How fast can you raise salinty

[leo12345]

My tank water is at 1.015 right now and i want to raise it to 1.025. So i was planning on adding 1.025 water until the tank is 1.025. How fast can i do this?

 

[tank of gems]

Do it slowly. But is there any fish or coral in the tank

 

[leo12345]

Do it slowly. But is there any fish or coral in the tank

I know i have to do it slowly but how slow? Also yes there is fish in the tank.

 

[edsbeaker]

Is there any livestock in the tank? You can go as fast as you want if there isn’t any livestock

 

[BristleWormHater]

Anything living in the tank? If yes, go very slow. If not, just add salt until it hits 1.025

 

[edsbeaker]

The easiest way to do it is to use saltwater at 1.026 for topping off the evaporated water until the tank reaches 1.026. Then go back to just RODI for top off

 

[BristleWormHater]

I know i have to do it slowly but how slow? Also yes there is fish in the tank.

Go very slow then, I'd do a 10% water change of 1.025 water every week. You don't want to give your fish osmotic shock.

 

[BristleWormHater]

The easiest way to do it is to use saltwater at 1.026 for topping off the evaporated water until the tank reaches 1.026. Then go back to just RODI for top off

This is a good idea aswell

 

[leo12345]

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[leo12345]

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[Science/G]

You should be able to do it over a couple of days. Just make sure your salt is completely dissolved. Don't rush you seawater. Salinity changes significantly on tropical coral reefs. There is heavy rainfall and runoff, along with swift tidal movements and ocean currents. Don't worry.

 

[fishywishy]

you dont want to raise more than 0.001-0.002 ppm per day.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

When I need to raise salinity, I just add salt to my top-off water, and it will slowly raise the tank's salinity over the next couple of days.