Wondering if someone could let me know how to properly drip acclimate fish.

I know I need a 5g bucket, airline tubing and a towel.

I was a bit confused in what to do when the drip is done... the tank is 1/2 empty and from what I've heard, you're not supposed to put the water from the bucket into the tank b/c it's got a bit of the LFS water in it..... so you end up doing a 50% WC while doing a drip acclimation?

Anyways, I'd appreciate the help. Wanna make sure I don't loose fish when I bring them home from now on.

Thanks!!!

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I would do it after your water change so you don't pull out that much water, then replace as in doing a water change.

On my airline I use a valve to control the flow or drip. There cheap and can be found at walmart in the pet dept.

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Yep...just like these guys:
Airline Control Valve

I get them at PetSmart.

Use them on every acclimation and even water changes. You can precisely dial in the proper drip rate.

A couple things I do:
- For acclimating...I place the tube right after the filter (for HOB filters). This gets me fresh filtered water going into the bowl
- For water changes...I place the tube right before the filter (for HOB filters) so the new water gets filtered when going into the tank.