acclimating stuff in general

[sillysidewinder]

Just thought I'd ask, I know that I've made acclimation mistakes before.

What are the best ways to acclimate the following things:

Fish
Anemones
Shrimp / other invertebrates
SPS, LPS, Softies
Live Rock
Any other kind of coral

Really, Just anything. haha

 

[NYreefNoob]

fish i do a fw dip for 5 minutes then 30 minutes in pro cure
shrimp\verts never really acclimated and havent had loss's
corals i temp float then treat for pest

 

[pdnyc69]

Drip acclimation on all

 

[Jzhou]

For fish and inverts like shrimps and snails, I drip acclimate for 45 min. For corals and clams, I normally just float for half and hr to get the temp the same.

 

[Gwiz3005]

Why not drip acc everything? With all the money you spend, better to be safe than sorry. I know it takes longer, but the fish/coral/invert/you will all be happier in the end.

 

[Lenny718]

Why not drip acc everything? With all the money you spend, better to be safe than sorry. I know it takes longer, but the fish/coral/invert/you will all be happier in the end.

Because believe it or not there is such a thing as over acc things. With fish and sensitive inverts I drip for 30-45 min everything else gets floated for 15-20 min and in the tank it goes. The animal has been stressed enough and over acc can stress it more.

 

[Jzhou]

Because believe it or not there is such a thing as over acc things. With fish and sensitive inverts I drip for 30-45 min everything else gets floated for 15-20 min and in the tank it goes. The animal has been stressed enough and over acc can stress it more.

+1

some people use to like using lugol solution when acclimating coral because its good for tissue repair or something. There is now super iodine, which is a lot safer to use.

 

[Jzhou]

someone should check over what i just wrote. That was what someone told me a couple of years ago. I normally just float coral.

 

[sillysidewinder]

i'm sure you all have plenty of ideas about homemade drip acclimation units. can i get some ideas please?

 

[prattreef]

A bucket and a piece of airline tubing with a knot in it. Tighten and loosen the knot to adjust the flow.

 

[sillysidewinder]

clever and easy

 

[albano]

A bucket and a piece of airline tubing with a knot in it. Tighten and loosen the knot to adjust the flow.

+1, plastic airline valves, are even better than tying a knot!

 

[Jzhou]

Yea the knot method is def better than a valve. I also use a food clamp to weigh the other end down. fir freshwater tanks, esp discus or anything non loach or sting ray I also add methle ble to the acclimating bucket.

 

[albano]

Yea the knot method is def better than a valve.

On what planet?

 

[rookie07]

I only temp acclimate, by floating bag for 30-90 mins....if salinity is off, I will do a quick acclimation (pouring 1 cup of water at a time) so as not to totally shock anything(generally it's only fish from fish only systems)....I have heard that livestock can take up to 2 weeks for a real acclimation. Also, a lot of things in the ocean get caught in tide pools, and the salinity of those tide pools can drastically change throughout the day.

 

[OOtzie]

drip everything, especially shrimp/inverts. Corals are dripped and lugol's dipped, It will only make the corals/fish/inverts act normal and healthly at 4x the rate. Like it was said before your spending the money what's another half hour?

Just thought I'd ask, I know that I've made acclimation mistakes before.

What are the best ways to acclimate the following things:

Fish
Anemones
Shrimp / other invertebrates
SPS, LPS, Softies
Live Rock
Any other kind of coral

Really, Just anything. haha

 

[e.muehlbauer]

I don't drip, but I slowly acclimate with little cupfuls of water until the salinity is equal to my tank...anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour, depending on salinity and type of animal...snails and clams get a longer time, fish, which always seem stressed by acclimating, get a shorter time.