drip acclimation question

JUNI0R · 12/22/2007, 05:33 PM

For drip acclimation what am I supposed to use for dripping? Is there something special that is for dripping.

saltymight · 12/22/2007, 05:40 PM

drip acclimation is used with a normal rubber tube..i cant think of the actually word for it but you tie knots in it until there are 2-3 drops per second. what do you mean some special for dripping?

JUNI0R · 12/22/2007, 05:43 PM

I meant is there a special tubing, I guess I just asked the same question twice. For the source of the water do i just draw straight out of my tank or should i put some water in a seperate container.

OranguTang · 12/22/2007, 05:45 PM

Just use airline tubing. Drip directly from your tank.

jamiep · 12/22/2007, 06:08 PM

Use airline tubing, drip it directly from your tank at around 2-3drops per second, or slightly slower for inverts. If you have a sump, float the bag in it while you drip for a preiod of an hour (or 2-3hours for invert). If you don't have a sump, float the bag for 10minutes in your aquarium after you have been dripping for a period of time to equalise the tempeture of the bag water and the tank water before adding your new livestock!

Sk8r · 12/22/2007, 06:41 PM

You can tie a loose knot in the tube to make sure it drips at the right rate.

Using a refractometer [ideally] or the best you've got, measure the salinity in your incoming bag, and the salinity in the destination [which please! let it be a quarantine tank!] and match them slowly [over about 3/4 hour] to within .001 points of salinity.

Alternatively, adjust your quarantine tank to match the salinity of your new acquisition, put them right in, and slowly, over the 4 weeks of quarantine, use topoff to adjust the salinity to match your main tank.

Blown 346 · 12/22/2007, 07:04 PM

What Sk8r said, A loose know to start then tighten the know to get 2 to 3 drips per second, for about an hour. I like to drip acclimate in a bucket. Dump the fish coraletc int he bucket with water form the bag, drip acclimate for an hour, net the fish or pick up the coral and place in the tank. Throw away all the water from the acclimation.

fatdaddy · 12/22/2007, 07:10 PM

I found drip gates at KV vet supply: http://www.kvvet.com/ for a few bucks each. Knots work for the most part, except for that one time....

george81 · 12/22/2007, 07:16 PM

i use an aqualifter pump with 3 way air valve splitter each has knobs for flow control. aqualifter is used from my ATO works great no need for knots just my method the knots and siphon works too.

12/22/2007, 05:33 PM	#1
JUNI0R Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 272	drip acclimation question For drip acclimation what am I supposed to use for dripping? Is there something special that is for dripping.

12/22/2007, 05:45 PM	#4
OranguTang NULL Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 977	Just use airline tubing. Drip directly from your tank. __________________ -Marc

12/22/2007, 06:41 PM	#6
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	You can tie a loose knot in the tube to make sure it drips at the right rate. Using a refractometer [ideally] or the best you've got, measure the salinity in your incoming bag, and the salinity in the destination [which please! let it be a quarantine tank!] and match them slowly [over about 3/4 hour] to within .001 points of salinity. Alternatively, adjust your quarantine tank to match the salinity of your new acquisition, put them right in, and slowly, over the 4 weeks of quarantine, use topoff to adjust the salinity to match your main tank. __________________ Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%.

12/22/2007, 07:10 PM	#8
fatdaddy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Northeast Florida Posts: 1,191	I found drip gates at KV vet supply: http://www.kvvet.com/ for a few bucks each. Knots work for the most part, except for that one time.... __________________ "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." -- Aristotle

12/22/2007, 05:40 PM	#2
saltymight Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Clay, Ny Posts: 860	drip acclimation is used with a normal rubber tube..i cant think of the actually word for it but you tie knots in it until there are 2-3 drops per second. what do you mean some special for dripping?

12/22/2007, 05:43 PM	#3
JUNI0R Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 272	I meant is there a special tubing, I guess I just asked the same question twice. For the source of the water do i just draw straight out of my tank or should i put some water in a seperate container.

12/22/2007, 06:08 PM	#5
jamiep Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Ireland Posts: 458	Use airline tubing, drip it directly from your tank at around 2-3drops per second, or slightly slower for inverts. If you have a sump, float the bag in it while you drip for a preiod of an hour (or 2-3hours for invert). If you don't have a sump, float the bag for 10minutes in your aquarium after you have been dripping for a period of time to equalise the tempeture of the bag water and the tank water before adding your new livestock!

12/22/2007, 07:04 PM	#7
Blown 346 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Rockford, Illinois Posts: 6,596	What Sk8r said, A loose know to start then tighten the know to get 2 to 3 drips per second, for about an hour. I like to drip acclimate in a bucket. Dump the fish coraletc int he bucket with water form the bag, drip acclimate for an hour, net the fish or pick up the coral and place in the tank. Throw away all the water from the acclimation.

12/22/2007, 07:16 PM	#9
george81 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: canada Posts: 254	i use an aqualifter pump with 3 way air valve splitter each has knobs for flow control. aqualifter is used from my ATO works great no need for knots just my method the knots and siphon works too.