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08/16/2014, 11:39 AM
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Lower Salinity
I started a nano tank and my salinity is high at about, 40 PPT. How do I lower it? Can I use spring water to lower it?
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08/16/2014, 11:46 AM
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Take some of your salt water out and then add RO water to lower it
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08/16/2014, 11:47 AM
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08/16/2014, 12:46 PM
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08/16/2014, 01:08 PM
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08/16/2014, 01:18 PM
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Typically you can get Ro water at you LFS. However I have two nano tanks I have been using distilled water from the grocery store for years without any problems. I use Crystal brand distilled water but maybe I just get really lucky.
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08/16/2014, 01:19 PM
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Easy does it... Current Tank Info: 40b. sps, Metal Halide,big skimmer,lots of flow, barebottom, natural seawater. |
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08/16/2014, 05:37 PM
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Rodi you can get from lfs, distilled water you can buy anywhere.
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08/16/2014, 08:01 PM
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Is something wrong with spring? The guy at my LFS says its okay.
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08/16/2014, 08:04 PM
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It's just not as pure as rodi and distilled water. Those two have 0 tds where as spring may have 50 or so. |
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08/16/2014, 11:39 PM
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water has nutrients in it. tap water has a lot. distilled is slightly purer, ro better and ro/di is pure h20 no other nutrients. nutrients help feed everything in our tanks but also is very uncontrolled and in a salt water tank you need to be in control. keep the water as pure as you can and you decide what nutrients to add so you know what is in there.
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08/17/2014, 07:17 AM
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08/17/2014, 07:26 AM
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I think randy said that sometimes distilled water can have some copper in it, so use with caution.
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08/17/2014, 07:56 AM
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True, you can run into problems whenever you buy water. That why it is best to have an rodi filter.
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