Salinity for freshwater ick

[Hondacrx2]

What should my salt level be at I bought a meter to make it easier then counting each scoop. I have 2 loaches and a tigrinus. Temp is already up.


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[duanes]

3 parts per thousand and higher, will kill the ich tomites as they erupt from the spots, or emerge from the substrate.

 

[Hondacrx2]

So this is good then?

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[THEcreep]

I would just half dose with quick cure. The formalyn will dissolve the slimecoat and the malachite will knock the ick out. Do a goo vaccum afterwards to remove the tomants or cysts. I reccomend half dose because of the loaches.


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[duanes]

I think your meter is read in "specific gravity", but that may be the right conversion. I'm not familiar with that meter.

 

[Harleydiva]

I have one of those meters also and I have asked the same question!!! It's hard to keep track of the salt w water changes. I couldn't find an answer on google either so PLEASE does anyone kno how to properly read and dose salt with one of these for freshwater??? Thanks a million


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[Hondacrx2]

The left side says ppm so I am hoping it correct.


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[Harleydiva]

Well I talked to the guy at petsmart about it who raises discus and he said that it wouldn't register on one of those meters bc it's to low of a salt amount. Not sure I believe that bc I'm pretty sure from the research I tried to do where your meter is reading sounds right


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[eklikewhoa]

I doubt there would be enough salt content to register on the hydrometer as well... a refractometer would be a much better option to go with but for just treatment I would do 1-3tbsp of aquarium salt for each 5g of water and replace only what you remove during a water change.