Need to know how

to drip acclimate new fish are there any diy on this

keep new fish in a bucket or watever filled with its original water and run a tiny siphon from your tank to the new fish's bucket untill you think its ok

i did this back when i had my 20L mini reef!
i did it with damsels

ok will do

thats how i thought it was done just wasnt sure

I use tubing with a plastic air valve to control the drip. I buy the cheap plastic valves in a pkg with 3 way splitter for around $2 at petsmart.

if you do not have a plastic airvalve you can tie a knot into airline tighten or lossen to control speed of drip

The knot is .... ok. I would definately recommend one of the cheap plastic single gang air valves at Petsmart. I use them all the time and you are able to dial in the drip rate much, much easier.

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I use an airline with a knot, a clothes pin keeps the line in the tank.

i do the same as fern.
but i also add a another air line with a knot on it to drain the but as it fills so it wont get to full

you don't need to do all that just hang the bag with the new fish in your tank and use a turkey baster to add your tank water.

cwhip wrote:

you don't need to do all that just hang the bag with the new fish in your tank and use a turkey baster to add your tank water.

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smart idea

Lots of execellent ideasthks

Here's the kind of valve I'm using. You can get the pack at Petsmart for a few bucks.

Airline Control Valve

Same ones I use.

i saw a good step by step video on saltwaterfish.com . the link is on their main page down to the left. they suggested to use a styrofoam box (which the fish were delivered in).

I let the fish in the bag they come in and float them for 15 min. Open the bag and add tank water. Wait 15 min. Dump out half the water in the bag (in a container or the sink) and add that much tank water back in. Wait 15 min. Then net the fish into the tank. I do the same for corals. Has worked for me ever time!