Specific Gravity

Johnic · 03/08/2006, 02:40 PM

What does everyone keep there salt level at.
Do you keep it hypo to keep away Ich and other parisites ?

aquaman67 · 03/08/2006, 03:42 PM

I keep my FO at 1.020

Reef at 1.025

Billybeau1 · 03/08/2006, 04:24 PM

1.022

Johnic · 03/08/2006, 04:59 PM

is everyone been ick free, I keep mine at 1.017 and have had no problems. however, I was told to raise for better skimmer performance.

Billybeau1 · 03/09/2006, 08:55 AM

No ick here. IMO 1.017 all the time is not a good idea. At least get it up slowly to 1.020. Makes it real hard to acclimate new fish as your LFS is usually higher.

Johnic · 03/09/2006, 11:01 AM

I agree. I'm slowly raising it to 1.022

Billybeau1 · 03/09/2006, 11:19 AM

Good Move.

DesertBandits · 03/09/2006, 11:44 AM

hypo is 1.009

DesertBandits · 03/09/2006, 11:46 AM

however hypo only works on Ich and not other diseases which you may misidentify as Ich like Oodinum(spelling?).

03/08/2006, 02:40 PM	#1
Johnic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,092	Specific Gravity What does everyone keep there salt level at. Do you keep it hypo to keep away Ich and other parisites ? __________________ 75 Lee Mar Peninsula Tank, Reef Octo Elite 150, Custom Advanced Acrylic Sump, (2) MP40, Vectra M2 Main Pump, (2) XR15 Pro, Clear Water ATS CW-50, Alkatronic,GHL Doser 2.1, Apex Neptune El with Trident

03/08/2006, 04:59 PM	#4
Johnic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,092	is everyone been ick free, I keep mine at 1.017 and have had no problems. however, I was told to raise for better skimmer performance. __________________ 75 Lee Mar Peninsula Tank, Reef Octo Elite 150, Custom Advanced Acrylic Sump, (2) MP40, Vectra M2 Main Pump, (2) XR15 Pro, Clear Water ATS CW-50, Alkatronic,GHL Doser 2.1, Apex Neptune El with Trident

03/09/2006, 11:01 AM	#6
Johnic Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,092	I agree. I'm slowly raising it to 1.022 __________________ 75 Lee Mar Peninsula Tank, Reef Octo Elite 150, Custom Advanced Acrylic Sump, (2) MP40, Vectra M2 Main Pump, (2) XR15 Pro, Clear Water ATS CW-50, Alkatronic,GHL Doser 2.1, Apex Neptune El with Trident

03/08/2006, 03:42 PM	#2
aquaman67 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Tennessee Posts: 7,629	I keep my FO at 1.020 Reef at 1.025

03/08/2006, 04:24 PM	#3
Billybeau1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 12,010	1.022

03/09/2006, 08:55 AM	#5
Billybeau1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 12,010	No ick here. IMO 1.017 all the time is not a good idea. At least get it up slowly to 1.020. Makes it real hard to acclimate new fish as your LFS is usually higher.

03/09/2006, 11:19 AM	#7
Billybeau1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dyer, Indiana Posts: 12,010	Good Move.

03/09/2006, 11:44 AM	#8
DesertBandits Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 430	hypo is 1.009

03/09/2006, 11:46 AM	#9
DesertBandits Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Central Jersey Posts: 430	however hypo only works on Ich and not other diseases which you may misidentify as Ich like Oodinum(spelling?).