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Originally Posted by btlee
Dear Stan,
You have to recheck your latest posting.
2ppt ( not ppm ) salt is 2 gram per litre ( 1 litre being 1000gram ).
So 100 litre will need 200 gram and a typical 4 ft tank ( full ) is about 220 litre or 440 gram of salt.
The half hour bath call for a much higher concentration of 3% ( if I am not mistaken ) that is 30 ppt meaning 3 kg for 100 litre.
I have tried it once months ago none of them died although they were half dead after the half hour.
Beside the above, may I suggest that we state our reason for quaranteen.
That is to say, be more specific as to why we want to quaranteen.
Cheers!
BT Lee
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yes you are correct BT, andrew corrected me[slap], he said it's ppt-parts per thousand.
Quarantine is to ensure new fish do not introduce pathogens/parasites into your healthy tank. Especially is the fish is from different regions esp wild/imported fish.
Your fish may not be resistant to the bugs which the new fish[resistant to] are carrying.
This applies to any new tank mates you just bought. tetras, plecos, snails, plants, etc.
Safe than sorry. especially if you gonna introduce it into an ecosystem like a planted tank.
Nick, i'm afraid i'm one of those thick skulled people aka discus fishballer.