tranman777
Member
Ok, I'm sooo sick of ICK/ich. I want to get it out of my tank once and for all!!
and treat my infected fish.
First time attempting Hypo here.
I got the following equipment to do the hypo.
-10 gal tank
-small heater and thermometer
-HOB filter
-PH buffer to "raise and maintain" @ 8.3 (by Seachem)
-Refractometer coming in soon from SWF.
Please answer my questions and let me know if I'm doing this right.
Ok so I'll be using about 7 gallons of my existing water from my DT @ 1.0023 s.g. to my 10 gallon. (I'm using a third of the QT tank to leave space for fresh water dilution)
I know I have to lower the salinity to 14ppt in 48 hours.
My question is:
I will add fresh water 4 times throughout the 48 hour period in even increments of (1.0023, 1.0018, 1.0013, 1.008). Is this right?
Can I use fresh distilled or spring water to add to my qt tank?
My LFS rarely ever have RO/DI water available.
Can I use the drip method to add the fresh water slowly or can I pour the fresh water all at once (to bring to the targeted salinity)?
How do I add the ph buffer?
I know from my readings, that the ph tends to drop when lowering salinity. So, do I add the buffer straight into the qt tank or do I premix it first?
If I pre-mix first, how do I calculate what the final ph will be between the premix portion and the existing ph in the qt tank?
( i have a ph test kit)
When do I have to add the ph buffer? immediatly right after adding the freshwater?
Do I have to monitor the ph every hour or once a day?
Sorry First time doing this hypo method and couldn't find any information in the Stickies...and am nervous
Thanks!
and treat my infected fish.
First time attempting Hypo here.
I got the following equipment to do the hypo.
-10 gal tank
-small heater and thermometer
-HOB filter
-PH buffer to "raise and maintain" @ 8.3 (by Seachem)
-Refractometer coming in soon from SWF.
Please answer my questions and let me know if I'm doing this right.
Ok so I'll be using about 7 gallons of my existing water from my DT @ 1.0023 s.g. to my 10 gallon. (I'm using a third of the QT tank to leave space for fresh water dilution)
I know I have to lower the salinity to 14ppt in 48 hours.
My question is:
I will add fresh water 4 times throughout the 48 hour period in even increments of (1.0023, 1.0018, 1.0013, 1.008). Is this right?
Can I use fresh distilled or spring water to add to my qt tank?
My LFS rarely ever have RO/DI water available.
Can I use the drip method to add the fresh water slowly or can I pour the fresh water all at once (to bring to the targeted salinity)?
How do I add the ph buffer?
I know from my readings, that the ph tends to drop when lowering salinity. So, do I add the buffer straight into the qt tank or do I premix it first?
If I pre-mix first, how do I calculate what the final ph will be between the premix portion and the existing ph in the qt tank?
( i have a ph test kit)
When do I have to add the ph buffer? immediatly right after adding the freshwater?
Do I have to monitor the ph every hour or once a day?
Sorry First time doing this hypo method and couldn't find any information in the Stickies...and am nervous
Thanks!