Acclimating Emerald Crabs, Turbo Snails, and Corals.

[Devon93274]

I am in no way an expert on acclimation, but I've seen a far higher success rate by just temperature acclimating snails and crabs for 20 minutes and dropping them in my tank. I've had my tank for a year and I used to Drip Acclimate 4 or 5 inverts untill the salinity matched up. Every attempt was followed by at least one death a week or two after. For a couple months now I have changed to the float and drop method. I've added more than 7 bags of emerald crabs and turbo snails, and I haven't lost one of them yet. I don't know if I'm lucky, but I can't ignore my results. I only drip my fish. I have put many corals in with no acclimation with a 100 percent success as well. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[Diesel]

I know LFS do it receive, float and drop.
Me personalty will take the few loses as I would Quarantine them first in a TTM.
Don't want to take the risk that they bring something in my tank.

 

[JackDE]

Corals: Float and drop
Inverts/Fish: I drip acclimate but only for 30 mins max

 

[reefwiser]

I generally drip accilmate SSP corals an inverts as they dont' take to alk and salinity changes well . Generally a slow drip over two hours.

 

[Naiad]

Are we talking shipped inverts or inverts from the lfs 5 minutes down the road?