Ohio Reef
Reef Discussion => Inverts => Topic started by: bearsfan420 on June 18, 2014, 20:43:02
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Im getting a pistol shrimp and watchman goby this weekend and heard that acclimating a pistol can b long process.I usually just float bags till reach temp then pour in but not sure bout this one.Any help appreciated.
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I float bags then drip acclimate. I drip a little longer for some inverts.
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I float bags then drip acclimate. I drip a little longer for some inverts.
If they are going from low salinity to high salinity, say 1.019 to 1.024, it is very important to acclimate slowly.
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Drip acclimated mine, took about an hour but doesn't require constant supervision.
Are you pairing it with a yellow watchman? Let us know how that process goes. I have seen mine once in 2 months and does not appear to have paired up with my tiger watchman.
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Yes i am pairing with yellow watchman and i will keep u posted
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Be careful when drip acclimating that you don't let the temp change too much in whatever you're dripping into. I don't drip anything but super sensitive (linka stars and such) and then it's overnight. I like to half submerge my drip bucket in my sump to keep the water temp and also no issues if I let it overflow. For everything else, its a cup or so of my tank water into the bag every 15 minutes for an hour. This allows buffering of all parameters instead of just temp.