I try to keep my specific gravity at 1.026, and I generally do a pretty good job of keeping it pegged at my target. However, some times stuff happens. For example, my skimmer runs wetter than I expected and my ATO adds freshwater in, resulting in a drop. Or, my refractometer might not be calibrated perfectly and the SG is too high.
When these things happen, I correct things "gently", i.e. over a period of hours or days. For example, if my SG drops below 1.026, I will change my ATO to use saltwater instead of freshwater (it is easy to do with my set up). If the SG is too high, I'll periodically dump some tank water and let the ATO replace it with fresh water.
Question 1: What is the acceptable SG range for normal operations?
Question 2: At what point is it no longer acceptable to slowly correct the salinity?
Question 3: How do the correction techniques changes as the deviation in SG gets greater?
When these things happen, I correct things "gently", i.e. over a period of hours or days. For example, if my SG drops below 1.026, I will change my ATO to use saltwater instead of freshwater (it is easy to do with my set up). If the SG is too high, I'll periodically dump some tank water and let the ATO replace it with fresh water.
Question 1: What is the acceptable SG range for normal operations?
Question 2: At what point is it no longer acceptable to slowly correct the salinity?
Question 3: How do the correction techniques changes as the deviation in SG gets greater?
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