Salinity

[MightyMO]

I

stir the salt into a bucket of ro for about 10-20 mins then leave the power head in there for about an hour

Is that how the directions say yo do it on the salt??? Are you using red sea salt???

 

[MightyMO]

Yes, this process is called consolation. And in such a small tank. It can kill quick, I have owned a nano tank...

Dag, autocorrect... osmolation

 

[Aqua Man]

Need a place in your tank that tells you it’s Full, a mark of some kind.
Every day, add fresh water to that mark to make up for evaporation.

 

[MightyMO]

Need a place in your tank that tells you it’s Full, a mark of some kind.
Every day, add fresh water to that mark to make up for evaporation.

Yes, if it is an overflow style filtration, that line would be viewed in the filtration of the tank...

 

[MightyMO]

I'm using red sea coral pro plus salt it has a max mix time of 2 hours and some other stuff your not supposed to do or it will cloud and precipitate trace elements out. Other salts take 24 hours to mix....Some take around 5 hours, have to read the instructions and follow them for sure...

 

[milliesmillie]

Need a place in your tank that tells you it’s Full, a mark of some kind.
Every day, add fresh water to that mark to make up for evaporation.

The levels in the sump read 1.026, there is a black mesh line on the top of the tank but I always fill it over that, maybe I should put a mark on there somewhere.

 

[milliesmillie]

I'm using red sea coral pro plus salt it has a max mix time of 2 hours and some other stuff your not supposed to do or it will cloud and precipitate trace elements out. Other salts take 24 hours to mix....Some take around 5 hours, have to read the instructions and follow them for sure...

I also have the red sea coral pro

 

[Albertan22]

The levels in the sump read 1.026, there is a black mesh line on the top of the tank but I always fill it over that, maybe I should put a mark on there somewhere.

If you have a sump, evaporation will only be visible in the chamber where your return pump is located. Put your mark there and add water to that chamber.

This calculator may assist you in altering salinity if needed.
https://www.hamzasreef.com/Contents/Calculators/TargetSalinity.php

 

[MightyMO]

Let me know if ya have anymore questions... I'm off work till Friday, so my brain is here to pick at... lol

 

[Aqua Man]

Here’s a pic of mine. The area where the return is small. So I need to top off 2 times a day in summer. I use that partition at the end where the pump is to judge Full.

it looks like I’m low a little bit!
What do you have in your tank ? How long Been setup? Hope that helps your question!

 

[MightyMO]

I also have the red sea coral pro

Yes, that stuff mixes fast. You are doing your mixing correctly then...

 

[Webslinger]

Mix the water in the tank before taking it out?

I also would focus on keeping your water level constant, which in return will keep you salinity stable.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

1.026 is ok Next couple water changes, mix it up at 1.025
Add fresh water daily to keep it correctly at that level.

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[Birddog61]

The levels in the sump read 1.026, there is a black mesh line on the top of the tank but I always fill it over that, maybe I should put a mark on there somewhere.

Having a sump is ideal for an "auto top off" ATO

 

[Trestlew]

I use the simple formula below. If you have 13.5g total of 1.027 water and you want to do a 50% water change to get it back down to 1.024 you would put in 6.75g of 1.021 salinity. I've attached a simple calculator in excel as well.

13.5g (1.024) = (Wg added water) * (X Salinity) + (Yg remaining water) * (Z salinity)
W, X, Y, and Z are variables.

However, as others have said, don't do a huge water change and a fast salinity change. Go slowly to get it back to where it needs to be.

 

[Tv79]

Always top off with RODI