Fish and anemone acclimation??

avelino78 · 03/05/2013, 07:55 PM

I was wonder what everyone's rule of thumb is with this. Especially with BTA.

worm5406 · 03/05/2013, 11:21 PM

Lots of questions... Quick ones first:

How old is tank?
How are water parameters?
What is salinity compared to new items?
Are you going to quarantine them first?
How large is the tank?
Are there other inhabitants?
What light do you have and intensity along with length of time on/off?
What is the flow?

Sk8r · 03/05/2013, 11:37 PM

Read the sticky on acclimation. And don't try a nem until you've been at this a while. They're tricky beasts, and tend to go where they want, not where you want.

avelino78 · 03/06/2013, 01:04 PM

Ok and I have read them but what about for anemone. My tank has been up and running for 15 months and my parameters are all good. I figure to treat it as a fish but not use a QT.

worm5406 · 03/06/2013, 04:33 PM

Go to the anemone section. Orion has a few threads on QT. He lost a whole tank due to not QTing one before.

avelino78 · 03/06/2013, 05:59 PM

Thanks for the info.

03/05/2013, 07:55 PM	#1
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 478	Fish and anemone acclimation?? I was wonder what everyone's rule of thumb is with this. Especially with BTA.

03/05/2013, 11:21 PM	#2
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Lots of questions... Quick ones first: How old is tank? How are water parameters? What is salinity compared to new items? Are you going to quarantine them first? How large is the tank? Are there other inhabitants? What light do you have and intensity along with length of time on/off? What is the flow? __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

03/05/2013, 11:37 PM	#3
Sk8r RC Mod Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Spokane WA Posts: 34,628 Blog Entries: 55	Read the sticky on acclimation. And don't try a nem until you've been at this a while. They're tricky beasts, and tend to go where they want, not where you want. __________________ 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%.

03/06/2013, 04:33 PM	#5
worm5406 Not afriad to admit wrong Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: South of WashDC in Maryland Posts: 7,774	Go to the anemone section. Orion has a few threads on QT. He lost a whole tank due to not QTing one before. __________________ Stock:LPS/SPS\|1 hippo\|4 OC Clown\|4 Pepp shrimp\|2 Brittle Star\|3000+ Copepods\|10+ MiniBrittle\|8+ Bristle Worm\|2 Anemone\|100+ mini-feather\|4 boys 14,21,22,22 Current Tank Info: Tank:300g Mixed Reef 300+lb LR\|4" LS\|5x MP40W\|75g fuge\|5x RadionPRO\|RO DB250 skimmer\|Apex

03/06/2013, 01:04 PM	#4
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 478	Ok and I have read them but what about for anemone. My tank has been up and running for 15 months and my parameters are all good. I figure to treat it as a fish but not use a QT.

03/06/2013, 05:59 PM	#6
avelino78 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Dover, NJ Posts: 478	Thanks for the info.