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I use Oceanic Natural Sea Salt Mix in my saltwater aquarium which is sold in pre-measured 5 gallon packs. How do I maintain salinity in my water if I have to change it every couple of weeks?

2007-07-14 16:37:58 · 6 answers · asked by Jackie 1 in Pets Fish

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Your best option would be to get a hydrometer so you can measure the salinity, then mix what you need in a 5 gallon bucket.

You could also mix the entire package and keep a lid on the bucket so water can't evaporate, then just take as much as you need when you do a water change. Put the lid back on till you do your next change, and only mix the water again when you run out.

2007-07-14 16:43:13 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 5 0

1 - Yes you need a gravel vac, just a cheap plastic one with 4 or 5ft of plastic hose on it will work fine. 2 - Start the vac syphoning water out of tank into your bucket and poke around in the gravel with the vacum end to suck up the crud. Keep draining water untill you are 1/4 of the way down the tank. If your filter needs rinsing out, do that in the old tank water you just removed. Top the tank up again with fresh treated tap water at about the same temperature. 3 - yes, use a water conditioner unless you are SURE your tap water contains no chlorine residue. There is no magic to water conditioner, it contains a chemical called sodium thiosulphate, which reacts with any chlorine in the water and creates harmless salt (sodium chloride). At the concentrations we are talking about, all the chemicals except chlorine are harmless to fish. Unless your tap water is really toxic it will be fine once the chlorine is removed. 4 - when you do water changes you just put a bit more water in than you removed to make up for the evaporation. Ian I dont use any conditioning salt anyway - you have FRESHwater fish ;-)

2016-05-17 23:48:57 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0 0

LoveLifeAndOthers, she is talking about a saltwater tank.
If she mixed 1 tbs per 5 gal. of water, everything in her tank would die.

Buy a Hydrometer and measure the salinity in your tank and then mix a 5 gal bucket to the SAME salinity.
Most salt mixes are ABOUT 1 cup per gallon but to get it right, you NEED a hydrometer.

2007-07-15 06:38:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

you make new water with new salt and replace it! check the salinity of the make up water and also your aquarium.

2007-07-15 00:29:50 · answer #4 · answered by Joepitts71 2 · 2 0

the water u put in must be mixed with salt from the pet store or get pre mixed water

2007-07-14 16:42:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 2

If I were you the tank you have is way to small.

2007-07-14 19:07:14 · answer #6 · answered by kevin h 1 · 0 3

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