Best way to increase salinity?

[Larah]

My salinity is 1.023 and I've been told I should be closer to 1.025.. How do I get it up there?

I just did a 25% water change 2 days ago...
Should I just take some of the water out and add some salt mix to it? How much?
My tank is a 50 gal JEBO FOWL, 65lbs live rock...
I'm using Instant Ocean and RO water.....

 

[McTeague]

Just top off with saltwater instead of fresh water a little bit monitoring it as it rises.

 

[uscharalph]

On your next water change, take out say 8 gallons and put back in 10 gallons. This will slowly raise your salinity.

 

[Kayak_Guy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11654341#post11654341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by uscharalph
On your next water change, take out say 8 gallons and put back in 10 gallons. This will slowly raise your salinity.

that will lower it...

 

[saltwater2642]

Really your salinity is ok but but if you really want it at 25 top off and watch it.

 

[rbtwo4]

on ur next water change just add a little more then u normally do thats all.

 

[Larah]

Add a little more salt mix, I take it.....
Cuz more gallons of water would defeat the purpose,
not tomention if I take out 8 how the hell am I gonna
fit 10 back in? LOL!

 

[cdbias2]

It appears from your full tank shot pic that you are running a canister filter.
Start topping it off with salt water instead of fresh water. It will only take a couple of days of top off.

 

[rbtwo4]

ur tank is fine id just wait for the next water change and add more salt then u do now that way u figure it out better on how much more u need to add every week. topping off will just cause more problems.

 

[cdbias2]

Topping off with salt water causes more problems?

 

[Larah]

Yeah it's not a canister filter, it's the trickle that the JEBO tank system comes with .. I have a skimmer on order and will be building a Sump with refugium.......
I don't know how topping off with salt water would cause any problems.. I'll just have to keep an eye on the
refractor.....

 

[Trotter]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11654239#post11654239 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by McTeague
Just top off with saltwater instead of fresh water a little bit monitoring it as it rises.

I agree

 

[Larah]

Well good! At least someone agrees with me! LOL!