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how do you acclimate new rays?
just looking how YOU personally acclimate
your rays when you get them. Do you plop
and go, drip method, float then plop or float
and slowly add a cup of tank water at a time?
or any other way you do it?

just looking for personal experiences with it
 
flukekiller said:
how do you acclimate new rays?
just looking how YOU personally acclimate
your rays when you get them. Do you plop
and go, drip method, float then plop or float
and slowly add a cup of tank water at a time?
or any other way you do it?

just looking for personal experiences with it
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flukekiller said:
how do you acclimate new rays?
just looking how YOU personally acclimate
your rays when you get them. Do you plop
and go, drip method, float then plop or float
and slowly add a cup of tank water at a time?
or any other way you do it?

just looking for personal experiences with it
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jim barry jim barry
 
I check PH of both waters (tank and bag) and temp. If not too far a part. I might use a couple of pitchers back and forth. Then release. Pups I take a little longer. Big PH swings stresses them a lot.
 
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Drip for pups and bigger rays unless the pup is in a bag then I have floated and slowly added water like any other fish, but mostly drip over about 1 hr assuming the ray has not travelled for too long.
If adding any ray to a tank that already has rays in I personally make sure the new ray is sectioned off from the others for a few weeks. If adding younger rays to adults make sure the younger ray is at least 8" disc as it is more likely to be stronger and will get food easier and will also be able to handle the more boisterous rays and any potential initial bullying.
 
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I run my pH significantly lower than most people, therefore I drip acclimate as long as I can before adding any new fish. I usually add an air stone into the container the fish is in during acclimation.

Of all water parameters, changes in pH (potential Hydrogen) are the hardest for fish to acclimate to. We only see it off as maybe a couple points on the scale. Say from 6 to 8. That's only 2 numbers apart in our eyes... In reality that is a huge difference for a fish considering how many hydrogen or hydroxide ions are present in the water column. 100 times more alkaline in actuality. So from say 6-9 on the scale, 9 is 1000 times more alkaline than 6... Now you can see how big swings in pH can cause serious issues for fish.
Most fish will accept a wide pH range, as long as it is a slow change. If you are guessing, you are rolling the dice... Why risk it? Especially with rays that cost hundreds to thousands of dollars... Know what your tank runs at and if you can, check the water of the fish you are acclimating. 184phscale.gif
 
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