Matching salinity in QT and acclimation

[curtcherry]

If salinity is matched from the place of purchase in the QT tank. Is an hour good for acclimation? Or can it be shortened? Or longer?

 

[mcgyvr]

Personally I wouldn't recommend anything but floating the unopened bag in the water for 10-15 minutes to match temp then just open and dump them in the tank..
I think acclimation does more harm than good..

 

[ColoReefer970]

Plus this

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1959576

Thx sk8

 

[curtcherry]

I am starting to think the same thing!

 

[windlasher]

Personally I wouldn't recommend anything but floating the unopened bag in the water for 10-15 minutes to match temp then just open and dump them in the tank..
I think acclimation does more harm than good..

I don't totally disagree, however, KNOW the source of your fish and their husbandry practices. You don't want to dump a gallon of STRANGE water into your tank with lots of crap in it. I say FLOAT, and then either dump the water out and then dump the fish or use a net to reduce the possibility of introducing something bad into your tank.

 

[anthonys51]

its a qt tank. does it really matter. plus when using a net you can still introduce disease to a tank. some diseases or parasites don't die when the net drys out. next time you put it into your tank you introduce the diseases.

 

[Deleted member 336650]

Even though it is going into a QT, water that arrived with the fish could have a buildup of ammonia.

 

[anthonys51]

Even though it is going into a QT, water that arrived with the fish could have a buildup of ammonia.

Good point I always pour my water in probably stop doing it


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