Big Tex
Aquarium Advice Addict
So this might be a weird question but will emptying my skimmer about 2-3 times a week before my 2 week water changes drop my salinity? I top off about 1/2g-2g between all my tanks. Anyone have some insight on this?
Yes it definitely will. If it were me I would skim a bit on the drier side filling the cup once per week . Should help a lot .
In a small system, a skimmer can reduce salinity as you correct for the water drop with RO water. If you take out 4 cups of skimmate in a week, try adding 4 cups of saltwater to make up the difference.
Hmm that makes a lot of sense, if my water is low salinity can I just add saltwater until its back up too par?
sure, just top off with seawater rather than RO until salinity is back where you want it.