BIQ QUESTION how you increase salinity ?

fasturtle30 · 05/28/2008, 07:07 PM

i will be trying to increase salinity on my tank now is about 1.023 and i want 1.25 or 1.026 !!!
What is the best way you can do it? add salt little by little? do water changes with more salinity? please tell me how you do it? thanks
comments here!!!

fasturtle30 · 05/28/2008, 07:10 PM

sorry misstyped i said 1.025 or 1.026 LOL !!!

Hop · 05/28/2008, 07:12 PM

Do top offs with salt water. It will raise it slowly this way

fasturtle30 · 05/28/2008, 07:13 PM

mhh that was a good idea! never tought of it !!! ANY OTHER IDEA?

demonsp · 05/28/2008, 07:15 PM

Let it evaporate to the wanted level and then add freas batch at same level. Should only take a few days or so.

Been_There8 · 05/28/2008, 07:36 PM

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Originally posted by fasturtle30
mhh that was a good idea! never tought of it !!! ANY OTHER IDEA?

Your not raising a big amount, so that way will be your best choice, and you will get your level in less than a week... What other way will there be you can only get it salty-er by adding more salt, we are just saying to add it slow so there is no shock to your system.

Esquare · 05/28/2008, 07:39 PM

I over fill my sump (above the top off switch level) with sw and let it evaporate back down to the top off level. I think that's what Lance is suggesting. You can do it a little at a time if you want a slower increase. With this method you can use the same sw that you use for water changes and not have to worry about mixing up a different salinty. To lower the salinty, I just take a cup or 2 of water out of the sump and let the top off adjust. Again, you can do it a little at a time.

05/28/2008, 07:07 PM	#1
fasturtle30 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: cheyenne, WY Posts: 442	BIQ QUESTION how you increase salinity ? i will be trying to increase salinity on my tank now is about 1.023 and i want 1.25 or 1.026 !!! What is the best way you can do it? add salt little by little? do water changes with more salinity? please tell me how you do it? thanks comments here!!! __________________ fasturtle30 Current Tank Info: Just starting settin up a 90 gl built in Overflow !! past 55 gl SW (past)

05/28/2008, 07:10 PM	#2
fasturtle30 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: cheyenne, WY Posts: 442	sorry misstyped i said 1.025 or 1.026 LOL !!! __________________ fasturtle30 Current Tank Info: Just starting settin up a 90 gl built in Overflow !! past 55 gl SW (past)

05/28/2008, 07:12 PM	#3
Hop Carpe Noctem!!! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Western Colorado Posts: 8,548	Do top offs with salt water. It will raise it slowly this way __________________ Hop Current Tank Info: 300-gallon in-wall system (mixed reef)

05/28/2008, 07:13 PM	#4
fasturtle30 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: cheyenne, WY Posts: 442	mhh that was a good idea! never tought of it !!! ANY OTHER IDEA? __________________ fasturtle30 Current Tank Info: Just starting settin up a 90 gl built in Overflow !! past 55 gl SW (past)

05/28/2008, 07:39 PM	#7
Esquare Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Lorain, Ohio Posts: 1,954	I over fill my sump (above the top off switch level) with sw and let it evaporate back down to the top off level. I think that's what Lance is suggesting. You can do it a little at a time if you want a slower increase. With this method you can use the same sw that you use for water changes and not have to worry about mixing up a different salinty. To lower the salinty, I just take a cup or 2 of water out of the sump and let the top off adjust. Again, you can do it a little at a time. __________________ Eddie Current Tank Info: 40 Breeder with Dwarf Lionfish

05/28/2008, 07:15 PM	#5
demonsp Moved On Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: el paso tx Posts: 7,634	Let it evaporate to the wanted level and then add freas batch at same level. Should only take a few days or so.