Brackish Questions - Page 2

flamingo · 12-20-2007, 02:17 PM

BBg's aren't that "sensitive" and your sG isn't at a high enough (or at least, shouldn't be) level to cause too much concern. 1-2 hour drip acclimation like said should be all you really need.

What you've listed as the basics sounds alright, though, Don't mix fake plants with live plants! Either one or the other

. Don't forget to add in the food, salt, hydrometer, etc.

Chaos553 · 12-21-2007, 03:07 PM

question: whats this whole drip acclimation? ive never heard of it before, but im sure it has something to do with the conversion of FW-SW(or brackish in this case).

Fish Taco · 01-24-2008, 12:42 AM

I have a brackish tank. used marine sand and fossilized coral in it. its simple. half fresh water/half marine salt water.

flamingo · 01-24-2008, 03:12 PM

That's nice xD

Daeorn · 01-24-2008, 10:31 PM

Drip acclimation is basically when you are getting your fish used to the new water conditions it is to be housed in over a period of time.

It's done in a way similar to gravel vacuuming - you're creating a siphon essentially.

By tying a knot in middle of the tube, you're making sure that the flow of water being transfered from the tank is "dripping" (thus drip acclimation) as opposed to freely flowing.
Letting a steady drip into the container with your new fish happen over a period of time, your fish slowly gets acclimated to its new conditions.

Although, if thats not exactly clear - its a lot easier to show than to explain for me.

12-20-2007, 02:17 PM	#21
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 16 Posts: 1,895 User Feedback: (2)	BBg's aren't that "sensitive" and your sG isn't at a high enough (or at least, shouldn't be) level to cause too much concern. 1-2 hour drip acclimation like said should be all you really need. What you've listed as the basics sounds alright, though, Don't mix fake plants with live plants! Either one or the other . Don't forget to add in the food, salt, hydrometer, etc. __________________ If you put "u" instead of typing out the actual, shocking, three letter word... i'm not going to read your ramblings. I'm so behind it's not even funny.

12-21-2007, 03:07 PM	#22
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 378 User Feedback: (0)	question: whats this whole drip acclimation? ive never heard of it before, but im sure it has something to do with the conversion of FW-SW(or brackish in this case). __________________ 10-Gallon "Soon to be" Betta Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb -20 Neon Tetra -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories

01-24-2008, 03:12 PM	#24
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Fish Taco Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12 User Feedback: (0)	I have a brackish tank. used marine sand and fossilized coral in it. its simple. half fresh water/half marine salt water.

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Daeorn Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 78 User Feedback: (0)	Drip acclimation is basically when you are getting your fish used to the new water conditions it is to be housed in over a period of time. It's done in a way similar to gravel vacuuming - you're creating a siphon essentially. By tying a knot in middle of the tube, you're making sure that the flow of water being transfered from the tank is "dripping" (thus drip acclimation) as opposed to freely flowing. Letting a steady drip into the container with your new fish happen over a period of time, your fish slowly gets acclimated to its new conditions. Although, if thats not exactly clear - its a lot easier to show than to explain for me.

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