Moving Stock From Ph ~6 To Ph 7.2

[OzMic]

What's the best way to acclimatise fish from an established tank with a pH of around 6.0-6.2, to a newly cycled tank with a pH of around 7.0-7.2?.
I was thinking of using a bucket with the original water, and slowly add water from the higher pH tank over a period of time. How much water should I add (ie: 1:1, 2:1 etc), and over what period of time?

Also what would be the best thing to use to bring the pH up a little without using chemical products, calcium (in the form of crushed shells)?.

Thanks for any advice.

 

[rabbut]

What's the best way to acclimatise fish from an established tank with a pH of around 6.0-6.2, to a newly cycled tank with a pH of around 7.0-7.2?.
I was thinking of using a bucket with the original water, and slowly add water from the higher pH tank over a period of time. How much water should I add (ie: 1:1, 2:1 etc), and over what period of time?

Also what would be the best thing to use to bring the pH up a little without using chemical products, calcium (in the form of crushed shells)?.

Thanks for any advice.

IMO, for large water quality changes such as these, the drip aclimation technique is the most appropriate. You float them in a bag, as normal, for 20mins, to equilise temperatures, then drop em into a bucket, and add a slow syphon drip line to the bucket from the tank, such that it takes about 3hours to fill the bucket. This ensures the fish goe through the change slowly

HTH
rabbut