Keeping Salinity Stable

[gonefishin]

I've been running Triton for about a month now and I have noticed that my salinity has dropped from 1.025 to 1.023. The only thing that I can attribute that to is when I export water thru testing and Skimmer waste (very little salt creep so far). I started measuring what I export out and would replenish, with fresh saltwater. Is that a bit extreme??? What method are you using?

 

[Tim@Triton Verified Sponsor]

Firstly I would double check your readings as it is unusual for salinity to be dropping, if anything we would expect it to rise.

Are you skimming very wet?

 

[gonefishin]

I am skimming relatively wet. I'm using the vertex 180i and exporting about half the skimmer cup per day.

How would the salinity rise if I wasn't adding fresh saltwater to begin with?

 

[Tim@Triton Verified Sponsor]

Due to the elements that you are adding and also purely due to the addition of a liquid to your system counteracting your ATO (if you have one). If you are removing half a skimmer cup a day that is quite a lot so you are pulling that much tank water out and replacing it with RO every day. I would try to run your skimmer a lot drier and see if it stabilises.

 

[Jaculus]

Funny since my salinity slowly creeps up using the Triton Core7. I am having to remove their suggested amount of salt water based on the amount of additives to keep the salinity stable Easy enough, but odd since mine goes the other way.