The Acclimator

[Chiefmcfuz]

THE ACCLIMATOR THE ACCLIMATOR is designed to allow the hobbyist to slowly change the store?s water to your tank?s water when you bring home a new critter or coral for your tank. The acclimation tank is siphon fed with a metered discharge tube so that the transfer of store water to tank water can be done as fast or slowly as desired reducing the chance of stress or shock to your new creature. The store water is drained into a bucket so that it never enters your tank. THE ACCLIMATOR can also be used as a quarantine tank for sick or pregnant fish and probably things I haven?t thought of yet.

http://wave2k.com/acclimator.htm



Looks pretty cool, but I think you could make something similar for less than 70 bux.

 

[masterswimmer]

Vinyl tubing = $2.99
empty salt bucket = free

My acclimator = complete for $2.99

Anyone interested? LMK. shipping extra

The things people come up with :arg:

swimmer

 

[fritz]

Hahaha, well said Russ. We must have gotten ours at the same place!

 

[jhale]

one perk the acclimator has over the bucket is that you can see the livestock. you can look for hitchhikers on a clam without having it out of the water.

but no one should really need this because we all QT everything that goes in our tanks right? :theyareon

 

[Deanos]

but no one should really need this because we all QT everything that goes in our tanks right? :theyareon

You still need to acclimate from seller --> QT --> Display tank

 

[Wes]

pretty cool looking but i couldn't justify it when airline tubing is so cheap

 

[tosiek]

What i don't get is they really aren't taking away the bucket and airline tubing. Your adding to the simplicity and overcomplicating everything without having to. Sorta like walking down a block vs walking down a block backwards and on your hands. Your still walking down the block.

Do they even send you a bucket and airline tubing for the drain part?

 

[DevIouS]

I use an IV.....
Better drip control & mounting than a regular airline.
Cheap too...

 

[Deanos]

I use an IV.....
Better drip control & mounting than a regular airline.
Cheap too...

Do you have pics of that contraption in use?

 

[DevIouS]

Fine....


Later.
But I don't have anything to acclimate..

 

[DevIouS]

I gave you one.
You post a pic!:grumpy:

 

[fritz]

IV is cheap when you can boost one! (Can you get me one and not out of the "Biohazard" container please)