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christyf5 02-12-2009 02:02 AM

Hows your salinity?

fishguy007 02-12-2009 02:08 AM

salinity is 1.025 about maybe 1.026

christyf5 02-12-2009 02:09 AM

How old is your tank?
What is in it (fish/corals)?
What are your ammonia levels? Nitrate?
Are you running carbon?

fishguy007 02-12-2009 02:12 AM

tank is about 6 months. ammonia and everything is fine.

just a few leathers and such and a few fish .,

christyf5 02-12-2009 02:16 AM

Start running some carbon and do a 10 or 20% water change to start. Match temperature and salinity. Do this every week or every 2 weeks (I do 10% weekly on my tank).

Imagine living in a small space with 5 other people and never opening a window. Thats been their life for the last 6 months. They'd probly like a breath of fresh water :wink:

fishguy007 02-12-2009 02:20 AM

perfect. will do

so the water that i am adding. i will prime it and should i make the salinity of that water 1.025 as well.

PoonTang 02-12-2009 02:24 AM

No need to prime it if you are using RODI water (which you should be). Match the salinity to your tank ( 1.025) and temp too.

Rbacchiega 02-12-2009 02:25 AM

you bet. Usually what I do is make up the water the night before. Have a heater in there and a power head as well. Get the temp etc the same as your display tank and then the next day you're good to go.

fishguy007 02-12-2009 02:27 AM

i actually wanna drop the salinity to 1.020. most pet stores sell the fish at this salinity

PoonTang 02-12-2009 02:30 AM

Nope. leave it at 1.025. Drip acclimate any new things you bring home.


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