Water change or not.

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I’ll do a water change later today. Then another one on Saturday. Then test later in the day on Saturday. And update you guys about it.

Use your kits on the new salt water. A change may accomplish nothing if the new water is just as high.

 

[TannerManno]

Yes, that would be my conclusion as well.

I’m going to the lfs Saturday to get some clean up crew. I’ll take a sample of my water and have him test it. I’ll just wait to do anything until I have his results. I’ll update you with what his results say. Then we can go from there.

 

[bherbold8]

Wow I didn’t know it would take that long. I’ll just let it drop on its own slowly I have a decent amount of corals. Most are small tho. Is there any particular coral I could get that maybe draws more than others that would help it drop?

I wouldn't add any coral right now for this purpose

 

[GillMeister]

Um, wow. Am i reading this wrong or did everyone agree with everyone else on this thread? Did we just become best friends or what?!

 

[TannerManno]

Um, wow. Am i reading this wrong or did everyone agree with everyone else on this thread? Did we just become best friends or what?!

I’m just trying to learn haha. Not acting like I know what I’m doing so i have no problem understanding that i need to take advice.

 

[GillMeister]

I’m just trying to learn haha. Not acting like I know what I’m doing so i have no problem understanding that i need to take advice.

LOL. I was just being a doofus. It looks like the consensus is:

Don't trust your mg test
Don't make any sudden changes
Establish an accurate baseline for where your parameters are now. LFS can help with that.
Add no new livestock until you're happy with the parameters and let it stabilize.

You are asking good questions and making good decisions from what I can tell.

 

[TannerManno]

LOL. I was just being a doofus. It looks like the consensus is:

Don't trust your mg test
Don't make any sudden changes
Establish an accurate baseline for where your parameters are now. LFS can help with that.
Add no new livestock until you're happy with the parameters and let it stabilize.

You are asking good questions and making good decisions from what I can tell.

I made 25 gallons of salt water down in my rodi system. Salinity was a little high at .027 my tank is at .025. But the mag tested at 1400.

 

[TannerManno]

Quick pic of my tank just cause.

 

[TannerManno]

Few more. Also anyone know what kind of nem that long tentacle one is?

 

[Dburr1014]

Looks like a condylactis

 

[TannerManno]

Looks like a condylactis

It’s crazy. I got it off someone on marketplace they were breaking there tank down. I pretty much got it for free. He’s huge and very active

 

[yababo]

Better safe than sorry and do a water change. Also possibly test the water with another set of tests

 

[TannerManno]

Better safe than sorry and do a water change. Also possibly test the water with another set of tests

What’s the best testers to get? Do they make Hannah checkers for everything?

 

[Bandito Aquatics]

What’s the best testers to get? Do they make Hannah checkers for everything?

Hannah offers a few of them
Here’s a like to the salinity one

Marine Salinity Tester

Hanna Instruments HI98319 Marine Salinity Tester measures conductivity (EC) to determine the salinity of natural and artificial seawater within seconds.

www.hannainst.com