safe way to raise salinity

ZOOT098

Reefing newb
i just did a water change last night and my salinity is a little low 1.022

i would like to get it up to 1.024 whats the best way to do this?
 
I am in the same boat. Is what i've been doing is when adding water daily for evaporation i've been adding saltwater to slowly bring it up over a week or so.
 
Do it slowly, either like Newb says, to top off with saltwater, or when you do a water change, use new water that's slightly high in salinity. Either way, 1.022 is fine, and it's not by any means an emergency or anything.
 
But what about those parasites he might be killing? Poor little burrowers! Just do not dump hands full of salt mix into your tank or sump. I went into a LFS a few years ago and that is how they adjusted their salinity. They went out of bussiness fairly quickly. That was a good thing.
 
If you know anyone working in a hospital, IV tubing works great for slow drips. I add all top off water with any additives using iv tubing and a few one gallon buckets.
 
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