acclimating time?

[Sushiman]

Originally Posted by fishoholic

I confess I have not acclimated any of my fish or inverts. I make sure the sallinty and temp are the same and if the are, or once they are, into the tank they go. Never lost anything yet.

I've had the same luck also. If I have a "sensitive" specimen like a starfish, SPS or some LPS I may start a IV drip but honestly, a complicated & prolonged acclimation is unecessary MOST of the time.