Do you have to acclimate fish?
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firefightremtp
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Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/3211664
Have you seen the float/drip setup I shared with Sep a while back? Ummm I guess a long while back.
(oh, and please don't ever change your location)
I found a pic, but I use an open top container with a drip tube coming out of the bottom. I just fill the container with tank water and start a drip into the bag or specimen container while it's floating. Occasionally remove and discard water from the specimen container. I drip EVERYTHING.
This makes pretty good sense and I have pretty much an unlimited supply of IV bags that I could use.. (which now that I think about it makes perfect sense)
Thanks!
~grace
http:///forum/post/3211664
Have you seen the float/drip setup I shared with Sep a while back? Ummm I guess a long while back.
(oh, and please don't ever change your location)
I found a pic, but I use an open top container with a drip tube coming out of the bottom. I just fill the container with tank water and start a drip into the bag or specimen container while it's floating. Occasionally remove and discard water from the specimen container. I drip EVERYTHING.
This makes pretty good sense and I have pretty much an unlimited supply of IV bags that I could use.. (which now that I think about it makes perfect sense)
Thanks!
~grace
browniebuck
Active Member
I am currently acclimating an order received from another web retailer. I did the temp acclimation and am currently acclimating 3 orange lyretail anthias, a lavender tang, a flagfin angel, and 3 fire shrimp. My QT tank isn't big enough for all of the fish, so I am going to have to add my angel and tang to the DT (VERY hesitant to do this...WHY DID I ORDER 5 FISH AT ONCE????) and the anthias will go to the QT tank. I am using the drip method after temp acclimating them via the float method. My shipment didn't arrive until after 2:30, so I am going to take my time and acclimate VERY slowly...probably going to put them into their new homes around 6:00 I think.
All look VERY healthy, the angel is probably 5 inches long, the tang probably 4 inches, the lyretail anthias are probably 2-3 inches each.
I couldn't pass up the deal...all that I ordered was only $156, and I combined with a co-worker to take advantage of free shipping...I generally order from SWF, but these prices were ridiculous!
All look VERY healthy, the angel is probably 5 inches long, the tang probably 4 inches, the lyretail anthias are probably 2-3 inches each.
I couldn't pass up the deal...all that I ordered was only $156, and I combined with a co-worker to take advantage of free shipping...I generally order from SWF, but these prices were ridiculous!
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by FirefightrEMTP
http:///forum/post/3213686
This makes pretty good sense and I have pretty much an unlimited supply of IV bags that I could use.. (which now that I think about it makes perfect sense)
Thanks!
~grace
No kidding it looks perfect...but how do you get that stuff without stealing it from a hospital? I wouldn't try using a used one(unless I was sure it was saline) because the medicine could be dangerous to the fishy.
http:///forum/post/3213686
This makes pretty good sense and I have pretty much an unlimited supply of IV bags that I could use.. (which now that I think about it makes perfect sense)
Thanks!
~grace
No kidding it looks perfect...but how do you get that stuff without stealing it from a hospital? I wouldn't try using a used one(unless I was sure it was saline) because the medicine could be dangerous to the fishy.
firefightremtp
Member
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3213696
No kidding it looks perfect...but how do you get that stuff without stealing it from a hospital? I wouldn't try using a used one(unless I was sure it was saline) because the medicine could be dangerous to the fishy.
haha..
well i work in a hospital and in the back of an ambulance. They are actually quite cheap. A lot of times in the back of an ambulance, an IV is hard to get. (its hard enough in the hospital when the patient is old or very large, let alone in the back of a moving ambulance.
) Anyway, we open the packaging and spike the bag before we attempt the IV, and when we cant get a line, we have to throw it away b.c it is no longer sterile. I would say my dept throws away at least a few bags a day.
sorry such a long explanation...
http:///forum/post/3213696
No kidding it looks perfect...but how do you get that stuff without stealing it from a hospital? I wouldn't try using a used one(unless I was sure it was saline) because the medicine could be dangerous to the fishy.
haha..
well i work in a hospital and in the back of an ambulance. They are actually quite cheap. A lot of times in the back of an ambulance, an IV is hard to get. (its hard enough in the hospital when the patient is old or very large, let alone in the back of a moving ambulance.
sorry such a long explanation...
hunt
Active Member
But seriously...don't you even like your tank enough to even learn the right thing to do in the first place? Have you ever read a single book on fish keeping?(flower)
Low Blow...(jk) Of coase i like my tank. Ive just done it tis way for about (is when i gott my first tank) 8 years and my older brotherr has done done it for prb ly the last 10. (no problems/no worry) dont worry though im acclimatting fish now.(learned from my mistaks)
Low Blow...(jk) Of coase i like my tank. Ive just done it tis way for about (is when i gott my first tank) 8 years and my older brotherr has done done it for prb ly the last 10. (no problems/no worry) dont worry though im acclimatting fish now.(learned from my mistaks)
socal57che
Active Member
I use a plastic container with a drip line coming out the bottom. It's FAR easier to refill than an IV bag.
socal57che
Active Member
Originally Posted by FirefightrEMTP
http:///forum/post/3213686
This makes pretty good sense and I have pretty much an unlimited supply of IV bags that I could use.. (which now that I think about it makes perfect sense)
Thanks!
~grace
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3213696
No kidding it looks perfect...but how do you get that stuff without stealing it from a hospital? I wouldn't try using a used one(unless I was sure it was saline) because the medicine could be dangerous to the fishy.
I use a plastic container with a drip line coming out the bottom. It's FAR easier to refill than an IV bag.
...and Flower, I think medicines are added via a tee in the line, not from the bag itself.
http:///forum/post/3213686
This makes pretty good sense and I have pretty much an unlimited supply of IV bags that I could use.. (which now that I think about it makes perfect sense)
Thanks!
