acclimation

PLEASE SCROLL TO SECOND PAGE FOR UPDATE/QUESTION Good morning, I fancied myself uber prepared and well-researched, but I just got the tracking numbers on my first fish order and am feeling the butterflies. The 20% got me. Needed a third fish to qualify... hoping it doesn't cause problems...

I have a Lineatus wrasse that I just got from LA which is not eating and hiding in acclimation box. I have two sections of PVC zip tied together in acclimation box for him to hide in and that is all he does is hide. He will move from one section of PVC to the other but never when I am in the...

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Using an ipad to show video of random fish on a reef, I was able to stop the bullying from existing reef dwellers during the first crucial hour of introduction of this yellow wrasse. Notice how the mass of fish refuse to go beyond the center of the tank.

I have a big spread of Zoas coming in tomorrow for my Zoa dominant tank (currently without coral). They are going into a MAX-E 170 with Hydra 26s. The seller I am buying from says that they are coming from tanks with 90-200 par (depending on distance from light). My tank is mostly 80-240 par (to...

Hi. I’ve tried purchasing cleaner shrimp multiple times now from LA... every time I try to add them they seem to arrive happy and then struggle during the acclimation. My last order from there I got two skunk cleaners and a blood red. I put the three together in a bucket after floating them...

Hi Everyone, I have a jbj 28 nano which i just changed over to ai prime hd leds. A few of my zoas dont look happy. Water parameters: Ammonia- 0 Nitrite -0 Nitrate - 5-10 ppm Phosphate - 0 Calc- 400 Mag- 1200 Alk- 8.3 With the new light which im thinking is the issue: 1) The devils armor (which...

hi everyone, With the heat coming on, i decided to ditch my canopy aio led 26 w (no dimmer) especially since a couple of my zoas started spewing zooxanthellet poop. I have the ai prime hd w mount coming monday and will have a screen to let more air exchange. I was wondering what kind of...

I ordered a hi-fin red banded goby pair with a pistol shrimp from liveaquaria. They should arrive in the next hour or so. I plan on floating the gobies and drip acclimating the pistol shrimp. Is there a specific order in which these guys should be introduced? Is float acclimation ok for the...

When the light is off, BTA will expand like no tomorrow. When the light is on, BTA will sucked all its tentacles in. Acclimating behaviour? It seems like it can't differentiate daylight and night.

Few questions in relation to drip acclimating corals, invertebrates, fishes, anemones et al. When the new inhabitants come in a bag, you float the bag in the DT/Sump for approx 10 mins, turn off the light if it's on, open the bag, pour content into bucket then do drip acclimation. What if...