I had a great time at today's FRAG meeting. Learned how to select the proper camera settings, use Lightroom and Photoshop, won a raffle prize, and bought a few fish using the generous discount offered by our host Studio Blue. Naturally, when I got home I used my AccliMate to gently transition my fish to the higher salinity of my reef tank.
I should mention that I own two AccliMates. The XL and the standard size.I bought the XL first but found that the 1.75 gallons needed for acclimation was way more than I needed for the size of the fish that I was buying. It still makes a great acclimation box and fish trap but I ended up buying the standard model strictly for acclimation. This is the 3rd time I've used the standard model. And this is the worst experience that I ever had acclimating a fish in my life.
I set everything up correctly, cleaned and moistened the glass, moistened the suction cups, set the height, attached the box, got the wastewater drip rate adjusted and walked away. About 50 minutes later the was a loud crash and 1/2 gallon of water and fish was on the floor. So what happened? The suction cups were still attached to my tank in the original location. The screws were still attached to the box in there original location. But the box pulled away from all 3 screws and hit the tile floor.
I should mention that I own two AccliMates. The XL and the standard size.I bought the XL first but found that the 1.75 gallons needed for acclimation was way more than I needed for the size of the fish that I was buying. It still makes a great acclimation box and fish trap but I ended up buying the standard model strictly for acclimation. This is the 3rd time I've used the standard model. And this is the worst experience that I ever had acclimating a fish in my life.
I set everything up correctly, cleaned and moistened the glass, moistened the suction cups, set the height, attached the box, got the wastewater drip rate adjusted and walked away. About 50 minutes later the was a loud crash and 1/2 gallon of water and fish was on the floor. So what happened? The suction cups were still attached to my tank in the original location. The screws were still attached to the box in there original location. But the box pulled away from all 3 screws and hit the tile floor.
