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Thanks! I never temp acclimated...
I’m buying magnets so I can temp acclimate, and pour some tank water inside the bags while the are floating. With my flow, the bags will sink, so I’m looking for reef safe magnets...do you think these are safe?
That's what I do with good successyou need to float the bags for 15-20 mins to get them to the right temperature first. then slowly add water to get salinity close. then they go in the tank. temp, salinity & pH should be close
Thanks! I never temp acclimated...
I’m buying magnets so I can temp acclimate, and pour some tank water inside the bags while the are floating. With my flow, the bags will sink, so I’m looking for reef safe magnets...do you think these are safe?
I have been reading along with this and happened to get an order of fish from LA today. I have never checked the parameters of the water the fish arrive in, so I did that today. I typically float the bags for 15-20 minutes, then transfer the fish into a bucket and drip acclimate them. The bagged water tested at 1.020 salinity and the ammonia was off the charts! I have never seen an ammonia test so high before. I took out over half the shipping water immediately and replaced about 1/4 of it with tank water and then started my drip. Matching parameters is good, but how bad is it for the fish to stay in that ammonia filled water.... I spent about an hour with the fish in the bucket and then moved them to the tank.
The ammonia tested at 2 ppm (not .2, 2). I didn't see much floating in the water and the bag was air tight. I tested the water after I dumped it into the acclimation bucket. I will say that the fish are doing great today. Active and eating!How high was the ammonia, and was the bag open?
If I were in a bag of ammonia and poo water, I would want to be out of it immediately. There is always a judgement call in acclimation - if the water is bad enough, I get the fish out right after I open the bag after floating temp acclimation.