How To Acclimatise

[fishy55599]

just wondering how i should acclimitise fish and invertes.
i should be getting my cuc soon so i really need to know

 

[seffieuk]

just wondering how i should acclimitise fish and invertes.
i should be getting my cuc soon so i really need to know

Drip is most certainly the best way to go over several hours. It really depends on your tank params compared to the water the inverts/fish/corals are currently in. I always test and go from there....

So, for example, if I bought something from a mate just round the corner and I know his tank runs at 1.026 with little phosphate, < 10 nitrates then I would probably just bring them up to temp and stick em in , however if the sg was at 1.016 which it has been in the past when I bough a coral, I would want to acclimatise for many hours

Seffie x

 

[fishy55599]

can you explain the drip method please, as i only know the tropical one.

i so cant wait for my CUC, secretally im calling it a reward from mum

 

[seffieuk]

Get a bucket, length of tubing and a clamp, the sort with a tap on that you can regulate flow with.

Put the tube in your tank, fill with water, put thumb on one end and move it to the bucket, so one end in tank, one end in bucket, open the little tap so you are getiing drips coming out, sit back and wait

Seffie x

 

[fishy55599]

i may have to have a trial of that before then, i think i might have one of those flow restricters.

how would you get them in the bucket to acclimitise without harming them and stressing them out

 

[seffieuk]

For inverts and corals, i just pick um up although there are some animals/corals that should not be taken out of water.

For a fish, i use a glass, i hate nets! But it does mean I get a bit of their water, which isnt so good, but so much less stressful for the fish

 

[fishy55599]

i would be too worried about picking them up.
can you use a net if done super quick?

 

[seffieuk]

i would be too worried about picking them up.
can you use a net if done super quick?

Yes - but why would you be worried?

 

[fishy55599]

i dont want to hurt them.

 

[weezawoo]

I have been wondering this myself, do you add all the water that is in the bag that they came in and pur that into the bucket first? then start dripping once they are in there? Just confused as you said you get a bit of their water which isn't good?

 

[seffieuk]

If I have to catch a fish/shrimp, I use a glass, so i would get some of their water and you never know what lurks in their water do you, but saying that, I have bought all my fish as juvies, so only needs a little

Fishy, as long as you are careful, you will not hurt them, for snails I usually tickle their foot and they then let go can work with anemones as well

Seffie x

 

[fishy55599]

If I have to catch a fish/shrimp, I use a glass, so i would get some of their water and you never know what lurks in their water do you, but saying that, I have bought all my fish as juvies, so only needs a little

Fishy, as long as you are careful, you will not hurt them, for snails I usually tickle their foot and they then let go can work with anemones as well
this sounds too risky! expecially as im getting an emerald crab you tickle their what!?
Seffie x

 

[seffieuk]

you tickle their what!?

You can just pick up an emerald crab - just dont put your fingers inthe way of his claws

 

[fishy55599]

sounds to risky with my luck haha


do you have a random video of you doing this?

 

[seffieuk]

sounds to risky with my luck haha


do you have a random video of you doing this?

cant say that I have!