salt ?

msemanuel · 01-06-2007, 10:06 AM

the salinity keeps rising rising in my 20 gallon tank all other tests stay the same. the tempature stays at a constant 80 degrees. any ideas?

yoshi191 · 01-06-2007, 10:44 AM

Well evaporation.... Water well evaporate But Salt Wont Less Water do To evaporation = More Salt Top Your Tank off With Un-salted Water Thats What I do....

Dylan

Tommy Gun · 01-06-2007, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by yoshi191

Well evaporation.... Water well evaporate But Salt Wont Less Water do To evaporation = More Salt Top Your Tank off With Un-salted Water Thats What I do....

Dylan

I agree, always top off with freshwater, not saltwater. Also, make sure that when you are adding the salt water, your salt mix is completely dissolved. If you just mix water and salt then put it in the tank, your tests would be off a little bit until the salt is dissolved and mixed well with the water...if that makes sense.

yoshi191 · 01-06-2007, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tommy Gun

. Also, make sure that when you are adding the salt water, your salt mix is completely dissolved. If you just mix water and salt then put it in the tank, your tests would be off a little bit until the salt is dissolved and mixed well with the water...if that makes sense.

Good Point Forgot About That