Straycat's Red Sea Max 130D
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Re: Red Sea 130 D
Go slow, be patient, ask questions when needed. It's kind of like painting the better the prep (cycling, setup, etc.) the better the outcome.
Most important...Find the RSM club on reef sanctuary...oops never mind you did that one already.
Go slow, be patient, ask questions when needed. It's kind of like painting the better the prep (cycling, setup, etc.) the better the outcome.
Most important...Find the RSM club on reef sanctuary...oops never mind you did that one already.
redsea reefer
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Re: Red Sea 130 D
Welcome to the club and good luck with your tank!
Welcome to the club and good luck with your tank!
Re: Red Sea 130 D
Welcome and +1
Lots of help on this forum, has been of great help to me
Regards
Al
Go slow, be patient, ask questions when needed. It's kind of like painting the better the prep (cycling, setup, etc.) the better the outcome.
Most important...Find the RSM club on reef sanctuary...oops never mind you did that one already.
Welcome and +1
Lots of help on this forum, has been of great help to me
Regards
Al
Re: Red Sea 130 D
to ReefSanctuary and RSM Club, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members
to ReefSanctuary and RSM Club, a real Sanctuary of reef forums, with lots of very nice members
NewEnglandReef
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Welcome to RS...Dont be afraid to ask questions. This forum is the best Tool in my box.
redsea reefer
Well-Known Member
The first piece of advice I can give you right now is ditch the RSM heater in favor of another brand. They are known to have problems....
That's a high tech Fluval!
If what's in the skimmer cup looks like clear colorless water you can dump it back in the tank.
If the stuff is tea colored or nasty looking then you should discard it.
If you discard it and make up for the water loss with RO/DI water (non-SW) yes - your salinity will drop over time by doing this, but it's also unavoidable with a skimmer. The salinity won't drop much at all initially, but over time (weeks probably) you may see a drop in salinity and can make up for it by increasing the salinity a bit of your water change water.
Remember - if you make up for evaporation, use RO/DI water - adding SW to make up for evaporated water will cause your salinity to gradually increase. What evaporates is water only - salt won't evaporate.
If what's in the skimmer cup looks like clear colorless water you can dump it back in the tank.
If the stuff is tea colored or nasty looking then you should discard it.
If you discard it and make up for the water loss with RO/DI water (non-SW) yes - your salinity will drop over time by doing this, but it's also unavoidable with a skimmer. The salinity won't drop much at all initially, but over time (weeks probably) you may see a drop in salinity and can make up for it by increasing the salinity a bit of your water change water.
Remember - if you make up for evaporation, use RO/DI water - adding SW to make up for evaporated water will cause your salinity to gradually increase. What evaporates is water only - salt won't evaporate.