Sasha T
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I'm curious if I've been overthinking this (probably):
Every time I've seen people (normally LFSs) talking about acclimation, I only ever see a time listed. "Sensitive to parameter changes, 45-60 minute drip acclimation recommended", etc.
"Dripping is the preferred method of acclimation for all inverts. Most invertebrates are best with a 1 hour drip. More sensitive invertebrates like starfish and urchins should be dripped for longer"
I've gotten some orders where there was barely 200 ml of water in the bag, and some that have more than a litre, so a 45 minute drip acclimation would have a very different end result if no water was removed from those bags beforehand, right? Is it usually assumed or implied that the water volume is doubled by the end of the drip acclimation? Normally when I'm drip acclimating I try to double/triple the amount of water by the end of the drip time, so I dump enough water so that the fish/coral/invert is comfortably covered by the water they shipped in, and the rest is dumped.
Every time I've seen people (normally LFSs) talking about acclimation, I only ever see a time listed. "Sensitive to parameter changes, 45-60 minute drip acclimation recommended", etc.
"Dripping is the preferred method of acclimation for all inverts. Most invertebrates are best with a 1 hour drip. More sensitive invertebrates like starfish and urchins should be dripped for longer"
I've gotten some orders where there was barely 200 ml of water in the bag, and some that have more than a litre, so a 45 minute drip acclimation would have a very different end result if no water was removed from those bags beforehand, right? Is it usually assumed or implied that the water volume is doubled by the end of the drip acclimation? Normally when I'm drip acclimating I try to double/triple the amount of water by the end of the drip time, so I dump enough water so that the fish/coral/invert is comfortably covered by the water they shipped in, and the rest is dumped.