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So, I'm beginning this blog entry before I upload my pictures. A few days ago I wrote up a blog entry showing a picture that made me think my tank had microbubbles in it. To date it appears better to me, but for comparison's sake I took a few pictures of the tank last night. In one picture the scenario is comparable to the scenario under which the picture from my other post was taken. In the other I have turned off the protein skimmer and then actually shut off the return (for those unfamiliar ...

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We are having a problem with decreasing salinity. It has only happened over the last couple of weeks. We have an ATO system, and we change water once a week. We use the same salinity measurements every water change. What is causing this? The drop is going from 025 down to 020. I know you have to replace evaporated water with RO, but the salt should stay because it doesn't evaporate. Any suggestions?

I just started phase 1 of our water test. The plan is to fill the tank over the course of a few days, and then let it sit for one week. Then next weekend, provided there are no leaks, we'll train it, and then start working on putting up the walls and completing the fishroom.

I have complete faith in our builders and don't expect any leaks at all.



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