~grace
Originally Posted by Flower
http:///forum/post/3213696
No kidding it looks perfect...but how do you get that stuff without stealing it from a hospital? I wouldn't try using a used one(unless I was sure it was saline) because the medicine could be dangerous to the fishy.
I use a plastic container with a drip line coming out the bottom. It's FAR easier to refill than an IV bag.
...and Flower, I think medicines are added via a tee in the line, not from the bag itself.
socal57che
Active Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3213997
I used to take the empty normal saline or Sterile water bags from work. I get a lot of stuff from work that I can use on my tank instead of it going in the trash.
G-tube feeding bags are much easier.... I have a picture of me using one some... hold on.
Is the pic "G" rated?
http:///forum/post/3213997
I used to take the empty normal saline or Sterile water bags from work. I get a lot of stuff from work that I can use on my tank instead of it going in the trash.
G-tube feeding bags are much easier.... I have a picture of me using one some... hold on.
Is the pic "G" rated?
firefightremtp
Member
Originally Posted by socal57che
http:///forum/post/3213993
I use a plastic container with a drip line coming out the bottom. It's FAR easier to refill than an IV bag.
...and Flower, I think medicines are added via a tee in the line, not from the bag itself.
you are correct, the meds are added from a port in the line when your are just using a normal saline drip. There are some meds that come in the form of a IV bag, but that is another subject....
~grace
http:///forum/post/3213993
I use a plastic container with a drip line coming out the bottom. It's FAR easier to refill than an IV bag.
...and Flower, I think medicines are added via a tee in the line, not from the bag itself.
you are correct, the meds are added from a port in the line when your are just using a normal saline drip. There are some meds that come in the form of a IV bag, but that is another subject....
~grace
firefightremtp
Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3213997
I used to take the empty normal saline or Sterile water bags from work. I get a lot of stuff from work that I can use on my tank instead of it going in the trash.
G-tube feeding bags are much easier.... I have a picture of me using one some... hold on.
I know right, i have been happily suprised by this. 20cc syringes for water testing, now NS Bags for acclimating, I like this..
~dom
http:///forum/post/3213997
I used to take the empty normal saline or Sterile water bags from work. I get a lot of stuff from work that I can use on my tank instead of it going in the trash.
G-tube feeding bags are much easier.... I have a picture of me using one some... hold on.
I know right, i have been happily suprised by this. 20cc syringes for water testing, now NS Bags for acclimating, I like this..
~dom
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3214019
LOL... to the right of me... I'm acclimating something there.
LOL...the face (almost) that goes with the pretty hands and nails
http:///forum/post/3214019
LOL... to the right of me... I'm acclimating something there.
LOL...the face (almost) that goes with the pretty hands and nails
cranberry
Active Member
This was the final pic. Quick side track.
I use to go on a 3 week vacation twice a year. Something would go wrong every single time and that always earned the last photo spot in my album.
That one particular year it was SARS that held me up when traveling to Canada... so it got the proud pic of being the "Vacation Mishap/Holdup".
I use to go on a 3 week vacation twice a year. Something would go wrong every single time and that always earned the last photo spot in my album.
That one particular year it was SARS that held me up when traveling to Canada... so it got the proud pic of being the "Vacation Mishap/Holdup".
socal57che
Active Member
Very cool. Are they available at medical supply stores?
Great pic, BTW.
Great pic, BTW.
cranberry
Active Member
Erf, I'm not sure. I don't even see them at work really anymore because I work with preemies. I use to work in a PICU... all the children ate through tubes if they ate at all. There was always a bag for me to get there.
I never see large NS bags anymore either. A NS bolus push is about 10cc now-a-days.
I used 2 IV pumps to dose A & B on a 24/7 basis.
I never see large NS bags anymore either. A NS bolus push is about 10cc now-a-days.
I used 2 IV pumps to dose A & B on a 24/7 basis.
florida joe
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3214019
LOL... to the right of me... I'm acclimating something there.
to the op actually when you say you never acclimated your fish you are not entirely correct. There are many individual aspects to acclamation one being temperature so you are in fact doing some acclamation now just do the rest.
To Cran please tell me there is a whip, thigh high boots and fish nets (no pun intended) involved in this pic
http:///forum/post/3214019
LOL... to the right of me... I'm acclimating something there.
to the op actually when you say you never acclimated your fish you are not entirely correct. There are many individual aspects to acclamation one being temperature so you are in fact doing some acclamation now just do the rest.
To Cran please tell me there is a whip, thigh high boots and fish nets (no pun intended) involved in this pic
firefightremtp
Member
Originally Posted by Cranberry
http:///forum/post/3214118
Erf, I'm not sure. I don't even see them at work really anymore because I work with preemies. I use to work in a PICU... all the children ate through tubes if they ate at all. There was always a bag for me to get there.
I never see large NS bags anymore either. A NS bolus push is about 10cc now-a-days.
I used 2 IV pumps to dose A & B on a 24/7 basis.
A trauma injury could require 1000-2000cc bolus easy, depending on VS. Its crazy the difference between pedi and adult pts.
~grace
http:///forum/post/3214118
Erf, I'm not sure. I don't even see them at work really anymore because I work with preemies. I use to work in a PICU... all the children ate through tubes if they ate at all. There was always a bag for me to get there.
I never see large NS bags anymore either. A NS bolus push is about 10cc now-a-days.
I used 2 IV pumps to dose A & B on a 24/7 basis.
A trauma injury could require 1000-2000cc bolus easy, depending on VS. Its crazy the difference between pedi and adult pts.
~grace