Aclimating Snails and Crabs

[lil.guppy]

Ok I have a shipment of snails and crabs coming in tomorrow. I want to do the floating bag method where you add water.
Am I supposed to float the bag for 15 minutes and then add a 1/2 cup of aquarium water every 30 minutes until the bag is double the amound and then pour half the amount of water and continue until its doubled again?
I dont want to loose these guys and I need the best acclimating possible.
Thanks

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by lil.guppy
http:///forum/post/3034888
Ok I have a shipment of snails and crabs coming in tomorrow. I want to do the floating bag method where you add water.
Am I supposed to float the bag for 15 minutes and then add a 1/2 cup of aquarium water every 30 minutes until the bag is double the amound and then pour half the amount of water and continue until its doubled again?
I dont want to loose these guys and I need the best acclimating possible.
Thanks
I always just drip acclimate.

 

[sk8shorty01]

I also drip acclimate. I used to do the bag method you are refering to but I have found my success rate to be much higher with drip acclimation.

 

[lil.guppy]

Ok can you tell me an easy cheap drip way of doing it?
I figure a bucket with a small airline hose and a knot in it. Question is, can I open all the bags and put them in the same bucket? Im worried that some of the bags have different salinity then others

 

[d-man]

I'm bad with acclimation (not patience)and I know it (I also have been running low salinity and it's been JUST FINE so I dont need to here more on that) my point is that I have to think about acclimation so I test the water it comes in and have found that most of the time the salinity is low in the water it comes in and I try to change accordingly

 

[joe____17]

I acclimate by floating my bag for 15 minutes. Remove half of the bag in the water and then add a cup of water every 15 minutes for an hour and a half. Worked every time. What kind of crabs and snails are they?

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by lil.guppy
http:///forum/post/3034912
Ok can you tell me an easy cheap drip way of doing it?
I figure a bucket with a small airline hose and a knot in it. Question is, can I open all the bags and put them in the same bucket? Im worried that some of the bags have different salinity then others
The SG should be the same if they are comming from the same place. Inverts are usually kept at a higher SG than the fish tanks are. They are generally on different systems too. Just test the bags to be sure. If you have a good amount of hose then you can cut pieces for different drip lines to each bag.

 

[richl]

I always use drip acclimation. You need to acclimate the new arrival to your water, so it makes sense to do it slowly so as not to stress them. I use a separate container for each bag. Watch the acclimation video on this site and follow their instructions. Also, follow their acclimation time guidelines for each species you order.

 

[i<3reefs]

I just chip clip the bag to the side of the aquarium poke a small hole in it, and drip acclimate it. Drip acclimation for inverts is about 1hr30m. I acclimated mine during an extended lunch hour, due to a surprise delivery, and had no losses in 1hr15m.
gl

 

[sepulatian]

Originally Posted by I<3Reefs
http:///forum/post/3041199
I just chip clip the bag to the side of the aquarium poke a small hole in it, and drip acclimate it. Drip acclimation for inverts is about 1hr30m. I acclimated mine during an extended lunch hour, due to a surprise delivery, and had no losses in 1hr15m.
gl
That is a game of Roulette. Inverts slowly die from acclimation shock. How long have you had these inverts??