Saltwater Fish Acclimation Guide
Thank you so much for supporting our family business! It really means a lot to us! Let’s make sure you get these fish into your Aquarium safely!
Our Water: Our water contains Copper at all times and we also have various medications mixed in at any given time. Furthermore, we also keep our salinity low around 1.018-1.019 S.G. All of these precautions help us to ensure we are delivering healthy fish to your door! Even though we take this precaution, we cannot guarantee that the fish are 100% disease free. We recommend you quarantine your fish if that is something you normally do. If fish look funny upon arrival contact us immediately with videos and begin acclimation. Do not discard dead fish without making contact with us.
Steps to acclimate your fish (these same steps apply if introducing the fish to a quarantine system): *If you purchased a lot of fish, it is best to have multiple acclimation buckets, please contact us with any questions* We advise that you do not add any additional acclimation meds or products to the acclimation bucket.
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Float the fish in your aquarium or sump for 15 minutes. This will bring the fish to your aquarium temperature. If you have high output lighting (LED, T5, Halide etc.), you will want to either turn them off during acclimation or float the fish in the sump as the heat from the light can create a greenhouse effect in the bag.
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Cut the fish out into a 5 gallon bucket with the water the fish came in. Please note that you SHOULD NOT mix our fish water with the water from any invertebrate or corals that you purchased due to the medication and copper in our water.
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Begin a drip acclimation on the fish (here’s our method below).
1. Use an airline tube to create a siphon from your aquarium into the 5 gallon bucket. (Pro Tip: To secure the airline, you can thread it through your overflow teeth, or tie it off on a return line or filter pipe)
2. At the end of your drip tube, tie a loose knot. For the rate of flow, you want the water stream out of the airline tube to be about 3-4 inches before the water begins to droplet.
3. Allow the drip acclimation to run for about 30 minutes to an hour. Be sure to monitor the process closely.
4. It is VERY IMPORTANT that you bail water out of the acclimation bucket every 10-15 minutes . This will make it so that the water in the bucket actually begins to match that of your aquarium. (Pro Tip: Take the lid from the fish styrofoam box and cover the fish during the acclimation. This will help to decrease stimulation of the fish and reduce stress during acclimation)
Final Step: After the full hour of acclimation, collect the fish out of the bucket and place it into the aquarium gently. Discard the acclimation water. Refill your aquarium with new saltwater that was lost during the acclimation.