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da6d2003 said:maroonytunes, out of curiosity, do you care to share you aclimation procedure?
twon8 said:da6d2003 said:maroonytunes, out of curiosity, do you care to share you aclimation procedure?
i'll share mine. rip the bag open, dump the water out, inspect visually, toss in tank.
Mr. Ugly said:One thing that I read recently relates to ammonia.
If an animal or coral is fouling the water, the ammonia levels rise. If the pH is low as with old water, it's not so much a problem because the NH3 is bound up as NH4+ which is not so harmful for the organism.
If you do a water change, or anything which starts raising the pH back to more normal levels, the NH4+ starts releasing the NH3 which is what causes the big problems. I believe that is why some vendors don't recommend slow acclimation for recently shipped snails.
Picked up the ammonia tip in the fish breeding forum on RC, I think. That was a warning on dealing with ammonia in larvae tanks. Fish larvae being among the most delicate organisms.
Shultz said:I normally float the bag(s) for 30mins to bring the water upto temp & then dip them as per Mucho's thread on RC. then in the tank on the bottom until they settle.....
Cheers Shelton.