saberry
Aquarium Advice Freak
steve-s, if lower sg is of no effect, then why is hyposalinity still considered as a treatment method? I'm likely missunderstanding something, but I figured you could help clear things up
Hypo treatments are usually much lower at around 1.009.steve-s said:there is no way a SG that high will affect a parasite with any benefit.
Atari said:saberry, I think you misread.
Hypo treatments are usually much lower at around 1.009.steve-s said:there is no way a SG that high will affect a parasite with any benefit.
saberry said:it is just that the 1.018 or so that some lfs's use is not nearly low enough to be effective (except in lowering their bottom line.)
No clue why these companies would recommend the lower SG's when NSW is 35 ppt (1.025 SG)dicjones said:just wondering why, in an enviroment as sensitive as a saltwater aquarium, is there such a gap in what is considered "best".