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pmonck Corporal/Specialist
Posts : 73 Location : Gainesville, Florida Favorite Fish: : Clowns, Regal Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, Star fish, Emerald Crabs, and coral banded shrimp. The list will continue to grow!
| Subject: Salinity? 1/21/2011, 3:32 pm | |
| Ok, if anyone can help I'd be very appreciative... On my 29 Bio Cube I just did a 1/3 water change since it was set up for a couple of months with nothing in it when I got it. Even before the water change the salinity was hovering around 1.020 and now that I have done the water change it is hovering right around the same and I put 3.5 cups of salt per 5 gal bucket... Any ideas why I can't get it to 1.024-.025? Any help would be appreciated. | |
| | | wildbeanerz Captain
Posts : 1151 Location : Roaring Spring, PA Favorite Fish: : Love my black ocellaris!
| Subject: Re: Salinity? 1/21/2011, 4:01 pm | |
| if your salinity is low you need to increase the amount of salt mix you are putting in your water until your tank is stable. It must have been mixed low to start with. If there is nothing living in there you can do it quickly but if there are living beings in there you will have to do it over time. The amount probably depends on brand. I use instant ocean and it is 1/2 cup per gallon to be at 1.024 or so. | |
| | | pmonck Corporal/Specialist
Posts : 73 Location : Gainesville, Florida Favorite Fish: : Clowns, Regal Tang, Lawnmower Blenny, Star fish, Emerald Crabs, and coral banded shrimp. The list will continue to grow!
| Subject: Re: Salinity? 1/21/2011, 4:10 pm | |
| - wildbeanerz wrote:
- if your salinity is low you need to increase the amount of salt mix you are putting in your water until your tank is stable. It must have been mixed low to start with. If there is nothing living in there you can do it quickly but if there are living beings in there you will have to do it over time. The amount probably depends on brand. I use instant ocean and it is 1/2 cup per gallon to be at 1.024 or so.
Ok, cool I was hoping it was something easy enough and I'm glad that I wasn't just being dumb :) Thanks | |
| | | lifeisgood Captain
Posts : 1154 Location : Beaverton , MI Favorite Fish: : My Favorites are the Pleco's and Cory Cats . BUT , I have 44 running Tanks at this time . I keep 3 kinds of Shellies , several types of Pleco's ( mostly Ancistrus ), Cichlids , Crays , Angels , LB's , and some local species .
| Subject: Re: Salinity? 1/21/2011, 5:25 pm | |
| When I mix my Salt water , I do it in 5 gallon buckets . I just add salt to the buckets until they are at 1.023-1.024 . Then add it to the tank. | |
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