few skimmate questions

[Kurt03]

The liquid pulled out by your skimmer, does it not have any salt in it? I was just thinking, when you empty that cup its got water in it too and all i add is fresh water for the topoff so want to make sure it doesnt pull out any saltwater and gradually lower my sg.

onto my other question, I was thinking (if there isnt salt in the skimmate) is it good to use it for fertilizer for plants? I would think it is full of nutrients that we dont want in our tank so it might be good for land plants.
Thanks in advance

 

[L and L]

Yes and No.

That is correct. Skimmate has salt in it and it will slowly lower your salinity over time.

Do you have a RO/DI water filter? The discarded water has good nutrients that your plants will love.

 

[Kurt03]

ok, thanks for clearing it up. I dont have a rodi unit yet but getting one soon.