Raising Salanity

CoMMaNdeR · 01/25/2006, 12:28 PM

My salanity is 1.022. I wish to raise it to 1.024, how is the best method exactly to raise it ?

DaveNJ · 01/25/2006, 12:30 PM

raise it slowly by adding salt to you top off water

ErikS · 01/25/2006, 12:30 PM

Add little amounts of saltwater to the tank. Just mix up a bit of salt in your make up water (in a seperate vessel) & dump it in the sump/tank.

Salt doesn't evap........so as evap happen the SG will go up.

Do it slowly.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 01/25/2006, 12:40 PM

I'd just replace evaporated water with new salt water. It will only take a few days, depending on the evaporation rate.

CoMMaNdeR · 01/25/2006, 12:59 PM

Yes thanks guys

01/25/2006, 12:28 PM	#1
CoMMaNdeR Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 703	Raising Salanity My salanity is 1.022. I wish to raise it to 1.024, how is the best method exactly to raise it ?

01/25/2006, 12:30 PM	#3
ErikS Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: VA Posts: 2,199	Add little amounts of saltwater to the tank. Just mix up a bit of salt in your make up water (in a seperate vessel) & dump it in the sump/tank. Salt doesn't evap........so as evap happen the SG will go up. Do it slowly. __________________ It's just my opinion & it's worth exactly what you paid for it

01/25/2006, 12:40 PM	#4
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I'd just replace evaporated water with new salt water. It will only take a few days, depending on the evaporation rate. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

01/25/2006, 12:30 PM	#2
DaveNJ Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Mt. Laurel NJ Posts: 61	raise it slowly by adding salt to you top off water

01/25/2006, 12:59 PM	#5
CoMMaNdeR Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 703	Yes thanks guys