Best method to acclimate a nem?

[LesPoissons]

Hey guys,
what’s the best way to acclimate a nem? My Lfs finally got some in. Some people say temperature acclimate and drop in. Other people say like a one hour slow drip? Thanks!

 

[lpsouth1978]

I always use a drip method. I will put the nem in a bucket with the water it came in. Then i place a drip line in the bucket and slowly drip water from the tank into the bucket over 1-2 hours. Once this is done, I carefully lift the nem out of the bucket, with as little water as possible, and place it in the tank with all flow turned off. Once the nem has attached securely, I will slowly turn flow back on.

 

[MichaelReefer]

ALWAYS drip. I put it in a bucket, run a drip for at least an hour, two if you can. They are very sensitive.

 

[DudeBoy]

do you worry about temp difference with a slow drip? I have a dripper but I always end up opening it up quickly because I feel like its taking so long the water is cooling...

 

[MichaelReefer]

do you worry about temp difference with a slow drip? I have a dripper but I always end up opening it up quickly because I feel like its taking so long the water is cooling...

I've never had a problem. I've always dripped. Maybe a few drops a second in a five gallon bucket.

 

[old salt reefer]

I do as above(drip) , but put the container the anemone is in, in a pan of warm water to maintain the same temp as the tank. You have to keep adding warm water every now and then to the pan to maintain the temp.

 

[MichaelReefer]

If you do it at the same time you do a water change it helps, since it's such a long drip acclimation, might as well toss the bucket and do your water change. Just what I do though.

 

[James M]

Temp acclimate and drop it in .
I’ve always done this and never lost a single nem

 

[b breef]

I’m no expert by any means but the logic of how dripping can introduce more stress than necessary seems sound. Dripping changes the chemistry you are exposing your new animal to many many unnecessary times. If you tank Pars are different from its temporary or lfs home. Seems like temp acclimating the larger amounts of tank water say10-15ml at a time until majority Of the water is your tank water is in the container of the new animal. I only chimed in bc I plan to acclimate a bta soon and want to see what was said.
as long as you rchemistry Params are close to the new animals, it seems like this would by less stressful. ?
Then slow introduce to tank at lower flow and light as typically recommended with nems.