yes, the debate is between what all the little books on aquarium fish say and what
experts who sell really expensive fish say.
changes in pH up to 7.0 or down to 7.0 wont hurt fish, up past 7.0, it takes 24 hours
to acclimate to 0.2 pH units. so if the fish is coming from acidic waters (ask when
you buy them) and going into alkaline water, "acclimating" over an hour isnt going to
do anything. better is to pH that quarantine tank down to 7.0 and over the next weeks
bring it up to the alkaline pH. high jump in alkalinity can bring on dropsy.
temp is not a problem if it goes up, but no more than a 4oF drop over 24 hours. so
dropping temp in an hour isnt going to do anything for the fish. drops in temp bring
on ich and dropsy. better to gradually lower the temp in a quarantine tank over
several days. Ingrid

GD wrote:
To my knowledge, there has been considerable debate on proper
acclimation procedures for fish over the years.



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