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ksicard
08/27/2015, 10:05 AM
Hey all,
I've always drip acclimated my fish but recently I came across a thread that basically said for fish that are shipped overnight drip acclimation is actually harmful from the shock it puts on the fish due to ammonia/ph chagning dramatically. So my question is if drip acclimation isn't the best method for fish that are shipped overnight then what type of acclimation should I be performing for shipped fish?

snorvich
08/27/2015, 10:20 AM
Match quarantine water SG to shipped water SG. Temperature acclimate for 15 minutes, then place into quarantine (which for many is the first cycle of tank transfer)