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Hi pals, do u guys actually quarantine ur beloved fishes with lower salinity water before introducing into the main tank? I understand ICH and other diseases are more unikely to breakout in lower salinity conditions. Your inputs please, thanks!

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yes please quarantine all fishes b4 quarantine, if can keep them there for a month to be safe,

u can keep them in the same salinity as ur tank so easier to acclimatize when u gonna transfer them into the main display,

lower salinity of 1.015 can get rid of ich , but the problem is the fishes can take well to lowering their salinity but going back up has to be done very carefully,

so u wanna do hypo on if they really have ich, if not then just do normal quarantine

Mix Reef Tank: 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft mixed reef

Chiller: daikin 1hp compressor

Return: Red Dragon 6.5m3

Lighting: Aqua Lumen Ocean 4ft

Skimmer: Reef Octopus RO-RPS-5000-EXT w/ Bubble Blaster

CR: RM 824 /milwakee PH controller

Tunze TS24 with 7096

Tunze Osmolator

American Pinpoint PH monitor

American Pinpoint ORP Monitor with Resun Ozone

RM sulphur denitrator

RM FR 424

RM FR 624

TLF Phosban Reactor

My old tank thread

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yes please quarantine all fishes b4 quarantine, if can keep them there for a month to be safe,

u can keep them in the same salinity as ur tank so easier to acclimatize when u gonna transfer them into the main display,

lower salinity of 1.015 can get rid of ich , but the problem is the fishes can take well to lowering their salinity but going back up has to be done very carefully,

so u wanna do hypo on if they really have ich, if not then just do normal quarantine

lol bro u quarantine all fishes b4 quarantine, so u double quarantine ah? :lol:

luckily my fishes no signs of ich during quarantine :P

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ya now i quarantine my display tank, thats y cant put in ur chevy yet

Mix Reef Tank: 5ft x 2.5ft x 2ft mixed reef

Chiller: daikin 1hp compressor

Return: Red Dragon 6.5m3

Lighting: Aqua Lumen Ocean 4ft

Skimmer: Reef Octopus RO-RPS-5000-EXT w/ Bubble Blaster

CR: RM 824 /milwakee PH controller

Tunze TS24 with 7096

Tunze Osmolator

American Pinpoint PH monitor

American Pinpoint ORP Monitor with Resun Ozone

RM sulphur denitrator

RM FR 424

RM FR 624

TLF Phosban Reactor

My old tank thread

469748_10150741487628605_529506809_o_zps36d5c396.jpg

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yes please quarantine all fishes b4 quarantine, if can keep them there for a month to be safe,

u can keep them in the same salinity as ur tank so easier to acclimatize when u gonna transfer them into the main display,

lower salinity of 1.015 can get rid of ich , but the problem is the fishes can take well to lowering their salinity but going back up has to be done very carefully,

so u wanna do hypo on if they really have ich, if not then just do normal quarantine

to get rid of ick by hypo, ur sg should be 1.009 instead of 1.015.

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