drewskyson
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havin hard time reading hydrometer and salinity is off i believe what can i do about this new to saltwater
salinity problem
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i took my filter out of my pump and it appears to me that the filter was sucking the salt out of the water?
drewskyson
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it is a oceanic minicube
drewskyson
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and the pump is a marineland runs a b size filter 20g tank normal lighting
I'm not sure I understand.
Are you asking how to read your hydrometer, or how to correct a salinity problem that you are sure you have?
What do you believe the tank salinity or specific gravity is right now?
Are you asking how to read your hydrometer, or how to correct a salinity problem that you are sure you have?
What do you believe the tank salinity or specific gravity is right now?
You're sure he has a low salinity problem?
Since you are obviously just trying to pad your post count to get to the sale forums (34 two to three word posts is a dead give away), please don't keep posting useless stuff here.
drewskyson
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the salinity lvls on the hydrometer read 1.024 took hydrometer out to clean the glass on the tank put the hydrometer back in and now its reading 1.022 why is this i have a blue damsel and 3 crabs in that seem to be doin perfectly fine but i just want to know if i need more salt or i should get a different hydrometer
In either case (if it is accurate), I'd raise the salinity, but before doing so I'd probably want to double check it against another hydrometer, or better yet, a conductivity meter or a refractometer.
What brand hydrometer?
What brand hydrometer?
drewskyson
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it is a swing arm one yes and its made by oceanic i think ill go with testing another hydrometer just wish everything would work out seems to be nothing but problems
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what lvl salinity should i run for my 20g its got live sand blue legs hermits and a damsel
I'd typically target 1.026 or so.
Salinity doesn't change over a day or two except by evaporation or addition of fresh water. If you saw it decline and did not add fresh water, that is testing error somehow.
If you want to raise the salinity, don't add salt. When you go to replace evaporated water, use salt water until the salinity gets where you want it. Then switch back to replacing evaporated water with fresh water.
Is this a 29 gallon tank? To go from 1.024 to 1.026 will require a bit over 2 gallons of seawater to be added to that tank, which will take a number of days, depending on your evaporation rate.
Salinity doesn't change over a day or two except by evaporation or addition of fresh water. If you saw it decline and did not add fresh water, that is testing error somehow.
If you want to raise the salinity, don't add salt. When you go to replace evaporated water, use salt water until the salinity gets where you want it. Then switch back to replacing evaporated water with fresh water.
Is this a 29 gallon tank? To go from 1.024 to 1.026 will require a bit over 2 gallons of seawater to be added to that tank, which will take a number of days, depending on your evaporation rate.
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its a 20g long set it up 2 days ago pet store told me i could do fish day after 1.026 is a good lvl? i was told to run between 1.022 and 1.024 from my local pet store what would you classify danger salinity lvls they also told me to stick a molly in the tank because apparently they thrive in saltwater? they had also told me to take some water out of the tank and mix the salt in the water i removed then put it back in after salt is mixed into the water is this correct or?
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it now reads 31/1.023 and my temperature is 76 is this good or bad? and sorry for all the questions im utterly lost on this but i dont want to give up my dreams of having a salt tank
How did you cycle it with respect to ammonia? I'm not sure salinity is your biggest concern in a new tank.
Yes, most experts run salinity closer to normal ocean water, which is closer to 1.026 to 1.027. Lower is primarily used because it costs less. There is little to no other evidence that lower is otherwise better.
IMO, it is better to raise salinity by adding new salt water at normal salinity rather than trying to make a hypersaline solution the LFS recommended, since it may cause precipitation of some things which are not readily superconcentrated without precipitation of out solution. You also do nto want to raise it rapidly, and replacing evaporated water with salt water necessarily forces a nice slow rise.
Yes, most experts run salinity closer to normal ocean water, which is closer to 1.026 to 1.027. Lower is primarily used because it costs less. There is little to no other evidence that lower is otherwise better.
IMO, it is better to raise salinity by adding new salt water at normal salinity rather than trying to make a hypersaline solution the LFS recommended, since it may cause precipitation of some things which are not readily superconcentrated without precipitation of out solution. You also do nto want to raise it rapidly, and replacing evaporated water with salt water necessarily forces a nice slow rise.
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i dont know the ammonia i just got the basics they recommended me what would you recommend getting at this point and would it be safe to add a clown to the tank today?
No, I'd read up on cycling the tank before adding any fish.
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oh duh ok tyvm
You're welcome
Good luck.
Good luck.
