How much acclimation needed depends on the creature, and
on how much of a difference there is. If there is not much
difference, then most things don't need much acclimation.

Wayne Sallee
Wayne's Pets



Don Geddis wrote on 1/28/2006 4:37 PM:
Anyone know what kind of livestock _doesn't_ need to be carefully acclimated?

I know about fish and even more so invertebrates. I was "trained" to do a
careful 30-45 minute transfer of water from the new system to the holding
tank. Ideally via a slow drip, but in practice usually just by pouring cups
of tank water into the holding system every 5-10 minutes. The idea is to only
have slow changes in pH, salinity, and temperature, and to give the livestock
a chance to adapt slowly.

But I was recently told that corals only need the temperature acclimation.
Just float the bag in the tank water for 10 minutes so the temperature comes
inline, then just plop the coral into the new tank without worrying about
salinity or pH changes.

And it was also suggested to me that macroalgae (caulerpa, etc.) doesn't even
need that. Just toss the plants into the sal****er tank straight from the bag.

Anyone have experience with either of these things? Do you not bother to
slowly acclimate corals or algae, but only fish and invertebrates?

-- Don
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