Tripod1404
Active member
Not that it is likely the main issue but I would lower your salinity to 1.025. I say this because at 1.027 any evaporation is going to raise that to a level I would personally be uncomfortable with, while maintaining 1.025 it gives you the flexibility to bounce between 1.025 and 1.026 with evaporation. On a small 14 gallon evap quickly affects salinity. Maybe even think about testing your salinity with a different device than you are currently using to make sure it is on point. I tend to agree with McGyvr and would say your tank is still young and you should work on maintaining your current inhabitants until everything clears (which can take a while depending on many variables). Keep up the testing!
It should be fine. Natural salinity of northern red sea is around 1.031 (41ppt). And going above 1.031, starting from 1.027 would require ~15% of the water to evaporate.