how to acclimate your fish??

Closer to putting livestock in the tank, i'm wondering how do you acclimate your fish using the drip method. If i use an aqualifter and a container, would it be just as effective as this? if not, what accesories do i need to have the continuous drip?



thanks everyone

 

I drip acclimate, it seems to work very well for me.

 

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Drip acclimation all the way.

Usually go for 2-3 drops/second. That usually doubles or triples my water volume in the bag in about 20-30 min.

I also submerge the bag in a vessel of tank-temperature water to temp acclimate.

I feel some people, if the drip acclimate outside the tank, forget to temperature acclimate along with water chemistry acclimation.

Good luck!!!

 

I used to drip acclimate, but it would take too long, and then you'd still have to float the bag to temperature acclimate.

I think temperature acclimation is more important than anything with most fish. So, now I just float the bag and add a little water to the bag from the tank every few minutes... do this for about 20-30 minutes and dump them in... haven't lost a fish to acclimation since I started doing it this way.

 

In this case, shouldn't you use a smaller container rather than a large box to have the drip more temperature effective?

 

In either event, just as long as the water temp in the acclimation container matches the DT, you will be fine. There is much to be discussed as far as fluid thermodynamics and how a larger vessel will hold temp for longer, etc - but just as long as the temps are matching - that is your goal...

 

Actually, in the fish journals it say that is takes DAYS for a fish to actually acclimate to a different temperature. Our fast little temperature acclimations lasting an hour or two is kind of moot.... just saying.

 

I would believe it... but I don't think that the point is moot. SOME temperature acclimation is better than NONE. Like I said before, I think it is the most important.

Ever heard of a FW dip? Well, there is no acclimation for FW. Just match the pH and temp and go. However, I don't think these are really that good for fish...

pH is important, but the pH is probably somewhat low in the bag due to the fish using up available oxygen and expiring CO2-- which is another reason I believe it is good to get the fish out of this terrible environment as quickly as possible.