Low salinity want to bring it up

ninjataco777 · 11-06-2007, 03:40 PM

ok i have a biocube29 that has been set up for a few weeks now. my salinity is exactly 1.023, and i want to get it up to 1.025-1.026. when my water evaporates, can i just mix some salt in the water i am going to top it off with?(of course i will measure it)

Thanks for your help,
Nick

panmanmatt · 11-06-2007, 03:49 PM

Yup you can.

framerguy · 11-06-2007, 03:53 PM

Yes you can, but if you have inverts (especially stars) you must bring it up slowly. I think you should drip whatever solution you add so the level comes up very slowly.

vdituri · 11-06-2007, 05:16 PM

Go slow when you raise the salinity Ninjataco.
Veeerrrry slow.

lcstorc · 11-06-2007, 05:52 PM

I would mix top off water to 1.025 and gradually add it as the water evaporates. I would do small top-offs at least once a day if not twice. This will raise the salinity very slowly

11-06-2007, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
ninjataco777 Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south jersey Posts: 478 View Gallery Karma Komment	Low salinity want to bring it up ok i have a biocube29 that has been set up for a few weeks now. my salinity is exactly 1.023, and i want to get it up to 1.025-1.026. when my water evaporates, can i just mix some salt in the water i am going to top it off with?(of course i will measure it) Thanks for your help, Nick

11-06-2007, 03:49 PM	#2 (permalink)
panmanmatt Golden Moray Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Waretown, NJ Posts: 2,255 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Low salinity want to bring it up Yup you can. __________________ The mind is like a parachute, it only works when opened. (\__/) (='.'=) (")_(")

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framerguy Tridacna maxima Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Clarkesville, Ga Posts: 4,994 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Low salinity want to bring it up Yes you can, but if you have inverts (especially stars) you must bring it up slowly. I think you should drip whatever solution you add so the level comes up very slowly. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) 375gDT built in wall, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, Aqua C EV-400 skimmer etc, etc, etc... http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...areum-too.html

11-06-2007, 05:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
vdituri Excellent Guesser :D Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento California Posts: 6,244 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Low salinity want to bring it up Go slow when you raise the salinity Ninjataco. Veeerrrry slow. __________________ Victor ----- People come into our lives for a reason, a season or a lifetime. When you know which one it is, you will know what to do for that person. When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relationship to an end. What we must realize is that our need has been met, our desire fulfilled, their work is done. The prayer you sent up has been answered and now it is time to move on.

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lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 26,433 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Low salinity want to bring it up I would mix top off water to 1.025 and gradually add it as the water evaporates. I would do small top-offs at least once a day if not twice. This will raise the salinity very slowly __________________ Peace LYNN Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Lynn's frag tank experiment A reef tank is like a race car. The faster you go the harder you crash.

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