samuel88 Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 do you just dump the whole bucket of freshwater directly into the tank? or do you add it in bit by bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelTan Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 I just dump the water into the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted January 23, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2011 2 liters of it a time into the sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member inwear Posted January 23, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2011 do you just dump the whole bucket of freshwater directly into the tank? or do you add it in bit by bit? Hi Bro, i pre-prepare my water 2 days inadvance and 100ml & 100ml at time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel88 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 if lets say, i have a 15 gallon tank, which is about 55 litres, and i dump in 3 litres of freshwater directly into the tank (not the sump) where all the corals and fishes are displayed, would it be bad enough to cause the bacterias and little organisms in the tank to die and cause the tank to become cloudy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member tunicate Posted January 23, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2011 At this rate, the salinity in your tank fluctuates quite a bit & is not healthy to the LS. I suggest you top-up more frequently with 1.5liter bottle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel88 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 At this rate, the salinity in your tank fluctuates quite a bit & is not healthy to the LS. I suggest you top-up more frequently with 1.5liter bottle. thanks for the advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member DUCADOS Posted January 23, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 23, 2011 For me I do whatever things in the sump. I top up about 4litres per day. Just dump all into sump. Quote Some1 doesn't 1 2 do anything find an excuse,some1 1 2 do something find a mean! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamuelTan Posted January 23, 2011 Share Posted January 23, 2011 For me I do whatever things in the sump. I top up about 4litres per day. Just dump all into sump. Wah daily water change! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samuel88 Posted January 23, 2011 Author Share Posted January 23, 2011 if you dump freshwater into the sump won't it kill some of the beneficial bacterias? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member peacemaker Posted January 24, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 Fluctuation in salinity is the issue here. Why not invest in an auto top off device? Just make sure that your fresh water reservoir has sufficient capacity to last you a week, so that you only have to top up weekly. It also helps to keep the salinity at a stable rate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member dryDiver Posted January 24, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 if you dump freshwater into the sump won't it kill some of the beneficial bacterias? Usually the top up is a small % of tank water n the flow rate mixes the water quite quickly, so it should be ok. While u top up , u can mix your kalkwasser with your tap water n drip it into the tank. But do this at night. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRC Member BFG Posted January 24, 2011 SRC Member Share Posted January 24, 2011 Using a Tunze Osmolator connected to a Kalkwasser reactor to do my auto top off at night with the use of a timer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metzrocco Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 For me every 3 to 4 four days me top up bout 2.5 liters of water into my over flow... It will eventually mix with the current water in the sump before up to the tank by the return pump.. Quote entering into a new world reef.. TANK :- 3 x 2 x 2 (Sump 2 x 1.5 x 1.5) SALT :- H2Ocean Natural Reef Salt LIGHTING :- DE Lighting Retrofit (4 x 39w 3Feet T5 ATI) SKIMMER :- Octopus Skimmer SKIMZ FR :- Chemi-Pure + Seachem Phosphate Remover WAVEMAKER :- SunSun TwinHead CHILLER :- Resun CL450 Filter :- Lots of bio balls ( Dry & Wet )+ Chaetos + Mangroves + LR 3 FT DECOM... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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