Brackish Questions - Page 2

flamingo · 12-20-2007, 03:17 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, 04:07 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, 01:42 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, 04:12 PM

That's nice xD

Daeorn · 01-24-2008, 11:31 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, 03:17 PM	#21
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,881	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. __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

12-21-2007, 04:07 PM	#22
Chaos553 Guilty Gear Anyone? Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 408	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 Tank Empty 20-Gallon -TONS of Fancy Guppies -3 Albino Corys 38-Gallon -1 Cherry Barb (hoping to get rid of possibly for more schools) -13 Neon Tetra -2 Geophagus Jurupari -1 Red-Eye Tetra -1 Bolivian Ram -1 Green Cory -1 Peppered Cory -2 Juli Cories -(a few more cories should do it)

01-24-2008, 04:12 PM	#24
flamingo One Word: Croutons. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wisconsin Age: 17 Posts: 1,881	That's nice xD __________________ I'm still around from time to time. If you'd like to chat, send me a pm and i'll tell you where to contact me

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01-24-2008, 01:42 AM	#23
Fish Taco Fishy Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12	I have a brackish tank. used marine sand and fossilized coral in it. its simple. half fresh water/half marine salt water.

01-24-2008, 11:31 PM	#25
Daeorn Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 23 Posts: 78	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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