The chemistry of acclimation

Randy Holmes-Farley · Jul 10, 2017

CindyKz said:
This is a great thread, hope no one minds my reviving it as I was just thinking about this the other day. My usual practice is to match my observation tank to my LFS salinity, float the bag for a few minutes to match up temp, and after a quick double check of salinity (bag and tank) in the fish goes.

I've never worried much about pH because I expected that the process of opening the bag and releasing CO2 would cause the pH to swing rapidly anyway. Not so?

That seems a fine plan. pH changes themselve are not generally a big concern for acclimating fish, but the effect on the toxicity of ammonia likely is.

CindyKz · Jul 10, 2017

Randy Holmes-Farley said:
That seems a fine plan. pH changes themselve are not generally a big concern for acclimating fish, but the effect on the toxicity of ammonia likely is.

Thank you Randy!