salintiy

[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.

 

[NCguy]

Take out some of the saltwater and add some fresh ro/di water.

 

[Aquarist007]

Re: salintiy

<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]

[welcome]

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]

1.026. It was at 1.024 until the water change

 

[NCguy]

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]

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]

Re: salintiy

<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]

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]

Any sudden change in SG can kill animals, especially corals, but the timing might have been a coincidence or another change in parameters, too.