Need some help here with salinity problem

Yesterday i got some water and mixed it and the salinity was a little low(1.019) I did the water change and now its at 1.018 in the DT, i run it usually at 1.023 or so, I need help on how to raise it back up to a safer level.

I have been taking a half gallon pitcher and taking water and adding salt to about 1.038 or so and adding it to the tank. its still not going higher then 1.019. Need help if anyone can..thanks.

 

Time for a new hydrometer or better yet a refractometer.

 

you could just add saltwater to your top offs..that usually does it slow enough to be safe for the tank

 

My bad, i have a refractometer..I got mixed up with the names..

 

Thats basically what im doing..except i have no evaporation what so ever so i cant really top off salt water haha. I am just plainly adding salt water to the tank(basically the same thing as topoff)..BUt its not diong anything really, its still hangin at 1.019-20

 

Have you re-calibrated the refractometer?

 

Yes..It always comes out to 0...I have a 14g biocube that stays at 1.024 and i tested it and it came out to 1.024..

 

Always make sure your salinity is where you want it before doing the water change. That's much easier than trying to fix it in the tank.

 

Yeah, i just got lazy i guess ..haha.