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Acclimation

Acclimating New Fish
Here are some simple acclimation procedures for newly arrived specimens. To reduce any additional stress on your fish you should turn off all the lights on the tank before introducing the new fish. The following easy steps need to be followed and completed within two hours.
  1. Turn off aquarium lights and float the unopened bag in the display or quarantine tank for fifteen minutes to equalize the water temperature in the shipping bag.
  2. Open the bag by cutting it just below the metal staple and add 1/2 cup of aquarium water slowly into the shipping bag.
  3. Wait ten minutes before you add another cup of aquarium water. Repeat these steps every ten minutes until the shipping bag is filled.
  4. Remove half of the water in the shipping bag into a waste container. Add another cup of aquarium water and wait five minutes before you add another cup.
  5. When the shipping bag becomes filled for the second time you can then safely net the fish and place it into your tank.
  6. Discard both the shipping water and the water in the waste container.
  7. Leave the fish with the lights turned off for the rest of the day to allow the new fish to settle into its new environment.
  8. Do not feed until the next day. Cyclopeeze is an excellent food to try on the new arrival to get it eating.

Acclimating New Clams or Corals
To reduce any additional stress on your corals you should turn off all the lights on the tank so it can slowly acclimate itself to your lighting. We recommend placing the coral or clam in the bottom part of the tank and over the next two weeks slowly acclimate it to your lighting. You can follow the same acclimation procedures above or use the following drip method. Some corals may slime during shipping which is natural part of there condition. The following easy steps need to be followed and completed within one hour.
  1. Float the unopened bag in the display or quarantine tank for fifteen minutes to equalize the water temperature in the shipping bag.
  2. Open the bag by cutting a small hole in it just below the metal staple.
  3. Take a airline hose and attach a airline control valve at one end. Place the other end in the display or quarantine tank and adjust the valve so you get one drop per three seconds.
  4. When the bag is filled you should close the valve, remove the hose from the shipping container and discard half of the water in a waste container.
  5. Place the airline hose back in the bag and continue to drip the aquarium water into the bag.
  6. When the bag is filled you can then discard both the shipping water and the water in the waste container.
  7. Place the coral in the lower part of the tank and leave the lights off for at least three hours.