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[Chrisz]

Saltwater ick is killed at 1. 009 right? I’m at 1.010 right now after a week of getting it down slow.

I’m testing with 3 devices, Hana, refractometer and swing arm, first two have been calibrated and agree with each other.

I see conflicting #’s on the internet

 

[Uncle99]

1.009 is correct for hypo.
You can go down fast, it’s up you got to go slow.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Saltwater ick is killed at 1. 009 right? I’m at 1.010 right now after a week of getting it down slow.

I’m testing with 3 devices, Hana, refractometer and swing arm, first two have been calibrated and agree with each other.

I see conflicting #’s on the internet

1.009 is hyposalinity level with fish only- not with inverts and coral

 

[Chrisz]

1.009 is hyposalinity level with fish only- not with inverts and coral

yep fish only quarantine tank with 2 new fish, tank has been running over a year at 1.024 so hopefully not a big ammonia spike ( has a sand bed)

PH has dropped to 7.6 should I be adjusting?

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

yep fish only quarantine tank with 2 new fish, tank has been running over a year at 1.024 so hopefully not a big ammonia spike ( has a sand bed)

Unlikely to see an ammonia spike unless the tank had a really large amount of algae and microfauna.
Hyposalinity works well at 1.009 for ich and flukes. It won’t treat velvet.
Here is a post about it:

Hyposalinity

Hyposalinity Jay Hemdal 2024 This term refers to a long-term bath treatment for marine fishes in which the salt content of the water is lowered and held below the point that certain parasites can survive. The salt level reached, and the time of the treatment are the two variables...

www.reef2reef.com

Jay

 

[Chrisz]

Oh crap I forgot about velvet

 

[Chrisz]

Oh crap I forgot about velvet

saw another post that says velvet kills in 24-48 hours, it’s been almost a week. So not velvet?

Parasite has come and gone a few times in the last two weeks since i got the blue tang and Bicolor angle

 

[Jay Hemdal Verified Community Expert]

saw another post that says velvet kills in 24-48 hours, it’s been almost a week. So not velvet?

Parasite has come and gone a few times in the last two weeks since i got the blue tang and Bicolor angle

Correct - velvet kills within 24 to 48 hours, depending on how soon the symptoms are noticed by the aquarist. The primary symptoms of that are rapid breathing and not eating.

Jay