Rasing salinity?

reefkeeper135 · 01/02/2008, 05:02 PM

Trying to raise my salintiy to 1.025 (currently at 1.022) it is a 135 with softies, if I do a water change of say 30gal at 1.025 will that be enough to any change at all?? I know you dont want to raise it too fast. Anyone got any suggestions??

not_sponsored · 01/02/2008, 05:05 PM

Just add some salt to your top off water.

birmy · 01/02/2008, 05:06 PM

I am in the same boat. Tagging along.

Randy Holmes-Farley · 01/02/2008, 05:11 PM

I agree that topping off with salt water until it is at your target is the best way.

reefkeeper135 · 01/02/2008, 05:18 PM

So what would you reccomend I set the salinity to on the top off water 1.025? I top of approx. 3-4 gal a day.

not_sponsored · 01/02/2008, 05:20 PM

Wow that is a lot of evaporation! I do about 3-4 gallons a week on my 75.

but yeah, 1.025 on the top off, do you have an ATO?

reefkeeper135 · 01/02/2008, 05:24 PM

not automatic but I do have a top off tub in the garage that is plumbed in thru the wall and and there is a switch under the tank, just flip the switch and the sump fills up...........just dont walk away......not that I've ever done that

OK so maybe once lol

reefkeeper135 · 01/02/2008, 05:26 PM

oops Iam sorry should have said per week, nice catch not_sponsored

Alaska_Phil · 01/02/2008, 07:50 PM

Adding any salt at all to your top off will bring it up. Just a matter of how fast you want to raise it. Even using 1.010 top off water will eventually bring it up since you're replacing pure evaporation with salt water.

Phil

Roy G. Biv · 01/02/2008, 08:18 PM

I just dump a cup of salt in the sump (maybe more

) until its reached.

Aadler · 01/02/2008, 08:39 PM

Why not mix some saltwater to 1.025 and just top off with that until you reach 1.025...? that way you raise it slowly at the rate you are evaping.

I was topping off 3-5g a day on my 140g system until i got my ato which i just remembered i am filling up the 32g brute and prolly overflowing by now *curses*

reefkeeper135 · 01/02/2008, 09:10 PM

just mixed a fresh batch of water to 1.025 will start topping of with that till goalis reached thanks guys

dsanfilippo · 01/02/2008, 09:14 PM

That's a big negative on the salt in the sump...

01/02/2008, 05:02 PM	#1
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	Rasing salinity? Trying to raise my salintiy to 1.025 (currently at 1.022) it is a 135 with softies, if I do a water change of say 30gal at 1.025 will that be enough to any change at all?? I know you dont want to raise it too fast. Anyone got any suggestions??

01/02/2008, 05:06 PM	#3
birmy Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: The Notch of Connecticut Posts: 11	I am in the same boat. Tagging along. __________________ "I see things clear as day with my eyes closed." Current Tank Info: 72 Gallon bow front

01/02/2008, 05:11 PM	#4
Randy Holmes-Farley Reef Chemist Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Arlington, Massachusetts Posts: 86,233	I agree that topping off with salt water until it is at your target is the best way. __________________ Randy Holmes-Farley Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef

01/02/2008, 07:50 PM	#9
Alaska_Phil Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: North Pole Posts: 986	Adding any salt at all to your top off will bring it up. Just a matter of how fast you want to raise it. Even using 1.010 top off water will eventually bring it up since you're replacing pure evaporation with salt water. Phil __________________ Don't be afraid to fall - if you're not falling down once in a while, you're not trying anything new and probably not having much fun. Current Tank Info: 50 gal mixed reef, 65 gal freshwater planted.

01/02/2008, 08:39 PM	#11
Aadler Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Cleveland, OH Posts: 1,336	Why not mix some saltwater to 1.025 and just top off with that until you reach 1.025...? that way you raise it slowly at the rate you are evaping. I was topping off 3-5g a day on my 140g system until i got my ato which i just remembered i am filling up the 32g brute and prolly overflowing by now curses __________________ MiniBow 7 - WooHoo

01/02/2008, 05:05 PM	#2
not_sponsored Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hiding Posts: 341	Just add some salt to your top off water.

01/02/2008, 05:18 PM	#5
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	So what would you reccomend I set the salinity to on the top off water 1.025? I top of approx. 3-4 gal a day.

01/02/2008, 05:20 PM	#6
not_sponsored Registered Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Hiding Posts: 341	Wow that is a lot of evaporation! I do about 3-4 gallons a week on my 75. but yeah, 1.025 on the top off, do you have an ATO?

01/02/2008, 05:24 PM	#7
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	not automatic but I do have a top off tub in the garage that is plumbed in thru the wall and and there is a switch under the tank, just flip the switch and the sump fills up...........just dont walk away......not that I've ever done that OK so maybe once lol

01/02/2008, 05:26 PM	#8
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	oops Iam sorry should have said per week, nice catch not_sponsored

01/02/2008, 08:18 PM	#10
Roy G. Biv Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 3,646	I just dump a cup of salt in the sump (maybe more ) until its reached.

01/02/2008, 09:10 PM	#12
reefkeeper135 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Yuma Arizona Posts: 531	just mixed a fresh batch of water to 1.025 will start topping of with that till goalis reached thanks guys

01/02/2008, 09:14 PM	#13
dsanfilippo Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 151	That's a big negative on the salt in the sump...