Acclimation

So I'm hearing mixed things on acclimation for corals and shrimp. How do you guys do it? I hear some people having succes with the 1 hour drip, while other just do it in like 20 minutes

 

i do like 10 15 mins

 

can you be more specific than inverts? other than fish, everything in your tank is an invert.

I float most things. Mostly bc it's a convenient place to put the bag while I get ready to place it.

Then I put whatever it is in there.

There are a few exceptions of delicate things (like shrimp) that I acclimate... but I generally don't do anything more than float.


For snails, John Maloney advises to float and then dump. What John says mine as well be law as far as I'm concerned...

 

oh sorry i mean like shrimp and corals

 

I float the bag for 15 mins. Then use the net to get it out. Except for a spiny urchin

 

Yea, what kind of inverts are you going to be acclimating? I would say there is a pretty big difference of acclimating a cleaner shrimp to a Ritteri Anemone. haha

 

just did an edit

 

yep, i would just do 30 min float, 30 min drip. should be fine if it is just a shrimp! hardy little fella's!!

 

I float and drip at the same time, but I have one tank under the other so it's easy for me to float under lights or not (in sump) and still have a drip set up. I try take more time than less, but that varies depending on what I'm doing.

 

i float the bad and maybe put a cup of my tank water in the bad and then put it in the tank..i acclimate expensive things..