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sherri112
01/24/2008, 07:10 PM
I need to know how to get the salinity down, I recently did a partial water change, and now the salinity is too high.
NCguy
01/24/2008, 07:16 PM
Take out some of the saltwater and add some fresh ro/di water.
Aquarist007
01/24/2008, 07:20 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11680135#post11680135 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sherri112
I need to know how to get the salinity down, I recently did a partial water change, and now the salinity is too high.
what is the salinity level after your water change
bertoni
01/24/2008, 07:21 PM
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Replacing some of the tank water with RO/DI will do the trick, but I'd be careful about quick changes. What was the salinity before and after the water change, and how long has it been?
sherri112
01/24/2008, 07:57 PM
1.026. It was at 1.024 until the water change
NCguy
01/24/2008, 08:02 PM
1.026 is fine if you have an ATO going so that it doesn't go any higher. If you dont have an ATO then i would take out a few cups of saltwater and add the same amount of ro/di back. It wont take much for a .002 change.
bertoni
01/24/2008, 08:16 PM
I target about 1.026-1.026, which is about the canonical ocean average. I'd just leave well enough along at this point. Going a bit over 1.027 isn't going to hurt anything, in my experience.
shaginwagon13
01/24/2008, 08:18 PM
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11680135#post11680135 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by sherri112
I need to know how to get the salinity down, I recently did a partial water change, and now the salinity is too high.
I had the same problem last week...I have a 45 gallon sump so i pumped out half the regular tank water and filled it with RO/DI water until i got the salinity down
sherri112
01/24/2008, 09:19 PM
after the water change, I started having probelems with my xenia umbellata and 2 damsils died. what could cause the problem with the xenia?
bertoni
01/24/2008, 09:33 PM
Any sudden change in SG can kill animals, especially corals, but the timing might have been a coincidence or another change in parameters, too.
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