SAlinity Questions

the eel guy

the eel guy

New Member
hey all,
I am rather new to the saltwater extravaganza but I am in love with it. I have a question about getting salinity perfect. When I was filling up my tank about 2 weeks ago (55 gallon vertical) I added the correct amount of salt to each gallon of water, by using the ratio on the tub of salt. When All was said and done it ended up being a little short of what my goal was 1.025 and it was 1.020. Should I add salt directly into the tank or dilute it in dechlorinated water first or does it really matter?
Thanks for the input. Ill post a picture shortly and I would appreciate some comments on what needs to be done.
Thank you all soo much for your time and help :)
 
ibew

ibew

Active Member
first are you using a refractometer if not you might want to get one ASAP second if you are in love with the hoby your next purchase should be a RODI unit those are 2 very important tools to start with in this hobby
 
florida joe

florida joe

Well-Known Member
welcome to this crazy world of ours
As for your question the only time you can add salt directly to your tank is at initial set up with not fish or living things in it after they store your RO water in a container after mixing
 
florida joe

florida joe

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Originally Posted by The Eel Guy
http:///forum/post/2476001
What exactly is a RODI unit?
Reverse osmosis di ionization filters used to take the bad stuff out of your tap water what is the sorce of your water The consciences aquarist by Fenner is a great book and a great place to start IMO
 
bruner54

bruner54

Member
what i would do is when you have to add water or change water add some water that is slightly higher and you can kep raising it to w.e. you want.
 
florida joe

florida joe

Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by The Eel Guy
http:///forum/post/2476017
Tap, Unfortunatly. Do you think I should go buy filtered water?
IMO in the long run you will be better off investing in a RO unit it will pay for its self quickly and you have the convenience of a clean water supply right in your home
 
florida joe

florida joe

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nice set up my friend do your home work take your time read ask learn most important thing is not to rush is that a damsel in the upper right
 
florida joe

florida joe

Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by bruner54
http:///forum/post/2476006
what i would do is when you have to add water or change water add some water that is slightly higher and you can kep raising it to w.e. you want.
Remember salt does not evaporate so if you are topping off and need to raise your salinity add only a slight amount of salt until you get to where you want to be
 
florida joe

florida joe

Well-Known Member
Damsels can be a problem down the road did you use them to cycle your tank do some reading on them I would start using a feeding stick to feed my eel but that’s me (I like my finger tips)
 
vayapues

vayapues

Member
I don't currently have an eel, but I used to. I loved feeding him by hand. We became good buddies. He would swim up, and gently take the food from me.
But he had a good temperment.
 
vayapues

vayapues

Member
question:
You mentioned that you put the water in a few weeks ago. I notice you have quite a few fish in your tank. I am assuming you cycled the tank before putting all the fish in?
Sorry to ask, I am sure you did, just would hate to see you loose all those fish.
 
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