Quarantine tank question

[Thaxx]

Should you have your quarantine tank in the hyposalinity mode when you get you new arrivals? Or with regular salinity? I would think just to be sure, you might as well just give them the hyposalinity treatment from the get go. Is this a good idea?
Thanks

[Chap]

I asked a question along the same lines yesterday. Here's the thread hopefully it helps you.

http://archive.reefcentral.com/forum...hreadid=273625

[Thaxx]

Thanks for the link, but it doesn't address the hyposalinity question.

[Chap]

What I got from the reply's was that your q-tank should be the exact same water as the tank the fish will be moving into. If you have to hyposalinity then you would set up a hospital tank with new water. At least that's what I got from it.

[Nat61299]

Thaxx..for a HypoQT Tank
Start w/ 1.023, add fish. slowly lower to 1.009 over a couple days.
Nat

[TippyToeX]

In my Q-tanks I have always started with the SG to match my main tank. I only lower it if I find that the fish needs to be treated with it.

[Thaxx]

Thanks for your replies.