skimmed water contains salt?

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  1. yheartsp

    yheartsp Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Skimmed water from the protien skimmer cup, do they consist of salt inside? or just water + waste. because i'm wondering if cleaning the cup daily would lower the salinity of my water

    thanks for any help given ;D
     
    yheartsp, Jun 29, 2009
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  2. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    yheartsp
    It does, so yes it would
    testing the SG of the DT weekly is a good idea and water changes can compensate for the minor salinity fluctuations that do occur

    Steve
     
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  3. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    taste it! jk jk jk. Yes the skimmate does contain salt. Your skimmer over time, if not watched, will lower your salinity
     
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  4. Daniel072

    Daniel072 Giant Squid

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    Dang it steve you beat me!!!
     
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