Increasing the salinity in the display tank

[ZipAdeeZoa]

Hello Everyone

I was doing my weekly 2 gallon water change on my 13.5 gallon and removed slightly more water than I had to replace it. Not realizing this I turned everything back on and my ATK filled up the difference so now my tank is running 1.025 instead of 1.026. The tank is only about a month and half old and the only resident is a single hermit crab.

The two solutions I've thought of are doing my next water change with a higher salinity (not sure how much higher) Or turning off the auto top off, marking the water line with dry erase marker and topping off with salt water. Does one of these options sound better than the other? Or is there a better way that I'm not thinking of?

Thanks in advance!

 

[leroy_jenkinz]

Hello Everyone

I was doing my weekly 2 gallon water change on my 13.5 gallon and removed slightly more water than I had to replace it. Not realizing this I turned everything back on and my ATK filled up the difference so now my tank is running 1.025 instead of 1.026. The tank is only about a month and half old and the only resident is a single hermit crab.

The two solutions I've thought of are doing my next water change with a higher salinity (not sure how much higher) Or turning off the auto top off, marking the water line with dry erase marker and topping off with salt water. Does one of these options sound better than the other? Or is there a better way that I'm not thinking of?

Thanks in advance!

As far as your one hermit there’s not much of a difference between .25 or .26 but if it bothers you that much to raise it just fill your ATO with salt water next time you refill it and your salinity will increase.

 

[reef lover]

I run 1.025 i wouldnt worry about it.

 

[Captain Quint]

Yes. All is fine at 1.025 and honestly, your critters have adjusted to the very slight change in salinity since the time of your WC

 

[lapin]

Ya no worries. Just add a little extra salt next water change if you want to bring it back up to 1.026

 

[Captain Quint]

Ya no worries. Just add a little extra salt next water change if you want to bring it back up to 1.026

+1 or just top off manually until you achieve your desired level.

 

[Dom]

Continue with water changes at 1.026 and it will correct.

IMO, I wouldn't add salt to my ATO. As an example, if you have a 5 gallon ATO with salt water at the desired salinity, by the time that water in the ATO changes over and is completely fresh water, your salinity in your tank will be high.

 

[ZipAdeeZoa]

Thanks everyone!

I forgot that if I just kept doing water changes it would resolve itself, I have to fill a quarantine tank up soon so I'll just make a slightly higher salinity and do a little water change to the DT.

 

[Captain Quint]

Continue with water changes at 1.026 and it will correct.

IMO, I wouldn't add salt to my ATO. As an example, if you have a 5 gallon ATO with salt water at the desired salinity, by the time that water in the ATO changes over and is completely fresh water, your salinity in your tank will be high.

+1 on adding to not adding to an ATO.

I believe your salinity would go up and not as controlled.