Apophis924":2j92apnc said:
well one goes with what works, in all my years of reefing i have never acclimated beyond letting the temp equal out. At first it was due to ingorance now it is more from impatiance. At anyrate it works for me. I use this method with Snails, Stars, shrimps and even seahorses and all are alive and well and have been for years. seahorse range just over to ttwo years since the dwarf has a short life span. however one acclimates their animals is a choice they have to make. i base mine on results and what works for my system. There is no "natural" or "right" way to acclimate any animal that goes from a vast stable enviroment like an offshore reef to a small glass box that can fit in ones house.
That is great that it works for you. But I think it is also important to point out that as a general rule of thumb, people will have a better chance of success with things living in their tanks if they do acclimation properly. The salinity and alkalinity values from a LFS and someone's tank can be SIGNIFICANTLY different and no acclimation in that case could cause many dead animals. You might just be lucky that the places you get your livestock from have similar salinity/water parameters as your tank.
I've heard acclimation of starfish should be at least an hour...sometimes longer.
B.
