acclimation

  1. sky414

    Best way to acclimate 5 tangs

    I have a 40 gallon tall as an qt and a 8’x3’x2’ dt. The last fish to be added are my tang gang: 1. Blue hippo 2. Sailfin 3 Orange shoulder 4. Blonde naso 5. Tomini or whitetail I want to prophylacticly put them in copper then prazi. I want all small ones (2-3 inches). What is the best way to...
  2. Ironic_Water

    Is acropora polyp extension of new frags important during acclimation?

    I've been slowly acclimating my new acropora frags to my tank - mainly the lighting, bringing the frags up slowly from the bottom of the tank to their new positions. I haven't seen any of the polyps extend during this process. I'm new to acropora, though I know about their flow and lighting...
  3. Bepis

    Copperbands, To Acclimation Box or Not

    Hey everyone haven’t posted in over a year but I am hoping back on the forum more and more slowly but surely. I’m going to be getting in a quarantined batch of fish and it includes a bonded pair of copperbands. In the past I introduced my copperband without an acclimation box allowing my...
    • Bepis
    • Thread
    • acclimating fish acclimation acclimation box copperband
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  4. KrisReef

    What should I get for lunch

    I'm at work and hungry and my new clam is floating in a bag at home. What is the proper meal to eat on the way home before acclimating the clam to a new environment? Would you leave early, or come back after this meal? Post your parameters so we can categorize these answers. I can't recall...
  5. taylormaximus

    What's your coral dipping and acclimation method?

    Hi! This will be my first time posting in the coral threads as I currently run a fish only system, but I'm planning on introducing some coral soon. I've been doing loads of research on coral dips, so I thought I would ask what dip (or series of dips) you use to feel confident adding a new frag...
  6. CincyReefer07

    Coral Dipping New Gorgonians safe?

    I bought a pair of photosynthetic Gorgonians from KP Aquatics that will be delivered today for my 310 gallon mixed reef. Are gorgonians safe to coral dip? Should I dip gorgonians? Looking for past experiences with these and whether or not you dipped yours or not and how they reacted. Should I...
  7. th365thli

    New Regal Angels, observations on the two variants.

    I had a unique turn of events that essentially landed me two Regal Angels. Long story short is, the vendor delivered the wrong kind to me, an Indo grey belly versus a Red Sea or IO yellow belly. To the vendor's credit, he shipped me a yellow belly for free including cost of shipping (shoutout to...
  8. th365thli

    Shipped fish salinity mismatch. Ramp up time?

    So I received some fish online. This vendor ships their fish low, around 1.18-1.19 is advertised. I tested the bag water and it was 1.16-1.17. No biggie, adjusted my 10 gallon acclimation tank and after a 30 minute temperature acclimation and dumped just the fish in. Longnose butterfly and...
  9. B

    Another magnificent sea anemone (ritteri) post

    I got a magnificent sea anemone 2 days ago, I’m approaching the 48 hr mark now. The nem has a firm footing and all its tentacles are inflated. However its mouth hasn’t closed, it’s stretched 2-3 inches across. Bubbled around the mouth. It also seems to be struggling to inflate almost half of its...
  10. Acclimation Methods

    Acclimation Methods

    Acclimating Animals to Aquariums Jay F. Hemdal c.2020 Introduction to acclimation techniques Most beginning aquarists hear that they must “acclimate” any new animals they add to their aquarium. Acclimation (sometimes termed “acclimatization”) is simply the process of gradually adapting...
  11. Zaven D

    Does fish size matter?

    Recently had swung by my lfs and noticed that slightly larger sized Wrasses and Tangs are priced higher than their smaller counterparts. I left really thinking about it since I’ve never really thought about fish size when making a purchase unless I am stocking a smaller tank etc. So my fellow...
    • Zaven D
    • Thread
    • acclimation fish fish size survivability survival tang tang compatibility wrasse wrasse compatibility
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  12. G

    Cycling

    I was wondering if I need to aclimate a fish only tank with damsels with my last 20 gallon i acclimated it and didn’t add damsels to cycle it but now I’m getting a 55 gallon do I need to cycle it with damsels also I’m getting a 15 and I’m putting only a frog and a couple hermits and they are...
  13. Afkomjorgen

