Salinity jump too much??

[BuddyBonButt]

I got a young healthy foxface from my lfs. They keep the water at 1.017. Is a jump from 1.017 to 1.020 into my qt too much?

 

[fishski13]

As long as you slowly acclimate it with a drip after a certain period of time, it should be fine. It is very odd that your lfs keeps it at 1.017 as that is very impractical. Heard of store keeping it at 1.020 at the lowest but that is also a little low compared to what most people run there tanks at.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

As long as you slowly acclimate it with a drip after a certain period of time, it should be fine. It is very odd that your lfs keeps it at 1.017 as that is very impractical. Heard of store keeping it at 1.020 at the lowest but that is also a little low compared to what most people run there tanks at.

No I mean a jump from 17 to 20. And yes. Extremely impractical. And I have a very calibrated refractometer so I know it's definitely 17

 

[fishski13]

No I mean a jump from 17 to 20. And yes. Extremely impractical. And I have a very calibrated refractometer so I know it's definitely 17

Do you mean that you already did it? I am saying it is fine as long as you drip acclimate it. If you already did it, than if the fish looks fine and isnt showing signs of heavy stress than you are fine

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Do you mean that you already did it? I am saying it is fine as long as you drip acclimate it. If you already did it, than if the fish looks fine and isnt showing signs of heavy stress than you are fine

No I haven't but I have been pour acclimating for the last hour and a half and more than doubled the containers water and it still won't go up in salinity. And I know my refractometer isn't wrong

 

[fishski13]

No I haven't but I have been pour acclimating for the last hour and a half and more than doubled the containers water and it still won't go up in salinity. And I know my refractometer isn't wrong

Yeah its probably going to take a little, I would just make sure you get as close to 1.02 as possible and have a matching ph

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Yeah its probably going to take a little, I would just make sure you get as close to 1.02 as possible and have a matching ph

Trying... getting real annoying. I've never had to acclimate this long before...

 

[stoney7713]

Is this a Petco by chance? Mine keeps their salinity that low, they have no clue why the nems, corals, and urchins keep dying.

I don't like getting fish there but I did get 2 orchid dottyback for $15 each when they was mislabeled as strawberry.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Is this a Petco by chance? Mine keeps their salinity that low, they have no clue why the nems, corals, and urchins keep dying.

I don't like getting fish there but I did get 2 orchid dottyback for $15 each when they was mislabeled as strawberry.

Nope. A dedicated lfs... I won't buy fish from a petco or petsmart

 

[ptrusk]

Nope. A dedicated lfs... I won't buy fish from a petco or petsmart

Next time just lower qt to match incoming.
1.017 is not unusual from suppliers. LA fish are usually 1.017 as I recall.
I wouldn‘t worry about the .003 difference. 30 min acclimation is fine.

 

[BuddyBonButt]

Next time just lower qt to match incoming.
1.017 is not unusual from suppliers. LA fish are usually 1.017 as I recall.
I wouldn‘t worry about the .003 difference. 30 min acclimation is fine.

I didn't even think about lowering quarantine salinity