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01/19/2007, 06:42 PM
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Wrasse-a-holic
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massive salinity change?
A "friend" just gave me a royal gramma he had in his tank, which I have come to find out was VERY neglected...
His SG was 1.036, no joke. Mine is 1.025. I have drip aclimated it for about 1 hour now, and got the SG in the new water to 1.030... Should I add RO/DI water to it to help it along or just let it go? I am thinking the latter... Anybody had to do this extreme of an acclimation before?
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80 gallon Jebo 48x18x21 Bubble Magus BM-180 Cone 110lbs Live Rock 1-2" Sandbed Mag 12 Return Pump 2 MP10s, One Left Rear, One Right front Opposite each Other 2x65w pc 03 Actinic 2 250W Lumatek w/ SE Phoenix MH about 4" above water Livestock: 10 yr. old Purple Tang, Orchid Dottyback, Melanurus Wrasse, Pink Margin Wrasse, Pair of Clowns, Bartlett Anthias, Diamond Goby, 18 yr. old Lemon Peel Angel, Blue Flasher Wrasse Mixed Reef, mostly Zoanthids |
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01/19/2007, 06:54 PM
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well the longer the aclimation the better, and getting him closer to the water params is the reason for aclimation. If anything, a longer aclimation is going to be benificial compared to shocking him by a change in salinity. Why don't you continue to drip aclimate with RODI.
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01/19/2007, 07:11 PM
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Hadn't thought of that, good idea, I'll keep you posted...
thanks for the reply...
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80 gallon Jebo 48x18x21 Bubble Magus BM-180 Cone 110lbs Live Rock 1-2" Sandbed Mag 12 Return Pump 2 MP10s, One Left Rear, One Right front Opposite each Other 2x65w pc 03 Actinic 2 250W Lumatek w/ SE Phoenix MH about 4" above water Livestock: 10 yr. old Purple Tang, Orchid Dottyback, Melanurus Wrasse, Pink Margin Wrasse, Pair of Clowns, Bartlett Anthias, Diamond Goby, 18 yr. old Lemon Peel Angel, Blue Flasher Wrasse Mixed Reef, mostly Zoanthids |
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01/19/2007, 08:14 PM
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so far so good, I got the SG down to match and put it in and it seems ok so far, I won't really know until the lights come on tomorrow, but it's not floating at the top yet ;-)
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