How do I top off water in my Nano Reef?
Hi Crew, << Hi there >> I have a 10 gallon saltwater tank. I replace 1 gallon every week. Since the weather has heated up the tank temperature started climbing into the low 80’s so I got a small fan which keeps it around 78. But now I get a lot of evaporation, as much as a gallon a week. So I need to add a gallon of new unsalted water. << Yep, this is very common, just keep adding freshwater (not from the tap, but dechlorinated of course) as needed to keep the tank level filled. >> Do I still need to remove a gallon and replace it since evaporation does not remove any pollutants? << Yes this top off water doesn't count towards the water changes. A 10 gal is very easy for water changes, considering one gallon of freshly mixed salt water is a 10% change. Just be sure to slowly add the new water, make it is well mixed with the correct temperature before hand. >> << Blundell >> Iodine use Hi I have constructed a 500 gallon system for cryptic filter feeders. There is an algae scrubber and a
