hyposalinity HOW LOW?

[nevurrmore]

I was just wondering if while using hyposalinity as a treatment it has to be under a certain specific gravity. If so, at what point is it effective? I was told that anything under 1.015 is fine.

 

[ebeckels]

I've heard 1.09. Not 1.10 or higher. I'm pretty sure above that, parasites can survive, so then it's just pointless to do it at all. I doubt others are going to disagree. Try doing a search for hypo and see what you find.
-Eric

 

[beth]

Hyposalinity only becomes effective for treating ick at exactly 1.009. Nothing more than that.

 

[nevurrmore]

Thanks for the answers guys, but how low is too low. I also heard that under 1.009 will kill all your fish. Is this true? How accurate do you have to be while doing this?