Drip acclamation
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flower
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Hi,
You get a bucket or other container...release your fish or coral from the bag and take an air line tube and tie a knot in it to be able to adjust the water flow drip...(or use an IV line) and syphon the water from your aquarium into the bucket a drop at a time. Using this method, I have found that the temp in the bucket, is not the same as the temp in the tank. That's why I don't use this method.
To me, even though SWfish.com says to use the drip method...it's a pain in the butt. I float the bag for a little bit so the temps are the same, then open it (I roll the bag opening to keep it afloat), and using a turkey baster, I remove some water from the bag and dump it in a cup...then take a little water from the tank (it should be a quarantine tank) and squirt it into the bag...I do that every 15 minutes, for an hour to 2 hours depending on the critter. By the time your done, only water from the tank is in the bag for the most part, and I release the fish, water and all. If you ask 20 people, you will get 20 different answers...everyone has their own way. I never lost a fish doing it this way.
You get a bucket or other container...release your fish or coral from the bag and take an air line tube and tie a knot in it to be able to adjust the water flow drip...(or use an IV line) and syphon the water from your aquarium into the bucket a drop at a time. Using this method, I have found that the temp in the bucket, is not the same as the temp in the tank. That's why I don't use this method.
To me, even though SWfish.com says to use the drip method...it's a pain in the butt. I float the bag for a little bit so the temps are the same, then open it (I roll the bag opening to keep it afloat), and using a turkey baster, I remove some water from the bag and dump it in a cup...then take a little water from the tank (it should be a quarantine tank) and squirt it into the bag...I do that every 15 minutes, for an hour to 2 hours depending on the critter. By the time your done, only water from the tank is in the bag for the most part, and I release the fish, water and all. If you ask 20 people, you will get 20 different answers...everyone has their own way. I never lost a fish doing it this way.
snakeblitz33
Well-Known Member
I buy from my local fish store and I know they don't use copper in their display tanks... so this is what I do...
I float the bag for 10 minutes and then poke a hole in the bag with a small knife once every 15 minutes until I have four holes. let it float and then release...
I do the same method for all of my corals as well. Never lost a fish with that method. I have only lost a few sps frags due to STN that was out of my control.
I float the bag for 10 minutes and then poke a hole in the bag with a small knife once every 15 minutes until I have four holes. let it float and then release...
I do the same method for all of my corals as well. Never lost a fish with that method. I have only lost a few sps frags due to STN that was out of my control.
dangerfish
Member
This seems like some pretty good information ill try to remember these tips when I drip acclimate.