[Beverly]

I put my new animals (crustaceans, fish, etc.) into a rubbermaid container, then get out my pH probe and turkey baster. I determine the pH in the tank the animals are going into, then put the pH probe in the container. Using the baster, I remove water from the container and replace it with water from the tank every few minutes. When pH in the container is the same as that of the tank, the animals go into the tank.

How long that takes depends on the difference in pH between the container and the tank. Sometimes it's an hour, sometimes less.