more tds matching/drip acclimation issues

[Doug Karpa-Wilson <dkarpawi at indiana_edu>]

Hey,

I am moving some fish around to free up a tank for newcomers, and the
previous occupants were sitting in around 700 ppm (!  Dolomite gravel, I
think, no salt) and the tank they were in quarantine for is at around
250ppm.  I've added salt to the destination tank to bring it up to 320ppm,
but that's still too big a gap.  I've been drip acclimating the occupants
for a couple hours, bringin it down to 630 or so, but I don't really want
to leave them drip acclimating for ever.  Should I take a break and let
that sink in until tomorrow morning (I think this is what I'll do, since I
doubt I'll get answers tonight) then do another round tomorrow morning?
I've got them on  slower drips now, but I don't really want to leave it
over night unattended.  Hmm.

How long do you drip acclimate per 100ppm difference, say?

TIA,as usual,

Doug

Doug Karpa-Wilson
Department of Biology
Indiana University
Jordan Hall
1001 E. 3rd St.
Bloomington, IN 47405


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