Simple Drip Acclimator Setup

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Here is something I made in about 5 minutes. Seen setups like it for $10 at FosterSmith etc. Most Reefers have this stuff laying around.

Pic 1:
Rigid 1/4" OD sirline tubing. Buy for $1.50 at Petsmart if you need to source it. I used a 15" length of it.

Pic 2:
Heat the area you wish to bend at a stove or wherever. Don't put the tubing right in the flame, just enough to where it starts to bend. My bend has a width of 1.75", enough to make it over all standard tank trim, but works on rimless tanks as well. Hold the bend in place until the tube cools and stiffens.

Pic 3:
Finished tubing.

Pic 4:
Attach a length of airline tubing and a cheapo airline valve and you are done.
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You better apply for a patent before some big corp. does and we can't acclimate anymore by the drip method!!!
 
Good solution to be sure I have my soft tube rubber banded to an old snail shell lol.

Oh an love the low tech measurement/superimposition on pic 1!
 
grouper therapy;325949 wrote: You better apply for a patent before some big corp. does and we can't acclimate anymore by the drip method!!!

But this is not an LED drip acclimator!
Dave
 
Seedless Reefer;325951 wrote: Oh an love the low tech measurement/superimposition on pic 1!

Windows paint. Kinda looks like I drew with a Sharpie on the kitchen table!
Dave
 
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