Water Change

[claire7275]

Please Help---Very new to hobby. Was doing water changes with dechlorinated tap water--things weren't very happy. I bought a jug of manufactured seawater from a lsf--I tested the salinity/sg to compare it to that in my tank and it was a lot higher--tank 1.026--this stuff is about 1.029. I hate to dilute it and I am doing a 10% wc on a 24g Aquapod--will I be ok? or should I dilute it?--Getting ready to get a reverse osmosis system!!!
Thanks
Claire

 

[poniegirl]

I wouldn't be afraid to dilute, Claire. It won't require much dechlorinated tap water (better yet buy a jug of RO) to dilute 2.4 gallons (that's your 10%).
And remember, the difference between 1.026 and 1.029 is .003, not very much, especially when you are only adding 2.4 gallons of it.
That said, I would still dilute lightly.