NEW Tank!

[eugenez_21]

hi, guys i have a 75g cycling right now and have some ?s What is Acclimation Time? :thinking:

 

[seannmelly]

acclimation is how you introduce your fish to your water parameters. do you mean cycling time?

 

[eugenez_21]

I know it had something to do with that. Whats the best way to introduce a new fish

 

[rbaldino]

Acclimation time refers to how long a fish should be floated in its bag and drip acclimated before being released into the tank.

 

[seannmelly]

do the drip method, take a bucket put the fish and water in it. get some air tubing hose put 1 end in the tank make a knot someplace in it get the water flowing tighten the knot so it drops a drop or 2 a sec into the bucket. certain fish require longer times

 

[aztec reef]

usually takes about a couple hours for fish longer for inverts.depending of how far off the lfs water levels are from your tank's levels..

 

[eugenez_21]

I will be transferin all my fish in a 5g bucket. So i need to put drops of my water into the bucket for what ever the time the lfs prefers.

 

[seannmelly]

yes but dont listen to your lfs check this website for your type of fish it will tell you how long. what type of fish do you have? if they are big id use a couple of buckets

 

[eugenez_21]

Nothin in this tank so far im takin it slow. And whats ur opinion on the Emperior 400.

 

[seannmelly]

are you running a sump if so junk the filter. they are ok but id rather run a sump. r u going to have lr?

 

[eugenez_21]

Thats all of a filteration system i have so far. Yes I m plannin to add 20 lbs of LR soon.

 

[eugenez_21]

no sump. just the empior400 cycling the tank with 2 stripped desmals

 

[almostclueless]

In the end, you may want to have more than 20 lbs. A generall guidline is 1 pound per gallon.

 

[eugenez_21]

Im aimin at 80lbs but this hobby is quite costy,lol

 

[eugenez_21]

Also i dont fully understand how a sump work or how to set one up. Is it that thing that u putt a tank under ur main tank?

:thinking:

 

[seannmelly]

ok so no sump live rock and a emp 400, this will work. id deff have more lr and put some powerheads in there. r u using sand?

 

[seannmelly]

oh a skimmer too, a good sized 1

 

[seannmelly]

Originally Posted by eugenez_21
Also i dont fully understand how a sump work or how to set one up. Is it that thing that u putt a tank under ur main tank?

:thinking:

yes id go this route if i was u

 

[eugenez_21]

i have cc which is one mistake. Whats a sump?

 

[seannmelly]

its a smaller tank that goes underneath your tank. you will have to get a overflow box. the water will syphon the the box down to the sump where you will keep your skimmer, heater,pre filter pad and return pump. the pump will then pump the water back to your tank. it keeps all the stuff out of site. going this way you wont need you 400 but alot of lr