Aquarium acclimation device

摘要

An aquarium acclimation device and method reduce stress and shock which may occur during transition of marine livestock including fish, invertebrates, corals, etc., from a store, online, or wholesaler, to an owner's aquarium. The acclimation device includes tubing, a squeeze bulb, a drip counter, and a rolling clamp. A “J” tube is hung over an edge of the aquarium with one end reaching into water in the aquarium and an opposite end hanging outside the aquarium. The squeeze bulb is connected to the outside end of the “J” tube for initiation of a flow of the aquarium water from the aquarium and a clear squeeze bulb may further provide the drip counter. The rolling clamp and drip counter allow a gradual, observable, and controlled flow for a gradual controlled transition to the aquarium environment.

主权项

1. A method for aquarium acclimation, the method comprising:
assembling an acclimation system comprising the steps of:
hanging a rigid J tube on a top edge of an aquarium with an inside end of the J tube submerged into aquarium water in the aquarium in unrestricted communication with the aquarium water;attaching a first end of a non-rigid first tube to an outside end of the J tube;attaching a first end of a clear squeeze bulb to a second end of the first tube;attaching a first end of a non-rigid second tube to a second end of the clear squeeze bulb; positioning an adjustable clamp over the second tube, the second tube entering, passing through the entire adjustable clamp, and extending beyond the adjustable clamp, without breaching the second tube; positioning an open top acclimation bowl outside the aquarium and to have a water level below the water level in the aquarium, an interior of the acclimation bowl partially filled with water containing at least one marine livestock, and the interior of the accumulation bowl open to fluid communication through an open top of the accumulation bowl with an area around the accumulation bowl; and
placing a second end of the second tube in the acclimation bowl while leaving the adjustable clamp above an acclimation bowl water level; and using the acclimation system comprising the steps of:
blocking a flow through the second tube;squeezing and releasing the clear squeeze bulb to draw the aquarium water into the acclimation system;releasing the blocking of the second tube to start the flow of the aquarium water from the aquarium into the acclimation bowl;observing a drip rate of flow of water in the clear squeeze bulb;adjusting the adjustable clamp to obtain the desired observed drip rate in the clear squeeze bulb without breaching the second tube; andleaving the interior of the accumulation bowl, residing outside the aquarium, in fluid communication through the open top of the accumulation bowl with the area around the accumulation bowl until the acclimation is completed.