My QT

iwishtofish · 09/22/2011, 07:28 PM

I'm setting up a 20-long QT. I added enough Instant Ocean to bring it up to 1.021. What salinity should I target? Don't many vendors keep their fish at low Sg to minimize parasites? I'm thinking that it might be easier to acclimate a stressed fish to a lower salinity now, and just let water evaporate slowly over time to raise the sG nearer to that of my DT.

Also the water's a bit cloudy...could that be from not adding the salt gradually enough, and causing some kind of precipitation? Thanks

jcw · 09/22/2011, 07:45 PM

DD maintains their fish at 1.025.
LA at 1.021.

crichard6069 · 09/22/2011, 07:47 PM

Salt can definitely make the water cloudy for a bit.. give it some time.

As for the SG, imo I would keep the QT as close to the parameters of the display tank until a problem rears it's head. I wouldn't want to keep the SG low and keep something dormant only to find it when I put the fish in the DT. However, your point is valid about a slightly lower SG being less stress on the fish..

iwishtofish · 09/22/2011, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jcw

DD maintains their fish at 1.025.
LA at 1.021.

Interesting...

Quote:

Originally Posted by crichard6069

Salt can definitely make the water cloudy for a bit.. give it some time.

As for the SG, imo I would keep the QT as close to the parameters of the display tank until a problem rears it's head. I wouldn't want to keep the SG low and keep something dormant only to find it when I put the fish in the DT. However, your point is valid about a slightly lower SG being less stress on the fish..

Good point about possibly "masking" a problem with lower salinity!

09/22/2011, 07:28 PM	#1
iwishtofish Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 4,949	My QT I'm setting up a 20-long QT. I added enough Instant Ocean to bring it up to 1.021. What salinity should I target? Don't many vendors keep their fish at low Sg to minimize parasites? I'm thinking that it might be easier to acclimate a stressed fish to a lower salinity now, and just let water evaporate slowly over time to raise the sG nearer to that of my DT. Also the water's a bit cloudy...could that be from not adding the salt gradually enough, and causing some kind of precipitation? Thanks

09/22/2011, 07:45 PM	#2
jcw Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: elmhurst, il Posts: 1,778	DD maintains their fish at 1.025. LA at 1.021. __________________ I don't think Coral can live very long under Sun light. It's too yellow. ...get yourself some LED's. -eznet2u Current Tank Info: 125g DT, custom 30g sump, ATB elegance, eheim 1260, mp40 (too many failed wetsides), gyre 150 (love it)

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09/22/2011, 07:47 PM	#3
crichard6069 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Western Massachusetts Posts: 591	Salt can definitely make the water cloudy for a bit.. give it some time. As for the SG, imo I would keep the QT as close to the parameters of the display tank until a problem rears it's head. I wouldn't want to keep the SG low and keep something dormant only to find it when I put the fish in the DT. However, your point is valid about a slightly lower SG being less stress on the fish..