Premixed water from big als warning**

[The Grizz]

There is one for sale here in red deer, Martin (modular led) cheap to just needs new cartridges.

http://www.canreef.com/vbulletin/sho...d.php?t=102882

[btuck887]

so i must fess up ... the water purchased from big als was right on the money ha ha, my hydrometer is way out to lunch. just tested the tank with the refract. its reading at 1.029. whats the best way to get it doown to normal? just slowly add fresh water over the next few days?

[kien]

Originally Posted by btuck887

so i must fess up ... the water purchased from big als was right on the money ha ha, my hydrometer is way out to lunch. just tested the tank with the refract. its reading at 1.029. whats the best way to get it doown to normal? just slowly add fresh water over the next few days?

You can slowly add fresh water so long as you take out tank water as well. If you only dump in fresh water your salinity will go down, but then it will just go right back up again when the water evaporates. Remember, salt doesn't evaporate :-)

[fishguts]

Yeah I been lazy lately and getting my water from them. 4 Different times now and every time they are low 1.020- 1.022. I checked it with my refractometer. I asked them at big als and they didn't know you had to adjust their refractometer once and a while. So no more water from them.

[darkreef]

big als water is for fish only tanks ..
i would buy the water and mix it myself .

a bucket of salt would last you a year.

im 7 months on one bucket . 33g