| There are three common approaches or methods in | | | | process on saltwater tropical fish, you need to take |
| acclimating your tropical fish in a recently set-up | | | | 2 to 3 hours for the fulfill acclimation. |
| aquarium. These approaches are: | | | | 2. The Floating Bag Approach |
| 1.The Drip Approach | | | | The Floating Bag Approach is just about the most |
| 2.The Floating Bag Approach | | | | common acclimation method that functions well. You |
| 3.The Bucket Approach | | | | simply need to be very meticulous when suspending |
| 1. The Drip Approach | | | | the bag filled with unknown water in your fish tank. |
| This technique is suggested for most saltwater | | | | Preferably, you are suspending the bag in a prior |
| tropical fish and invertebrates because they may be | | | | set-up quarantine tank but, sorry to say, most |
| intolerable to extreme level of pH, specific density as | | | | beginning hobbyist don't use a quarantine fish tank. |
| well as other waste chemical changes. | | | | Once you've been in the hobby for a while and |
| To execute this technique, get a bucket, veggie | | | | experience any type of fish problems you will soon |
| trimmers with a suction cup in order to secure the | | | | have sufficient knowledge as well as realize the |
| tube in the aquarium as well as strong air pump | | | | essence of a simple quarantine aquarium tank. |
| tubing that is properly long to drag out from your | | | | When you leave the pet store you would like to go |
| fish tank to the bucket. Place one end of the tubing | | | | right home to avoid build up of ammonia in the plastic |
| into the veggie clipper and then position the clipper | | | | bag or container, when the fish get rid of wastes in |
| into the aquarium tank. Grab the suction cup and | | | | such limited amount of water. When you're home, |
| place the other end of the tube into the bag inside | | | | open the container and take out about one fourth of |
| the bucket. You need to do this using slow drip going. | | | | the water from the bag. Change this water with the |
| Try for drips from time to time. If you are | | | | same volume of water from your aquarium tank. |
| experiencing some problems when using the knot to | | | | Float the container in the fish tank and put through |
| control the drip rate, any type of strong clippers can | | | | the shade opening on the open end of the container |
| do the job. C-clamps or Vise-grips or are great as | | | | to help it to become safe. After ten minutes, add |
| well. | | | | about one cup of your aquarium water to the bag. |
| The length of this drip approach should be based on | | | | Repeat this procedure for about one to two hours. |
| your acclimation. If you are applying this method for | | | | Next, make use of a small fish net to get them out |
| most freshwater tropical fish, you need to be doing it | | | | of the container and slowly put the fish into the |
| not less than an hour or so prior to putting the fish | | | | aquarium. |
| to your aquarium tank. In case you are doing this | | | | 3. |