Adding water to the tank

[babygirl22]

My tank water has evaporated a little, about 1/2" so do i just add pure water without the salt or do i add saltwater to it again because i dont want higher salinity in my tank since its already about 1.024

 

[full of questions]

Just add water,the salt doesn't evatorate just
the water does.Only add salt when doin water
changes.

 

[saltwaterdave]

U only need to add water...the best would be r/o water..not water directly from the tap...the salt will always be there but the salinity will go up due to water loss...some add it slowly others just dump it..I try to make the temperature the same as the tank water..and just dump it..but i check the water for ammonia and the like before I dump it into the tank...the fish seem to enjoy it and swim all in it........crazy fish!!!

 

[damseldame]

I'm glad I found this forum. I'd like to ask... do you need to add a buffer to the water you're adding? I was adding water last night and didn't really know how to go about it.

 

[full of questions]

The only buffer i use is for the ph and the alkalinity,and you only add this when needed
alway's check your water before adding more.

 

[saltwaterdave]

I buy my r/o water from a lfs....but i keep it in a 5 gal bucket and add Aquasafe to it and Prime chlorine remover to it..I know I don't need to but I do anyway..plus i add air and heat it to the tank temperature before i add it ...everything seems to work for me...might be a little excessive but it works and the fish get good clean water....

 

[damseldame]

I should probably know what ro means but I'm having a brain fart. Could you clarifiy it for me please? <img src="graemlins//eek.gif" border="0" alt="[eek]" />

 

[full of questions]

Please excuse the spelling if not right
r/o stands for reverse osmosis.