Does a 1 Degree Difference Matter When Adding/Transfering a Fish?

[ZoWhat]

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[cooltowncorals]

I don’t acclimate hardly anything beyond temp

I float for 10-15 minutes and put it in

I would only acclimate a cucumber or clam due to how sensitive they are

I quit doing corals and fish 6 years ago and have noticed they take to the tank better faster if I just drop them in

 

[keithw283]

You didn’t say how long the bag was outside, you said the outside was 15° And the inside of the car was 53°, I’m a slow walker… either way the temp would not suddenly change.

That surely must have answered your ‘explain’ post?

Wouldn't the water in the bag be 77-80 ish when you get it from the LFS? How would the water in the bag raise if it's 15 outside and 53 in the car?

 

[ZoWhat]

Wouldn't the water in the bag be 77-80 ish when you get it from the LFS? How would the water in the bag raise if it's 15 outside and 53 in the car?

It's an EPIPHANY....



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[Reef.]

Unless I parked 5 miles away from the LFS the walk to the car would be roughly 30 seconds.

Must like this thread, this is all a ridiculous waste of time

I feared that wouldn’t be explanation enough for you.

30 seconds or 1 hour the temp change would be gradual not sudden.

Unless I parked 5 miles away from the LFS the walk to the car would be roughly 30 seconds.

Must like this thread, this is all a ridiculous waste of time

One question, are you ‘suddenly’ out or was it ‘gradual’

 

[Saltyanimals]

I'd be curious to know what temperate difference would be an issue. Without any facts, I wouldn't think 1 degree would affect the fish. How about 3 degrees if going from cooler to warmer?

I struggle at times with temp differences between QT and DT since they're completely independent systems and no two heater is perfectly matched. I'll have 3-4 degree differences so it becomes a PIA to bag my own fish from QT and float the bag in DT. This is mostly a concern about the accidently leak of QT copper water into DT during the float process.

 

[Just John]

I'd be curious to know what temperate difference would be an issue. Without any facts, I wouldn't think 1 degree would affect the fish. How about 3 degrees if going from cooler to warmer?

I struggle at times with temp differences between QT and DT since they're completely independent systems and no two heater is perfectly matched. I'll have 3-4 degree differences so it becomes a PIA to bag my own fish from QT and float the bag in DT. This is mostly a concern about the accidently leak of QT copper water into DT during the float process.

I use an inexpensive digital cooking thermometer from Amazon to make sure they are the same temperature,

 

[Saltyanimals]

I use an inexpensive digital cooking thermometer from Amazon to make sure they are the same temperature,

Thanks for the reply, but the question was the temperature difference between tanks that may affect the fish.

 

[HB AL]

Seems some are way over thinking this. A 1 degree temp swing is absolutely irrelevant, it will make no difference in the health of the fish. I honestly have no idea how much of a sudden temp swing it would take to have a fish die but it would definitely be in double figures. I get my fish and corals from a couple great lfs's and all I do when I get home is open the bag and toss the livestock in.