Sensitive invert acclimation question

roper512 · 01/27/2006, 11:23 AM

I've read on multiple places that you should never let certain inverts touch air.. I've also read that you should never let any of the original packaging water to enter your tank..

So how does one do this? How do you get your acclimated invert to the tank without letting any of the bagged water in? Seems like the only way is to have some get in there since netting the invert could possibly kill it..

I'm also talking as if this were using the drip acclimation method in a 5 gal bucket.

Thanks

WaterKeeper · 01/27/2006, 11:34 AM

Hi Roper,

It is mainly sponges that cannot tolerate exposure to the air. Most others specimens kept in the hobby can withstand brief exposure.

One of the things we preach is to use a Q-tank before adding anything into your display. If you do this then there is no real reason to avoid adding the specimen, water and all, for the quarantine period. This would mean you would simply open the sponge's bag underwater.

roper512 · 01/27/2006, 06:45 PM

Hmm okay. So stuff like my cleanup crew (snails, small hermits, brittle star and tiger tail cucumber can be exposed to air briefly while i transfer them from bucket to tank?

Lv2_play · 01/28/2006, 02:55 AM

yea

MiddletonMark · 01/28/2006, 07:04 AM

Most will not suffer much, but a few [like the sponges WK mentioned] don't do well exposed.

For all livestock I'd go along with Waterkeeper's QT advice. Having had a few reef pests ... it's worth it, something I've instituted.

Either way, for most inverts I try to acclimate them slowly.
Float in the sump to get to temp, then often I'll set up a drip from the tank into a bucket [after checking the LFS's/etc salinity vs. mine]. If it's a big difference, I'll let it take a while [hour or so]

I try to keep my air-exposure time to a minimum, but it's better than adding LFS/etc water to your tank.

01/27/2006, 11:23 AM	#1
roper512 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Detroit suburbs Posts: 393	Sensitive invert acclimation question I've read on multiple places that you should never let certain inverts touch air.. I've also read that you should never let any of the original packaging water to enter your tank.. So how does one do this? How do you get your acclimated invert to the tank without letting any of the bagged water in? Seems like the only way is to have some get in there since netting the invert could possibly kill it.. I'm also talking as if this were using the drip acclimation method in a 5 gal bucket. Thanks

01/27/2006, 11:34 AM	#2
WaterKeeper Bogus Information Expert Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 16,147	Hi Roper, It is mainly sponges that cannot tolerate exposure to the air. Most others specimens kept in the hobby can withstand brief exposure. One of the things we preach is to use a Q-tank before adding anything into your display. If you do this then there is no real reason to avoid adding the specimen, water and all, for the quarantine period. This would mean you would simply open the sponge's bag underwater. __________________ "Leading the information hungry reefer down the road to starvation" Tom Current Tank Info: 130 Now out of service and a 29

01/28/2006, 02:55 AM	#4
Lv2_play Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: OC - Anaheim Hills Posts: 235	yea __________________ Virgil Ross

01/28/2006, 07:04 AM	#5
MiddletonMark Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 14,441	Most will not suffer much, but a few [like the sponges WK mentioned] don't do well exposed. For all livestock I'd go along with Waterkeeper's QT advice. Having had a few reef pests ... it's worth it, something I've instituted. Either way, for most inverts I try to acclimate them slowly. Float in the sump to get to temp, then often I'll set up a drip from the tank into a bucket [after checking the LFS's/etc salinity vs. mine]. If it's a big difference, I'll let it take a while [hour or so] I try to keep my air-exposure time to a minimum, but it's better than adding LFS/etc water to your tank. __________________ read a lot, think for yourself Current Tank Info: 58g stony reef [250w10k, 250w 20k MH, 2x vho act, Octopus150, 6060 + 6000] ; 60g mixed tub

01/27/2006, 06:45 PM	#3
roper512 Premium Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Detroit suburbs Posts: 393	Hmm okay. So stuff like my cleanup crew (snails, small hermits, brittle star and tiger tail cucumber can be exposed to air briefly while i transfer them from bucket to tank?