Hyposalinity process look ok ?

JS_racer · 04-14-2006, 07:04 AM

http://www.petsforum.com/personal/tr...osalinity.html i have a refractometer, if i follow this to the T should i be OK ?? Any changes to make from those that have hypo'd before ?? seems like a quick drop in SG ?? Any other info on this would be great. Hope to go fishing tonight and over the weekend.

Any encouragement would be great, i know what the result will be if things go bad. All 4 fish going in to a 44 corner tank.

My chevron just wont get any better. Still eating great, looking strong, but has spots. Thought about this for several weeks now. decision was made to Q while they are still strong, thought it would give them a better chance.

Thanks again all for the time,
Joel

Clownnut · 04-14-2006, 07:50 AM

that wont work. if the fish eating and doing ok, i will let it be.

Irenicus · 04-14-2006, 08:26 AM

Joel, did you check out that site I sent you?

epidemic · 04-14-2006, 09:11 AM

I would not let it be. My powder blue had ich for about a week. It was active and eating and a few days after the spots cleared up I found the fish dead.

David Grigor · 04-14-2006, 10:09 AM

There should be a number of articles on hypo.

While I don't recall specifically I think even 1.012-1.014 is too high. May want to confirm that with some other documentation.

I just skimmed the link, but I would do a freshwater batch ( making sure ph is 8.2, and water temp the same ) before putting them in the q tank. This will reduce the number of parasites to deal with in hope of getting them before they multiply.

panic · 04-14-2006, 10:19 AM

I freshwater dip all new fish in ph and temp stable ro/di for exactly 5 minutes before introduction to my system - I have no ich. I get a few hundred fish in each week.

maxseeley · 04-14-2006, 10:43 AM

My experience with hypo was not good.

Very hard to keep the PH at 8.2 - would constantly drop to 7.0

Green slime algae outbreak

Rise in Nitrates - I am guessing (key word here is guessing) that the bacterial populations were affected by the large change in salinity. Nobody has done a study that I am aware of to determine the effect of low salinities on beneficial bacteria populations.

After a month of 1.009 salinity and raising the salinity back up the ich came back.

jeffie · 04-14-2006, 11:40 AM

You need 6 weeks minimum to break the cycle. I would go 6 weeks after you see the last signs of ick just to be safe.

redwinger · 04-14-2006, 12:13 PM

I never had luck with hypo(all it did was stress the fish out more) and was only able to rid the fish of it with cupramine a copper treatment. The tank sitting for 6 weeks with out fish got rid of it in the tank.

Irenicus · 04-14-2006, 01:13 PM

I've had great success with hyposalinity. I have used it successfully 3 times now. The key with hypo is allowing enough time like Jeffie mentioned and to make sure that the salinity does not ever go above the mark, which I think in 1.009? Accurate SG measurement is key.

Also it's important to monitor PH daily and buffer as needed.

jeffie · 04-14-2006, 01:35 PM

Barry, yea 1.009- no higher then 1.010

As for hypo, It is a very good treatment. Although saltwater fish live in NSW they can actually breath easier in Hypo because they don't have to rid there bodies of so much salt. So for treating ick- hypo is a good way to go as almost always there gills are infected. They may be stressed for a day or two while adjusting but after that point it should be smooth sailing.

Good luck!

JS_racer · 04-14-2006, 02:01 PM

thanks for the info, and the link. I will recheck the calibration of my refractometer, and am purchasing a ph meter on the way home from work. going to do it, possibly with a fw dip too. 6 weeks will be fine, no hurry at all. will monitor spots and log everything.

Thanks again all,
Joel

this seems like one of those sheit or get off the pot situations