Acclimation is a huge part of getting new life to adapt to your tank. It determines if your already stressed fish, inverts, or coral will survive. Each animal that is introduced to your tank is very delicate and should be handled with extreme caution – you just spent hard earned money on this animal so make sure you follow the steps and protect the life of the animal and your investment.

There are a couple of different methods to use for acclimation of your new fish or marine life, the float method and the drip method. The two different methods are explained in detail here:

The drip method

The float method