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Fish Acclimization Time
So my yellow assessor and flame hawkfish are arriving tomorrow from Sea U Marine in Ontario. I've always had good success with acclimizing fish but I want to be extra careful with these fish. What would be an appropriate length of time over which I can transition them to my tank water. If temperature, ph and salinity are matched would that be a good indication?
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I would do an hour...did it with both of my assessors. Good luck! I love both of mine.
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an hour....?
depends on your drip time and what your acclimation set up is like IMO... Good call on the assessor... I have 3 yellows and a blue. |
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I usually go by the salinity if its close like a half hour is its way off around two hours.
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There's a lot more to consider than osmotic pressure here...
salinity is only 1 of a few factors... |
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I know that but with most salt mixes the more you put in (increasing salinity) The more magnesium, calcium, ect increases so if the salinity is closer the rest of it should be closer too. So if my salinity is 1.025 and the fish I bought is at 1.024 everything should be closer then if the fish was at 1.021.
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BioCube 16 gallon. Just rock at the moment. Last edited by Ryanst; 04-14-2011 at 09:24 PM. |