    Acclimating shipped fish

    My fish are shipping from ORA to my LFS about an hour away. I have asked the lfs to not open the shipping bags or add the fish to their system. the plan? — prep new salt water & bring to temp. Temp acclimate fish. Add the fish to the new salt water in buckets & drip acclimate to match ph and...
  14. ajtomase

    acclimate new fish (bag has ammonia blockers)

    I'll be getting the first clownfish for my tank from someone who is quarantining them for me and they informed me they ship their fish in water between 1.024-1.026 and has ammonia blockers in the bag. I know that when I open the bag, the increase of oxygen will raise the pH which will also raise...
    • ajtomase
    • Thread
    • acclimation ammonia blockers ammonia burn first fish new fish
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Fish Discussion
  15. ajtomase

    New fish acclimation (w/ammonia blockers)

    I'll be getting the first clownfish for my tank from someone who is quarantining them for me and they informed me they ship their fish in water between 1.024-1.026 and has ammonia blockers in the bag. I know that when I open the bag, the increase of oxygen will raise the pH which will also raise...
  16. Kyle Soto

    What are Acceptable Nitrate Levels to Acclimate Fish

    I recently purchased a 65 gallon Red Sea aquarium on Offerup. I currently have a 32 gallon Biocube stocked with 4 fish and I am planning on transferring these fish into the new tank. However, the nitrates in this new tank are fairly higher than my Biocube (40 ppm versus 10 ppm). Is this too big...
  17. fryman

    Have acclimation protocols changed?

    Two suppliers I've used recently explicitly warned *not* to drip acclimate - biota and reefcleaners. I've always been a little skeptical that fish are so sensitive to salinity changes. A popular treatment for flukes is the "freshwater dip" where we drop a sick fish from normal salinity...
  18. S

    Emergency

    I just received an Orange Spotted Blenny from Live Aquaria. The fish looked very healthy in the bag. I dumped it into the small bucket to begin acclimating, when I checked the shipping water's salinity. The water the blenny was shipped in was 40PPT, and the salinity of my quarantine tank is...
  19. RealWorld

    How stressful is not acclimating new fish? After all, isn’t a fresh water dip the exact opposite, but yet fish appear to survive it?

    It is my understanding that upon purchasing a new fish from LFS, it is customary to slowly acclimate the new fish to the water in the DT or QT, by slowly adding DT/QT water to the water from LFS. We do this to slowly change the chemistry and temp of the LFS water that the fish came with, to...
  20. Mike197

    Ways to help messed up acclimation

    Hi, I know I messed up and now my clownfish aren't looking too good. They have some pink in their white spots, which I've read means they're struggling to acclimate to a tank. I just moved and some things went wrong during the moving process which resulted in mistakes being made with how I...
  21. S

    Is my torch ok?

    I recently got a torch coral. It is my first coral and I am trying to do everything right. I acclimated it yesterday through the drip method then used dip and checked all over for eggs and stuck on hitchhikers. I placed it in the tank and it was closed up. Over night it opened up and is still...
    • Sushiboy225
    • Thread
    • acclimation deflated first coral health help inflated new coral new coral help tentacles torch coral
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: General LPS Discussion
  22. MnFish1

    When can coral be put into a tank - a philosophical / scientific discussion

    So - having read the threads here - for several years - I keep hearing 'you cant keep corals unless the tank is xxx months/years old' - on the other hand - I have also seen examples of people setting up tanks at reef shows, aquarium stores, and hobbyists - who set up their tanks and immediately...
  23. S

    H380 Acclimation Period?

    Hey all, I am restarting my small fuge (17G in one section of my sump in a 125G system). I have some Chaeto ordered, and I own a Kessil H380, it is 14" above the sump. I'm looking for suggestions wrt what type of acclimation period you would use so I don't burn the Chaeto?
  24. ReeferWarrant

    Green Goniapora Acclimation

    So I bought this Green Goniapora on a whim, it was $10. Trying to acclimate it right now and the polyps are barely peeking out. It has been two days and nothing too great as far as extension, wondering what the best route would be to make sure it's acclimating right. Thanks in advance
  25. Conrad Noto

    Help with incoming Haddon's Carpet Anemone

    I found and ordered a smaller Haddon's Carpet Anemone ( 6") on Diver's Den. Will be here Sat. It is green ( not neon, more pine green) tan mouth, purple disc and some purple patterned beading throughout the green body. I've been researching few weeks and a little more confused. There is a lot of...
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