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Offline delta1190

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« on: January 28, 2014, 16:50:52 »
 i checked my water tonight and my salinity is 1.3 what can i do about this i checked the water i have been topping off my sump  with and that's the cause 1.023  water so i cracked open a new rodi and checked it it was 0 so i put 2 gallons in the sump and took a gallon from the tank itself after it balanced out water level i added another 1/2 gallon so did i do ok .now just top off with ro till it comes down or what ??????

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Re: salinity
« Reply #1 on: January 28, 2014, 16:57:20 »
i checked my water tonight and my salinity is 1.3 what can i do about this i checked the water i have been topping off my sump  with and that's the cause 1.023  water so i cracked open a new rodi and checked it it was 0 so i put 2 gallons in the sump and took a gallon from the tank itself after it balanced out water level i added another 1/2 gallon so did i do ok .now just top off with ro till it comes down or what ??????

It's never a good idea to drop salinity very quickly. You should do it slowly.

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Re: salinity
« Reply #2 on: January 28, 2014, 16:59:07 »
my sump was low so i added it there and just a little to the tank too drastic ????

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Re: salinity
« Reply #3 on: January 28, 2014, 17:05:27 »
my sump was low so i added it there and just a little to the tank too drastic ????

To take you salinity for 1.30 to 1.23 is not something you want to do on a regular basis.

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Re: salinity
« Reply #4 on: January 28, 2014, 17:15:23 »
ya the water i was topping off with i thought was reg ro but with the evaporation and the top off of rodi salt thats what put it high .

 

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