Do U Know Anything About Salt Spike?? The Sg Read 1.023 A Month Later 1.026. I Didn't Add Salt. How Did My Sallnity Rise

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Is there a chart for comparison?
So, do u know what may cause my salt to rise???--
Do U Know Anything About Salt Spike?? The Sg Read 1.023 A Month Later 1.026. I Didn't Add Salt. How Did My Sallnity Rise??? I've Been Adding Buffer & Hardness, Normal To High Amounts. Is That The Cause?? I Have To Do Water Changes Just To Get Rid Of Salt. The Same Old Bag Of Salt Has Been Sitting There For Years. The Salinity Is Rising As I'm Writing. Other Than That My 90gal Reef Is Doing Fantastic. Of Course I Don't Add Salt For Water Changes Or Replenishments Please, Don't Insult Me. Lol
May i ask a question my oxygen content in the water is rather low, i have lowered the temp to 72 and reduced the salinity slightly, i am using a tunze system and have powerhead producing a high bubble stream, any advice ?

Is there a chart for comparison?

  


http://www.phys.ocean.dal.ca/~kelley/seawater/aquarium_table.html
Here is a chart from the above website wich illustrates salinty content in Parts Per Thousand

  
      \            65F        66F       67F      68F      69F      70F      71F      72F      73F      74F       75F     76F       77F      78F      79F      80F 
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 30 PPT  | 1.0214 1.0212 1.0211 1.0210 1.0208 1.0207 1.0205 1.0204 1.0202 1.0201 1.0199 1.0197 1.0196 1.0194 1.0192 1.0191
 31 PPT  | 1.0221 1.0220 1.0219 1.0217 1.0216 1.0214 1.0213 1.0211 1.0210 1.0208 1.0207 1.0205 1.0203 1.0202 1.0200 1.0198
 32 PPT  | 1.0229 1.0228 1.0226 1.0225 1.0223 1.0222 1.0220 1.0219 1.0217 1.0216 1.0214 1.0212 1.0211 1.0209 1.0207 1.0206
 33 PPT  | 1.0237 1.0235 1.0234 1.0232 1.0231 1.0229 1.0228 1.0226 1.0225 1.0223 1.0222 1.0220 1.0218 1.0217 1.0215 1.0213
 34 PPT  | 1.0244 1.0243 1.0241 1.0240 1.0239 1.0237 1.0236 1.0234 1.0232 1.0231 1.0229 1.0228 1.0226 1.0224 1.0222 1.0221
 35 PPT  | 1.0252 1.0251 1.0249 1.0248 1.0246 1.0245 1.0243 1.0242 1.0240 1.0238 1.0237 1.0235 1.0233 1.0232 1.0230 1.0228
 36 PPT  | 1.0260 1.0258 1.0257 1.0255 1.0254 1.0252 1.0251 1.0249 1.0248 1.0246 1.0244 1.0243 1.0241 1.0239 1.0238 1.0236
 37 PPT  | 1.0267 1.0266 1.0264 1.0263 1.0261 1.0260 1.0258 1.0257 1.0255 1.0254 1.0252 1.0250 1.0249 1.0247 1.0245 1.0243
 38 PPT  | 1.0275 1.0273 1.0272 1.0271 1.0269 1.0268 1.0266 1.0264 1.0263 1.0261 1.0259 1.0258 1.0256 1.0254 1.0253 1.0251
 39 PPT  | 1.0283 1.0281 1.0280 1.0278 1.0277 1.0275 1.0274 1.0272 1.0270 1.0269 1.0267 1.0265 1.0264 1.0262 1.0260 1.0258
 40 PPT  | 1.0290 1.0289 1.0287 1.0286 1.0284 1.0283 1.0281 1.0280 1.0278 1.0276 1.0275 1.0273 1.0271 1.0270 1.0268 1.0266

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So, do u know what may cause my salt to rise???--

I dont think your salinity is necessarily "rising" but rather fluctuating. The main factors that will influence salinity readings are Temperature Water depth (not likely a variable in the aquarium) Evaporation Record your salinity readings over a weeks time, taken at the same time of day Tell us what type or testing instrument you are using Look at this chart to see how temperature affects salinity readings http://www.phys.ocean.dal.ca/~kelley/seawater/aquarium_table.html

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Do U Know Anything About Salt Spike?? The Sg Read 1.023 A Month Later 1.026. I Didn't Add Salt. How Did My Sallnity Rise??? I've Been Adding Buffer & Hardness, Normal To High Amounts. Is That The Cause?? I Have To Do Water Changes Just To Get Rid Of Salt. The Same Old Bag Of Salt Has Been Sitting There For Years. The Salinity Is Rising As I'm Writing. Other Than That My 90gal Reef Is Doing Fantastic. Of Course I Don't Add Salt For Water Changes Or Replenishments Please, Don't Insult Me. Lol

Hello John salinity will rise daily being higher at the end of the day. The same is true for pH. Test the water at different times of day, particullary in the am after the lights have been out then at the end of the day. If you really want to lower the salinity simply remove water and replace it with ro/di water. Perform the tests at different time of day and let eknow what you find. Best Regards Robert

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May i ask a question my oxygen content in the water is rather low, i have lowered the temp to 72 and reduced the salinity slightly, i am using a tunze system and have powerhead producing a high bubble stream, any advice ?

How are you measuring the oxygen content? What size tank? What makes you think the oxygen is low? Typically or shall I say in "simplified" terms the water in the take gets oxygenated via the skimmer and overflows whether drilled or dam type. By using a substantial skimmer and overflows virtually eliminates any concern about oxygen content. You have to be a little more explicit in the description of your setup.

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