Emergency-Low Salinity

Coasterfrk · 04/21/2015, 05:21 AM

Hello, due to a stupid goof I let R/O water trickle into my one gt tank for basically 36 hours straight, unbelievably the fish are alive, the salinity is registering 1.005 whats the best way to get this up and how long can the fish tolerate it.

CuzzA · 04/21/2015, 05:24 AM

Just let evaporation correct the salinity. A fan will help speed up evaporation. The fish will likely be fine.

Rybren · 04/21/2015, 05:44 AM

And top off with salt water rather than FW. Bring the salinity back up slowly.

Pife · 04/21/2015, 05:52 AM

+1^

snorvich · 04/21/2015, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Rybren

And top off with salt water rather than FW. Bring the salinity back up slowly.

+2 Best way. Going up must be slow.

Coasterfrk · 04/21/2015, 06:49 AM

Should the top off just be regular salinity level. Fresh salt water.

CuzzA · 04/21/2015, 06:55 AM

Was any water removed or overflowed? If so then just top off with your target salinity. If no water was removed then don't top off at all and it will correct itself once it reaches the correct running water level.

Mixing saltwater at high concentrations can lead to precipitation of calcium carbonate.

Coasterfrk · 04/21/2015, 06:55 AM

It did overflow. A lot for a very long time.

snorvich · 04/21/2015, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by CuzzA

Was any water removed or overflowed? If so then just top off with your target salinity. If no water was removed then don't top off at all and it will correct itself once it reaches the correct running water level.

That would be slower than topping off with saline water (I would use 1.026) Sounds like you need to review your top off protocol as well.

CuzzA · 04/21/2015, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by snorvich

That would be slower than topping off with saline water (I would use 1.026)

I meant tank target. Like 1.026. Sorry, I wasn't very clear.

04/21/2015, 05:21 AM	#1
Coasterfrk Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 245	Emergency-Low Salinity Hello, due to a stupid goof I let R/O water trickle into my one gt tank for basically 36 hours straight, unbelievably the fish are alive, the salinity is registering 1.005 whats the best way to get this up and how long can the fish tolerate it.

04/21/2015, 05:44 AM	#3
Rybren Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ottawa, Canada Posts: 1,642	And top off with salt water rather than FW. Bring the salinity back up slowly. __________________ 120G Mixed Reef, 28G AIO zoa/pipefish tank

04/21/2015, 05:52 AM	#4
Pife Registered Member Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 7,408	+1^ __________________ Brandon I'm not saying let's get rid of all the stupid people.* I'm just saying let's remove all the warning labels and let the problem work itself out. Current Tank Info: 150g DT plumbed to an 80g frag tank and 220g sump in the basement. ~6-MP40s ~ 12 ATI powered t5s ~ Reefbrites and Radions supplementing ~ Custom GEO Skimmer ~ GEO CA Reactor 6x24~ Iwaki 70 Return ~

04/21/2015, 06:55 AM	#7
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	Emergency-Low Salinity Was any water removed or overflowed? If so then just top off with your target salinity. If no water was removed then don't top off at all and it will correct itself once it reaches the correct running water level. Mixing saltwater at high concentrations can lead to precipitation of calcium carbonate.

04/21/2015, 05:24 AM	#2
CuzzA Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Palm Harbor, FL Posts: 2,997	Just let evaporation correct the salinity. A fan will help speed up evaporation. The fish will likely be fine.

04/21/2015, 06:49 AM	#6
Coasterfrk Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 245	Should the top off just be regular salinity level. Fresh salt water.