How To Use The AccliMate

Using the Acclimate is easy! Here are some of the things the AccliMate can do:

• The AccliMate helps you move your fish from place-to-place. Whether it's from the fish store to your home or from your home to the coral frag party, the AccliMate is specifically made to replace the family Tupperware and plastic bags.

• When you get your fish home the AccliMate helps you acclimate your fish without needing to move it to a separate acclimation container (read: salad bowl).

• The AccliMate helps you capture your fish in an aquarium. It works as an excellent fish trap!

1.  Place the strainer box into the outer container. Take the AccliMate with you to the fish or
     pet store.  Be sure to take the fastening strap and cover with you.

2.  Ask the attendant to place your purchased fish into the AccliMate instead of a plastic
     bag.  This reduces the carbon footprint of our hobby.

3.  Slide the cover into place and secure it with the fastening strap.

***A note of caution:  The AccliMate's cover is NOT guaranteed to be water tight.  It will do a good job of keeping water from leaking but it will not keep water off of your car seat if it falls over.  Make sure you secure your AccliMate well in your car or place it on the floor.

1.  After arriving at your destination you can set your AccliMate on a table top, the floor or
    use the hanger to hang it on the side of your aquarium.

2.  Remove the fastening strap and cover. 

3.  If you are going to hang the AccliMate on the side of your aquarium then use the
     fastening strap to secure the AccliMate to the hanger. 

Note:  There are convenient slots in the hanger to keep the strap from slipping. Simply thread the strap through the slots and wrap it tightly around the AccliMate.  Fasten the strap by putting the end through the plastic loop and folding the fastener back over itself.

4.  The AccliMate was designed to accommodate just about any method of acclimation.  The
     enclosed tube can be used for drip acclimation and the provided clamp does a good job of
     controlling the drip rate.  For detailed acclimation techniques please see our acclimation
     info on the How-To page.

5.  After completing the acclimation process simply lift the strainer box up using the finger
     holes and let all of the water drain back into the outer container. 

6.  Use the strainer to release your fish into the aquarium. 

See it in action here:

1. Remove the cover and place the strainer into the outer box so you can use it when you
    reach your destination.

2. Tie a long length of fishing line to the small hole in the cover.  

3. Place the fish trap on its side in your aquarium with the appropriate bait inside.

4. Insert the cover into the cover slots so the hole with the fishing line is at the top.

5. Raise the cover and hold it up with the fishing line until your quarry has entered the trap...then let it go.

See it in action: