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Offline LittlePuff

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Re: Which would you choose?
« Reply #20 on: May 12, 2011, 08:45:28 AM »
Ph will be ok as long as you gradually add the new water.
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Re: Which would you choose?
« Reply #21 on: May 19, 2011, 08:48:23 PM »
Right - that's why I'm acclimating them, lol. 
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Re: Which would you choose?
« Reply #22 on: May 20, 2011, 12:36:06 AM »
Quote from: wendyjo on May 19, 2011, 08:48:23 PM
Right - that's why I'm acclimating them, lol. 

I just decided to go with the Turkey baster idea... Made the transition for my neons smooth..
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Re: Which would you choose?
« Reply #23 on: May 20, 2011, 09:02:40 AM »
Don't suck on the tube! Fill it with water(dipping), hold the siphon end higher to get the waster to start flowing, place the siphon in the water. Don't let air get in. Vacuum!
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Re: Which would you choose?
« Reply #24 on: May 25, 2011, 10:53:59 PM »
I have always drip-acclimated and I also do a water change a day or so before acclimating new additions. I also add prime into the tank water before dripping to detoxify any ammonia build up in the bag water. I don't if that has ever made a difference but it works for me. The only 'deaths' I've had that I can attribute to osmotic shock were neons (had a few that lasted around a year and a half but most died at 2 day intervals) and otos (though the last 6 I got are going on 2 years now).
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