low salinity

I got five green chromis, one royal gramma and one rock flower anemone from my LFS. When I tested the salinity in their bags, it gave a reading of 26ppt(1.019). The lowest acceptable salinity was 30ppt according to the internet. Have any of you guys seen fish stores that keep their livestock in...

My usual routine is to run about 30-32 gallons of RODI for my water change, and I mix my salt overnight. I use Red Sea Coral Pro and have never had a problem. I realize instructions say not to mix more than 2 hours, but by aerating it overnight I’ve had better luck with a stable reading. I’ve...

Yesterday I upgraded my sump and added fresh water to it, tank was due for a water change but ran out of Red Sea coral salt. Anyway I turned the pumps back on and added a lot of beneficial bacteria to the tank (100ml). Today I torched are looking happy as ever so I checked the salinity and it’s...

I’m brand new to saltwater so I decided to get a EVO 13.5 gal to start off. I bought water from my local aquarium store… I set everything up with the sand and rock I bought all the essential I thought I would need expect (protein skimmer) but it’s been 2 days and 1.023 PPT and i was told it...

Situation up front, do to my poor selection in refractometers my 90 gal LPS dominate tank is currently sitting at 1.017 and I need to know how much and how quickly I should raise the salinity. I notice that about 2 weeks ago that my hammer wasn’t extending as much as he had been so I started...

hey all! Just wanted to post a helpful reminder to check your salinity and calibrate your refractometer! I had during lps corals and bleached sps for the the last week. I tested all parameters Calcium:400 Alk: 9.2 Mag: 1245 Nitrate:5 Phosphate: .12 I couldn’t figure out for the life of me why...

I just noticed My salinity is around 1.018 and i don't own a RODI unit yet so I have no way of raising it since it's Christmas Eve and I have no idea if any stores will be open tomorrow, I have about 3 gallons of RO water in a jug so I might be able to mix salt water should I get my hands on...

Hello! I just had the surreal experience of winning a salt water tank last night. it is 30gal and has a variety of coral, live rock, a few types of snails, 2 Peppermint Shrimp and a young Clownfish. I was able to set it up last night with 90% of the original water and added 3gal of distilled...