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thank you. i have an ato but for some reason my salinity has dropped.You want it to be as stable and consistent as possible. If it sways over time it shouldn't cause any issues as long as it stays in the required ranges for whatever you are trying to keep but I recommend using an ATO to keep it nailed down.
Its preferable to have the salinity as stable as possible. But mine fluctuates within .03 so from 1.025 - 1.028does my salinity always need to be a fixed number or can it sway?
What size tank do you have? I really can't think of a reason why it would drop with an ATO unless you have a ton of salt creep in a smaller tank....or you are doing large water changes using a lower salinity mixture?thank you. i have an ato but for some reason my salinity has dropped.
my tank is 200litre. my salinity was 1.025 and it went to 1.023What size tank do you have? I really can't think of a reason why it would drop with an ATO unless you have a ton of salt creep in a smaller tank....or you are doing large water changes using a lower salinity mixture?
and i use saltwater that matches my salinityWhat size tank do you have? I really can't think of a reason why it would drop with an ATO unless you have a ton of salt creep in a smaller tank....or you are doing large water changes using a lower salinity mixture?
Have you calibrated your tester lately. I’m using the Hanna and went about 2 months without checking it. Everything seemed fine. Then one day I decided to check it and was off by about 0.003 points. i freaked out. And had to slowly start bringing salinity back up. Luckily it didn’t affect my corals. Thank God I run a little higher salinity than most. I usually run what all my LFS run which is 1.027. And everything seems to be doing great.thank you. i have an ato but for some reason my salinity has dropped.
Yeah I calabrated it and it was fine I thinkHave you calibrated your tester lately. I’m using the Hanna and went about 2 months without checking it. Everything seemed fine. Then one day I decided to check it and was off by about 0.003 points. i freaked out. And had to slowly start bringing salinity back up. Luckily it didn’t affect my corals. Thank God I run a little higher salinity than most. I usually run what all my LFS run which is 1.027. And everything seems to be doing great.
Could it be that my ato pump pipe is too largeHave you calibrated your tester lately. I’m using the Hanna and went about 2 months without checking it. Everything seemed fine. Then one day I decided to check it and was off by about 0.003 points. i freaked out. And had to slowly start bringing salinity back up. Luckily it didn’t affect my corals. Thank God I run a little higher salinity than most. I usually run what all my LFS run which is 1.027. And everything seems to be doing great.
Could it be that my ato pump pipe is too big ?You want it to be as stable and consistent as possible. If it sways over time it shouldn't cause any issues as long as it stays in the required ranges for whatever you are trying to keep but I recommend using an ATO to keep it nailed down.
Okay thank youIf you have an ATO it shouldn’t sway much once you get the desired salinity dialed in (+/-0.01-0.02 daily). Anytime you do water changes or drip-acclimate a fish it’s going to change slightly - which isn’t a huge deal.
The smaller the tank the larger the swings can potentially be too, so if it creeps up just add a bit of RO to the sump - and if it drops do the same with some pre-mixed saltwater instead.
No.....the size of the pump or tubing shouldn't matter. They all work the same way, adding water back into the tank until the water level raises triggering a sensor. The speed at which the water is added back in won't make a difference.Could it be that my ato pump pipe is too big ?