Low salt levels

Klnsheree · 03/13/2013, 10:02 AM

Is there anyone on here who makes there in salt water?
I just can NOT get the salt level to stay up. The tank set up is not even a week old
What do I need to do?
Is my live rock ok?

Cymonous · 03/13/2013, 10:06 AM

What is your salinity at? What type of salt are you using? Do you top off your water to a certain water level in your tank with fresh RO water?

bnumair · 03/13/2013, 10:48 AM

yeah whats the sg levels and how do u do top off?

kismetsh · 03/13/2013, 12:02 PM

The only 2 ways I can think of for salinity to *drop* is if you have a really slow leak somewhere and as you top off with fresh you dilute more and more OR if you get a lot of salt creep.

disc1 · 03/13/2013, 12:05 PM

Or if your measurement is off and it isn't really going low only you think it is.

How are you measuring salinity? How was that calibrated?

gone fishin · 03/13/2013, 12:41 PM

I would guess low to start without more info. Or like David said

03/13/2013, 10:02 AM	#1
Klnsheree Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Georgia Posts: 47	Low salt levels Is there anyone on here who makes there in salt water? I just can NOT get the salt level to stay up. The tank set up is not even a week old What do I need to do? Is my live rock ok?

03/13/2013, 10:06 AM	#2
Cymonous My Clown Attacks Me Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,105	What is your salinity at? What type of salt are you using? Do you top off your water to a certain water level in your tank with fresh RO water? __________________ 100 Gallon Long with 20L sump 10 Gallon Office Tank Current Tank Info: 2 False Percula Clowns, One Spot Foxface, Diamond Watchman Goby, Yellow Tail Damsel, Engineer Goby

03/13/2013, 10:48 AM	#3
bnumair Dr. Reef at ur service Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tulsa, Ok, USA Posts: 7,751 Blog Entries: 15	yeah whats the sg levels and how do u do top off? __________________ Water Quality: NO3 0,Phos 0,Cal 440,Alk 7.5,Mag 1300 "Reef Fast, You Crash, Reef Slow, You Pass" Mike's Reef 3:16 Current Tank Info: 350g DT,95g sump, 50g Frag tank, 4800gph return 4x Sea swirls. 6x AI Vega Color. 200# Pukani rock, dual recirculating skimmer, Biopellet, GFO Carbon rx's, Cal rx. Closed loop. 1.5hp chiller, genesis renew. Apex & RKE

03/13/2013, 12:02 PM	#4
kismetsh Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NC Posts: 169	The only 2 ways I can think of for salinity to drop is if you have a really slow leak somewhere and as you top off with fresh you dilute more and more OR if you get a lot of salt creep. __________________ KC Current Tank Info: 29g, attached 20g display refugium/macro tank

03/13/2013, 12:05 PM	#5
disc1 -RT * ln(k) Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Little Rock Posts: 9,705	Or if your measurement is off and it isn't really going low only you think it is. How are you measuring salinity? How was that calibrated? __________________ David Current Tank: Undergoing reconstruction...

03/13/2013, 12:41 PM	#6
gone fishin Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Wyocena Wi Posts: 6,936	I would guess low to start without more info. Or like David said __________________ Tony Current Tank Info: 180gal DT, BM NAC77 skimmer,3 Maxspect razors, Maxspect Gyre 150, 30g QT