli..what..tion? Just drop em in when I get home. Not really. For fish and coral I float the bag and remove bag water, then add tank water then repeat for about an hour or so, no real measurements, basically drip acclimation without the drip. Maybe 5ml at a time every couple minutes.
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Re: Question of the day- July 9th
i personally use the drip method.i use tubing with an air valve in the middle to control the flow of water into the bucket,i first dump the bag and contents into a bucket then start the siphon,set the drip rate to what i feel is comfy at the moment then check in about an hour,if the water level has increased by about 3 times or more it should be good to go,with coral i use a dip after the process
i personally use the drip method.i use tubing with an air valve in the middle to control the flow of water into the bucket,i first dump the bag and contents into a bucket then start the siphon,set the drip rate to what i feel is comfy at the moment then check in about an hour,if the water level has increased by about 3 times or more it should be good to go,with coral i use a dip after the process
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Re: Question of the day- July 9th
NOt much for corals but for fish you have to be careful that the store you bought it from didnt have low SG holding tanks. Many stores keep there fish in very low SG to keep parasites off....unfortunately they often forget to mention that to customers. When this is the case it can take many hours to acclimate safely. Killed a few fish when I first got into the hobby because BA forgot to give me this information.
NOt much for corals but for fish you have to be careful that the store you bought it from didnt have low SG holding tanks. Many stores keep there fish in very low SG to keep parasites off....unfortunately they often forget to mention that to customers. When this is the case it can take many hours to acclimate safely. Killed a few fish when I first got into the hobby because BA forgot to give me this information.
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Re: Question of the day- July 9th
Darryl_V link said:
+1 to these. I use the drip method but instead of an air valve, I tie a knot in the tubing then loosen towards the end of the acclimation period to allow water to move faster and bring the temperature up closer to tank temp. I generally takes me 3-4 hours (or longer) to acclimate because of the decreased salinity of the water included with the new fish. I will also put an air line into the water in case the oxygen gets low due to the length of time I acclimate.pulpfiction1 link said:
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Re: Question of the day- July 9th
For corals, I let the bag sit for 20 minutes - 1/2 hr in my tank to get to temp. Depending on where I get them, I either put them right in or I dip them. As for fish... I all ways ask about the salinity levels, however, I don't trust them either so I check it myself when I get home. I use the blending method for the most part. I let the bag sit in my tank to get to temp, then I slowly add a 1/4 cup of water over a 1/2 hr period. If the salinity is a lot lower than mine, then I use a slow drip.
I like the idea of putting air in the bag to keep the oxygen levels up on longer acclimating periods.
For corals, I let the bag sit for 20 minutes - 1/2 hr in my tank to get to temp. Depending on where I get them, I either put them right in or I dip them. As for fish... I all ways ask about the salinity levels, however, I don't trust them either so I check it myself when I get home. I use the blending method for the most part. I let the bag sit in my tank to get to temp, then I slowly add a 1/4 cup of water over a 1/2 hr period. If the salinity is a lot lower than mine, then I use a slow drip.
I like the idea of putting air in the bag to keep the oxygen levels up on longer acclimating periods.
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