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Old 09-22-2008, 10:17 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question salinity

Just checked my salinity,that i kind of slacked on in the last month, i'm only using a hydrometer and it reads 1.028. i know that is high, is it serious ? should i do 1-2% water changes over the next couple of days or is it ok to just do a20% Thanks
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Old 09-22-2008, 10:23 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I personally wouldn't do 20% that would probally have a impact on the tank.. It should be within 1.024-1.025

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Old 09-22-2008, 10:58 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Dropping SpG quickly is not an issue for fish but it is for inverts. Not knowing what is in your tank I'd do a series of 10% water changes daily with the new water at 1.021 until you get the SpG brought back into the proper range.
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Old 09-22-2008, 11:37 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Old 09-23-2008, 09:26 AM   #5 (permalink)
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first of all thanks again for the quick reply. So what your saying is I need to use more salt to lower my salinity,and not just pure fresh water
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Well, not more salt per se but using saltwater of a lower SpG to do water changes with.
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Thanks again Carmie. Did a couple of 10% water changes and all is well.
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Thanks again Carmie. Did a couple of 10% water changes and all is well.
Great! I am glad you caught it before it caused problems for your critters.
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Ever notice you never see Carmie and Wonder Woman in the same room together?!?! Coincident.....I THINK NOT!

Thanks Carmie for always being so active here! Love reading your input.
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LOL Brian, you made my day!
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Old 09-24-2008, 09:31 PM   #11 (permalink)
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Awesomeness! Glad I can help...
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your probably going to want to find someone with a refractometer to do some comparisons, it's possible your hydrometer is just reading high.

FWIW I run a system at 1.029 constant with no ill effect, in fact it's amazingly stable. The average is around 1.026-027 and not the 1.024-025 that most think of, reasonings for lower salinities date back long before I was reefing with the thought that it lowered metabolism and activity of inhabitants to help control the environment.

Long story short, so long as the parameters change slowly and not abrubtly almost all inhabitants will deal to a great degree. We're dealing with something that is in fact naturally occuring in the wild (salinity and temp swings both).

I'd look at why the sg raised.... do you use a pre-mixing bucket thats heated and may have experienced evap?
did your hydrometer take a bump that affected the weight of the swing arm?
did you change salts recently and are still measuring the same amounts when you mix?
are you topping off manually or automatically, the same amount on a constant basis?
did you top off BEFORE your water change so that your not making up for top off with new SW?

I've experienced salinity changes with ALL of the above definately look at investing in a refractometer in the future or at least checking your hydrometer against one, it's a great help
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Thats funny. I dont think I have ever laughed so hard great post thanks .
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I definitely would like to invest in one of those refractometer thanks for the useful post
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I know for a fact Dr Fosters & Smith has one for around $45 and if you get the catague free in the mail (just sign up online) they even have coupons for $5 off your order. I also saw one I was eyeing on eBay that came with a handheld pH meter for around the same price.

I haven't used one for salinity but have seen my brothers he uses for home brewing and its pretty sweet. Much better than the glass bobbly thing I use right now
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he he just some things I've learned on my own I wish someone had gone... hey dude... watch that top off evap cause you've got a heater in there....

funny how this hobby is, I'd love to say I'm perfect and research everything before I react but.......

yeah... he he... dr fosters is where I picked up my refractometer and $45 is well worth it, they last a lifetime, I remember some post where dick (amphibious) and carmie had mentioned rubbing vaseline on the pins for the cover that adds to my list of things I wish I had read first... oh well...
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Hi there Joe....

I see you are everywhere.......
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