Salty Slip-up

[matj6876]

I made a bit of a mathamalogical error in my salt/bags/weight/volume calculation and as opposed to topping my salt levels off at 3500ppm I nuked it to 4400ppm

I know it will gradually come back down on it's own but what damage am I doing in the mean time?

FC 5.5
CC 0
Ph 7.5
TA 90
CH 320
CYA 50

Cheers

 

[pooladdict]

Mat....fairly certain your SWG can handle that concentration, its not really brutal. Some backwashing will bring it down a bit, refill then backwash again.

 

[matj6876]

Thanks pooladdict - My SWCG is humming along beautifully, in fact it was working so well that it was my rocketing FC that prompted me to test the salt level. :-D

I was concerned that the high salt level would start to rust/corrode small children or more important things like heater coils... etc...

 

[Guest]

Salt level should not be a problem. In fact, there are several SWGs on the market that normally operate in the 5000-6000 ppm range for salt. Above 6000 ppm corrosion becomes more of an issue.

 

[matj6876]

Thanks! Rusty kids would get me in the bad book with the missus! :lol: