Coral Acclimation Procedure

Coral acclimation like Saltwater fish acclimation takes time but will reduce your disappointment of watching the coral fade away and die we need to follow proper acclimation to reduce the likely hood of failure.
Handling Corals
Different corals will require different handling techniques for others. For instance, soft corals, polyps, and mushroom corals will normally arrive attached [...]

Strange Behaviour of Acclimating Creature’s

“My fish is dying! he’s laying on bottom of the bag…”
Many fish will end up in this situation, so don’t worry it’s not dying, its just stressed! The fish is gill heavy and is a the bottom of the bag, take time to successfully fish acclimation so be patient.
The following are some common characteristics before, [...]

Acclimating Fish the “Drip Line Method”

The pros, cons and instructions to the drip line method.
The Pros

Once the processs for the drip line is set up it will take care of its self
This method can be used for all types of marine as well as be used for freshwater fish

The Cons

This method can take a long time to complete, and may [...]

Acclimating Fish the “Measuring Cup Method”

Here’s the simple instructions for the Measuring cup method

Open up the bag that the fish was transported in, if the bag is fairly full discard about 50% off the saltwater.
foldover or remove excess bag material
Place the bag within the saltwater aquarium and secure it to the side of the tank by means of clothes peg [...]

Saltwater Fish Acclimation Methods

Saltwater fish acclimation takes time but will reduce your disappointment of watching them struggle and stress or just sink to the bottom of your tank.
Proper acclimation helps reduce the chances of stress. This will make a huge difference in the health and beauty of your new fish.
There are few things to remember and to follow [...]

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