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[cjtabares]

It evaporates about 2 gallons a week so I'll pull 3 more out and and a hole box of water

Are you topping off with fresh water, or is it 2 gal evaporation, then you remove 3 more gallons of water, and add 5 gallons of salt water?

 

[VintageReefer]

It evaporates about 2 gallons a week so I'll pull 3 more out and and a hole box of water

Wait. Is this correct:

You evaporate about 2g a week
Then you siphon out 3g

Then add a 5g box of premade saltwater ?

 

[shupiejr93]

I've had the tank set up with nothing in it for a year and just started about 6 months ago after that adding fish nems and crustations

 

[shupiejr93]

Are you topping off with fresh water, or is it 2 gal evaporation, then you remove 3 more gallons of water, and add 5 gallons of salt water?

It evaps 2 gallons and I pull 3 out and top off with 5 gallons of new water

 

[shupiejr93]

Wait. Is this correct:

You evaporate about 2g a week
Then you siphon out 3g

Then add a 5g box of premade saltwater ?

Yes it's hot in Oklahoma so it evaps fast

 

[shupiejr93]

Like @crazyfishmom said spot feed them and get those nitrates up. What lights are you using though?

Right now a cheap full sep light but my good ones show up in 2 weeks

 

[VintageReefer]

It evaps 2 gallons and I pull 3 out and top off with 5 gallons of new water

Only freshwater evaporates. The salt stays behind.

So everytime you do this process:
2g of freshwater evaporates, this increasing remaining tanks salinity
Then you remove 3g of saltwater and add 5g of saltwater

Everytime this happens you end up with 2g worth of extra saltwater

Also what light do you have. Anemones rely on light

 

[BristleWormHater]

Yes it's hot in Oklahoma so it evaps fast

Do you have a salinity checker? If so use it now.

 

[cjtabares]

It evaps 2 gallons and I pull 3 out and top off with 5 gallons of new water

You are increasing your salinity like this. Are you testing the salinity in your tank? You need to top off the amount that evaporates with fresh water, the salt stays in the tank while the water evaporates.

 

[shupiejr93]

Only freshwater evaporates. The salt stays behind.

So everytime you do this process:
2g of freshwater evaporates, this increasing remaining tanks salinity
Then you remove 3g of saltwater and add 5g of saltwater

Everytime this happens you end up with 2g worth of extra saltwater

Also what light do you have. Anemones rely on light

My salinity has stayed at 1.025 and a cheap full spec my good ones show up in 2 weeks

 

[VintageReefer]

My salinity has stayed at 1.025 and a cheap full spec my good ones show up in 2 weeks

Ok I hear ya. But that’s impossible. So something is wrong. You can’t remove 3g of saltwater and add 5g of saltwater and not have the tanks overall salinity be stable

How are you checking salinity ? A refractometer or a swing arm?

Also what is “cheap full spec” and what “good ones” are showing up?

It is possible neither is capable of supporting anemones…we are trying to check and confirm to help you

 

[shupiejr93]

Ok I hear ya. But that’s impossible. So something is wrong. You can’t remove 3g of saltwater and add 5g of saltwater and not have the tanks overall salinity be stable

How are you checking salinity ? A refractometer or a swing arm?

Also what is “cheap full spec” and what “good ones” are showing up?

It is possible neither is capable of supporting anemones…we are trying to check and confirm to help you

Refractometer and it's an aqua light from pet co and the good one are one I ordered from a coral store in OKC it's what he uses in his nursery tanks

 

[shupiejr93]

Ok I hear ya. But that’s impossible. So something is wrong. You can’t remove 3g of saltwater and add 5g of saltwater and not have the tanks overall salinity be stable

How are you checking salinity ? A refractometer or a swing arm?

Also what is “cheap full spec” and what “good ones” are showing up?

It is possible neither is capable of supporting anemones…we are trying to check and confirm to help you

 

[VintageReefer]

Refractometer is good
But doesn’t make any sense how your tanks salinity isn’t gradually increasing. It defies physics

 

[jabberwock]

Refractometer is good
But doesn’t make any sense how your tanks salinity isn’t gradually increasing. It defies physics

This...

Have you calibrated the refractometer? Also, having a tank set up with nothing in it was not moving you forward. Your tank is 6 months old, and way to new to support nems. If you post a full tank shot, that may help to assess the situation.

 

[shupiejr93]

This...

Have you calibrated the refractometer? Also, having a tank set up with nothing in it was not moving you forward. Your tank is 6 months old, and way to new to support nems. If you post a full tank shot, that may help to assess the situation.

It's a year and a half old

 

[shupiejr93]

Refractometer is good
But doesn’t make any sense how your tanks salinity isn’t gradually increasing. It defies physics

It's what I'm so confused about my fish and other nems are just fine its only bubble tips and the water blows me away bc I calibrate my meter before ever test

 

[VintageReefer]

It's what I'm so confused about my fish and other nems are just fine its only bubble tips and the water blows me away bc I calibrate my meter before ever test

How do you calibrate? You shouldn’t have to do this very often

 

[jabberwock]

It's a year and a half old

When did you add livestock?

 

[shupiejr93]

How do you calibrate? You shouldn’t have to do this very often

I use bottled water to calibrate and I only don't so much to be double sure