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View Poll Results: LFS fish order pickups
Pick up the fish fresh from the shipper in its shipping bag at the LFS 7 29.17%
Wait 24 hours to see how the fish does in the LFS tanks 1 4.17%
Leaving the fish A week or more in the LFS to check on health 10 41.67%
Other method 1 4.17%
Let acclimate in a fellow reefers tank 0 0%
Kien (just because) 5 20.83%
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Old 09-05-2015, 05:26 AM
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I do similar, but quicker. I set up the large styrofoam box as a holding tank with a heater and powerhead, lower pH and add fish right from bag (temp matched). I then let the water circulate for about 6 hours and add fish to tank. No losses doing this so far. Also how my LFS does (did) it.
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