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04-03-2008, 09:34 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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|  High Salt Readings
Hi
When i filled my tank with water i added the salt a day or two later, waited for the temperature to rise to aid dissolveing, it read 1.025 great.
But since i have added my hydor koralia 2 powerhead, it must of disturbed the salt at the bottom and mixed it more now i have a reading of 1.028 is this way to high, i have 1 yellow tailed damsel cycling my tank at the mo? | 
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04-03-2008, 09:35 AM
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| | Clown Trigger
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Tatamy, PA Age: 15
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take some water out, and slowly add fresh water (over like a day or two) until SG is lowered till desired level  _________  | |
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04-03-2008, 09:37 AM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami Age: 39
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Originally Posted by aquaboy  take some water out, and slowly add fresh water (over like a day or two) until SG is lowered till desired level | Ditto, what he said. _________ 9YR OLD 90G 30G w/d Mag18 150G skimmer 692w MH,yel&kole tang,foxface,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Goniopora(2), Acropora(2),Brain, Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, R&G open brain, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, enias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew  | |
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04-03-2008, 09:38 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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lol ok Cheers | |
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04-03-2008, 09:40 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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Oh Forgot to ask should i do anything to the fresh water , R/O of course before i add it? | |
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04-03-2008, 09:48 AM
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| | Feather Star
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Tulsa, Ok Age: 28
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04-03-2008, 09:54 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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ok i got that bit & anything else, like air stone?/temp?/ph?/ or can i just add r/o water? | |
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04-03-2008, 10:16 AM
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| | 3reef Sponsor
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depending on tank size if its say 50 gallons then pull about 3 to 4 gals out and replace with freshwater. That should put you near to 1.024 or 1.025 also how are you testing the salinity ? _________ Some of the world's greatest feats were accomplished by people not smart enough to know they were impossible (Doug Larson) | |
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04-03-2008, 10:18 AM
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| | Sea Dragon
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: West Midlands,UK
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It is a 50 gallon & i have a 2 inch gap from the top water free, i left it there for when i add rocks, so will just top up, i use a refractometer to test the salinity. | |
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04-03-2008, 10:42 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Seattle area Age: 36
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I take my SG readings every other day. If it's high I top-off with RO/DI fresh water simply labelled "T" for top-off. If it's to low I top-off with RO/DI 1.023 premixed water, labelled "ST". That keeps me at 1.025 on the button.
I always have 5 gallons of fresh and 5 gallons of pre-mixed on hand at all times for top-offs only.
I also do 10 gallons of RO/DI pre-mixed for water changes weekly. To get around the 1.023 pre-mixed dropping my SG from 1.025 I take out 9 gallons and add back 10 of the pre-mixed. Then I know my next top-off will be fresh water with minimal increase in my SG.
It's been working like a champ for me. Hope I made sense in describing it.
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