Hey everyone,
I have five fish coming on Thursday, but I am working and will not be able to acclimate the fish until 5 pm. I have someone at home who will bring the fish in and float the bags in my sump to temperature acclimate until I get home in the evening. After reading @Jay Hemdal 's article on acclimation, here is my plan for acclimation. Please let me know if you would change anything and whether you have any advice:
1. Temp acclimate fish for 6 hours in sump in the dark (from when package is received to when I arrive home)
2. Mix water that matches the pH and salinity of the bags in buckets
3. Remove fish from their bags and place in buckets of new water
4. Drip/flow acclimate or replace 20% of water every 5-10 min to match salinity in buckets to main tank (Difference between bags and display will be around 0.004 initially)
5. Introduce fish to aquarium with lights off to reduce aggression
Any advice or ideas to make this better?
I have five fish coming on Thursday, but I am working and will not be able to acclimate the fish until 5 pm. I have someone at home who will bring the fish in and float the bags in my sump to temperature acclimate until I get home in the evening. After reading @Jay Hemdal 's article on acclimation, here is my plan for acclimation. Please let me know if you would change anything and whether you have any advice:
1. Temp acclimate fish for 6 hours in sump in the dark (from when package is received to when I arrive home)
2. Mix water that matches the pH and salinity of the bags in buckets
3. Remove fish from their bags and place in buckets of new water
4. Drip/flow acclimate or replace 20% of water every 5-10 min to match salinity in buckets to main tank (Difference between bags and display will be around 0.004 initially)
5. Introduce fish to aquarium with lights off to reduce aggression
Any advice or ideas to make this better?