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Terry_B · 10-14-2004, 11:50 PM

Hi Cindy

I am not a big fan of FW dips and they don’t do much for ich anyway except stress the fish. Do not combine hyposalinity with copper treatment. The pH tends to fall in hypo water and copper becomes more toxic as the pH falls. You need to check the pH daily when using hypo and buffer when needed.

A refractometer is more accurate and you should be reading the salinity not the specific gravity for the same reason. Besides, SG is influenced by water temperature and salinity is not. Most refractometers are mpt accurate enough, especially plastic swing-arm types.

HTH,
Terry B

10-14-2004, 11:50 PM	#35 (permalink)
Terry_B Plankton Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: , Posts: 16 Karma: 3	Re: Bad case of ich... Hi Cindy I am not a big fan of FW dips and they don’t do much for ich anyway except stress the fish. Do not combine hyposalinity with copper treatment. The pH tends to fall in hypo water and copper becomes more toxic as the pH falls. You need to check the pH daily when using hypo and buffer when needed. A refractometer is more accurate and you should be reading the salinity not the specific gravity for the same reason. Besides, SG is influenced by water temperature and salinity is not. Most refractometers are mpt accurate enough, especially plastic swing-arm types. HTH, Terry B