Help me out here! I usually keep my salinity at 1.024, but when I checked it this morning it had jumped up to 1.027, so I went to pour some RO water in but I guess I added a little too much and it dropped to 1.018. I added a small amount of salt, and my shark layed breathing hard in his nest. I left for work, came back, and he was in the same spot as I left him and the sg read 1.027 again. Was going to add the tiniest amount of RO to lower it maybe 1 level but my hand slipped and it ended up dumping like a half gallon in my 75g tank (220g isn’t done being set up yet). I checked the salinity and now it says it’s at 1.018!!! Again!!! My shark is laying on the sand breathing pretty hard, not wanting to move, though he did seek out and eat the food I offered him. What do I do now? I know you’re supposed to lower the sg slowly and raise it even slower. But I also didn’t think something as small as 1/2g could lower the salt level so drastically in a 75g? Or maybe it just isn’t mixed yet? Im starting to wonder if my refractometer is messed up? It’s electric and pretty old, doesn’t seem to read temp. accurately either. But now I have accidentally ****ed up twice today and have been up for the majority of the past two days, so I am concerned and exhausted and begging for someone online to take control and tell me what to do. What’s gonna happen and what do you propose I do? I’m worried about him and stressing him even more. My poor baby has fallen victim to my clumsy tired self
I should add that the other two fish seem completely unaffected
I should add that the other two fish seem completely unaffected