help with zoos and mushrooms

kware · 02/04/2008, 10:51 PM

What is the best way to acclimate zoos and mushrooms
drip?
and my nitrates are around 10-20 averything else is good what do you guys think.
i'm getting them tomorrow

cloak · 02/05/2008, 02:23 AM

I would just drop them in. Your perameters might be better than the holding tanks at the LFS. A breath of fresh air. Do a test on the water they came in to see.

Not the best advice, but I've never had any problems due to the acclimation. Snails maybe. Seen those nitrates blood red in the bag. Might be a breath of fresh air.

FWIW.

Icefire · 02/05/2008, 05:28 AM

drop them in if salinity is withing 0.002

compulsivebasta · 02/05/2008, 04:43 PM

I wouldn't drop zoos straight in without a freshwater/lugols dip first

packer · 02/05/2008, 05:29 PM

I have done what cloak said and tested LFS bag water. Really not a good thing to do, you probably will not like the results. Along with that, I did find the salinity of thiers to be lower than my tanks by quite a bit. From a few LFS, not just one so keep that in mind. I think they like lower salinity for the fish as it lowers bacteria counts from what I have read. Also probably saves money making higher dose replacement water to refill tanks. I usually always bring my things up to temp by floating, then put them into a container and add 1/4 the amount of water they are in from my tank, wait 10 minutes and add another 1/2 amount to that. Then I remove the item from the water and put it into the tank, throwing the container water away. Just remember you need to have some saltwater on hand to replace your tank water after this, as just using R/O would eventually drop your tanks salinity.

02/04/2008, 10:51 PM	#1
kware Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: upstate ny Posts: 645	help with zoos and mushrooms What is the best way to acclimate zoos and mushrooms drip? and my nitrates are around 10-20 averything else is good what do you guys think. i'm getting them tomorrow

02/05/2008, 05:28 AM	#3
Icefire Seasoned reefer Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: In Quebec, Canada Posts: 3,653	drop them in if salinity is withing 0.002 __________________ Temp 80F, PH 8.5-8.0, Alk 6.8-7.2, Ca 430, Mg 1700, NO3 0-0.25, PO4 0.04, 34.4 PPT Lights @ 100% all others, 35% White Current Tank Info: 60g Cube, 120lbs live rocks, Hydra52 2x120W, 2 MP40+ 1 MP10 @ 70%, Phosban 550 GFO+Carbon, 200W Heater, SWC Skimmer, Kalk ATO, 150 gpd RODI

02/05/2008, 02:23 AM	#2
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	I would just drop them in. Your perameters might be better than the holding tanks at the LFS. A breath of fresh air. Do a test on the water they came in to see. Not the best advice, but I've never had any problems due to the acclimation. Snails maybe. Seen those nitrates blood red in the bag. Might be a breath of fresh air. FWIW.

02/05/2008, 04:43 PM	#4
compulsivebasta Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 50	I wouldn't drop zoos straight in without a freshwater/lugols dip first

02/05/2008, 05:29 PM	#5
packer Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura, Ca Posts: 338	I have done what cloak said and tested LFS bag water. Really not a good thing to do, you probably will not like the results. Along with that, I did find the salinity of thiers to be lower than my tanks by quite a bit. From a few LFS, not just one so keep that in mind. I think they like lower salinity for the fish as it lowers bacteria counts from what I have read. Also probably saves money making higher dose replacement water to refill tanks. I usually always bring my things up to temp by floating, then put them into a container and add 1/4 the amount of water they are in from my tank, wait 10 minutes and add another 1/2 amount to that. Then I remove the item from the water and put it into the tank, throwing the container water away. Just remember you need to have some saltwater on hand to replace your tank water after this, as just using R/O would eventually drop your tanks salinity.