Beth, I read your hypo instr. but still have questions

beth

beth

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It would require mega gals of fresh RO water to do hypo....and you said you were short on cash and couldn't afford a refract.
 
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rcreations

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Yea, the first time I did it I was really surprised how much salt you need to raise the salinity back up and I was only doing a 30gal QT at the time. You have a 75gal so you'd have to go through a lot of salt.
 
salt nate

salt nate

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yeah, I can imagine. How much salt do you think Ill need? and ....why do I need to test salt levels daily? once its right, the salt doesnt go anywhere??? I mean, I understand evaporation and all, but wouldnt that be minute?
 
salt nate

salt nate

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Ok, will this work?
Remove the sand from my tank, put it in a rubbermaid with water just above the surface(like how live sand comes in the bag) until copper treatment is done.
 
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rcreations

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I have another solution for you that will let you keep inverts in the future and you won't have to take out the LR or sand. There's an ich medication called quinine sulfate, treats ich plus other parasites. It was recommended to me by Bob Fenner a while ago. I never used it but I see some people use it with good success. I'm gonna send you a PM with some info so you can read more about it.
I would still take out any inverts before using it.
 
beth

beth

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Copper should only be used in a WELL CYCLED QT. Dismantling your tank to add copper is not the answer. If you are able to buy al lot of RO water, then you might get by with hyposalinity in your main tank using a quality glass hydrometer. You will need to put inverts and live rock in a rubbermaid holding tank. The sand will stay in the display.
 
beth

beth

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Originally Posted by salt nate
http:///forum/post/2830823
instant ocean swing arm

Throw that away...its worthless. A refractometer runs about $40, maybe less on E B A Y. Otherwise, a good glass floating hydrometer.
 
beth

beth

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Ok, I merged all those topics you had going into this one topic. Lets stay in this topic and don't open up any more topics about this problem. Its confusing to be jumping between topics.
 
spiderwoman

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Like Beth has said multiple times, get a refractometer, hydrometer will not be reliable enough to do hypo. It will cost you more to get the water from your LFS than buying a refractometer and do the testing yourself.
 
beth

beth

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I think his problem is he can't afford the refract right now. But if you do some googling you might find an affordable deal. A GLASS hydrometer is a decent alternative. Not as accurate, but I have experimented with them and have had good results for hypo. And they are more affordable.
 
salt nate

salt nate

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my lfs has a refracto for 100 bucks and they usually have good prices compared to everywhere else I check. 40's not a big deal I guess,
heres where I have my lr and inverts:
 
salt nate

salt nate

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I havent been talking about that many topics. all you have to do is methodically answer one question at a time, not that hard. Thanks for all your help
 
beth

beth

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salt, its not that you are talking about that many topics, its that the same topics are in 3 different places. Anyway, its just easier for everyone to follow if the topic is in one place. We can't keep track of what has been said previously if there are 3 places to look.
As I said, you can get a refract online for around $40, which is a lot less than $100 from the LFS.
 
salt nate

salt nate

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I will look it up online tonite.
Its just that threads seem to die before all of my questions get answered some times!
and when I ask three questions, you only answer one of them and its usually the first one...like you only read the first line?
 
fisharemypals

fisharemypals

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I have a similar situation with Saltnate.
So i am a bit naive when it comes to diseases. I wasnt aware that my tank was infected with ich til i noticed that just about all my fish have spots and have been rubbing its self across the sand and rock. I kind of noticed awhile back on my blue tang(s) but my cleaner shrimp(s) would always be on him/her, and then the spots would disappear. The cleaner shrimps dont seem to be helpful now. I have a 120g reef tank with corals and invertebraes. I just had my water tested at a fish store and everything seems to be fine (just a little low on my calcium). i have 5 tangs, 2 clowns, 2 chromis, 1 wrasse, and 1 goby. Ich only seems to be visible be on 4 of the tangs. I just recently added a kole tang without realizing how at a bad state my tank really is.
What is the best and quickest way to solve this issue before it gets out of hand.
any information regarding this issue would be greatly appreciated!
 
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