Where should you keep your QT salinity? I hear it should be lower than 1.020. Like 1.018-1.019. Now would it be okay to get a fish from a store without drip acclimating it since from what I hear a decrease in salinity is better than an increase.
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Most lfs keep their fish only setups at Lower salinity .Where should you keep your QT salinity? I hear it should be lower than 1.020. Like 1.018-1.019. Now would it be okay to get a fish from a store without drip acclimating it since from what I hear a decrease in salinity is better than an increase.
Well how much salt will increase the salinity by .02?
I don't understand the point of getting fish used to much lower salinity for a few weeks then get it used to higher salinity....
Personally I don't believe the LFS thing, if it was true, people's fish would regularly die during acclimation. I acclimate 15-20 minutes and then get in the tank, I've never lost a fish. If the salinity was so different my fish would die. I also buy from quality LFS that offer 24 hours stay alive guarantee, it makes no sense to offer this guarantee if the salinity is so different than the customer.
Just my 2 cents...
I bought a fish from a LFS for the first time and asked them what their salinity was and they said 1.018. I thought that was interesting. That’s the first time I’ve encountered that. They have a good collection of fish so since the QT is where the fish will go first thats where I have mine currentlyI don't understand the point of getting fish used to much lower salinity for a few weeks then get it used to higher salinity....
Personally I don't believe the LFS thing, if it was true, people's fish would regularly die during acclimation. I acclimate 15-20 minutes and then get in the tank, I've never lost a fish. If the salinity was so different my fish would die. I buy from quality LFS that offer 24 hours stay alive guarantee, it makes no sense to offer this guarantee if the salinity is so different than the customer. Just to save a few dollars on salt? That would be a terrible business decision if its true, but I doubt it.
Just my 2 cents...
Most lfs keep their fish only setups at Lower salinity .
It’s corals that need 1.025-1.026, not fish.
Lower salinity waters have been proven to be less stressful on fish, and less stress leads to stronger immune systems and less disease.
A good LFS will run their systems in that range, and, in a fish only system it can run that way, but, if we have corals, they demand 1.025-1.026
Where has that been proven? Please provide a research paper that comes to this conclusion.It’s corals that need 1.025-1.026, not fish.
Lower salinity waters have been proven to be less stressful on fish, and less stress leads to stronger immune systems and less disease.
A good LFS will run their systems in that range, and, in a fish only system it can run that way, but, if we have corals, they demand 1.025-1.026
Does this go for soft corals as well?It’s corals that need 1.025-1.026, not fish.
Lower salinity waters have been proven to be less stressful on fish, and less stress leads to stronger immune systems and less disease.
A good LFS will run their systems in that range, and, in a fish only system it can run that way, but, if we have corals, they demand 1.025-1.026
Lower salinity apparently helps keep parasites and diseases at bayThat is for 2 reasons
1. It is cheaper for the lfs
2. Fish sometimes come in at lower salinities because it is cheaper for the wholesaler
Lower salinity apparently helps keep parasites and diseases at bay