what do you keep your salinity at?

new reefer 03 · 11-12-2008, 09:53 PM

what do you keep your salinity at?
i keep mine at 1.023.

BigAl07 · 11-12-2008, 09:56 PM

yours is on the low side.

I think most people shoot for 1.024 - 1.026 but ANY changes you make need to be very slow.

jski711 · 11-12-2008, 10:16 PM

Agreed^ I shoot for 1.026 as well.

SeahorseBT · 11-12-2008, 10:17 PM

I do 1.025

framerguy · 11-12-2008, 10:17 PM

1.026

Invertebrates like a higher salinity. Yours would be fine for fish only but I think you need to raise it a bit for a reef.

DML08 · 11-12-2008, 10:17 PM

1.026

prow · 11-12-2008, 10:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by new reefer 03

what do you keep your salinity at?
i keep mine at 1.023.

i do believe you have your terms mixed up. i hope you guys/girls are not keeping your salinity at 1.023 or even 1.026, na can't be. i keep my salinity at about 34-35ppt

now my specific gravity runs around 1.025-1.026.....

framerguy · 11-12-2008, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prow

i do believe you have your terms mixed up. i hope you guys/girls are not keeping your salinity at 1.023 or even 1.026, na can't be. i keep my salinity at about 34-35ppt

now my specific gravity runs around 1.025-1.026.....

smarty pants...

you're right...smarty pants. 35ppt salinity here.

cbrownfish · 11-12-2008, 11:31 PM

I usually gargle it a bit and know that I have it just right when it matches the saltiness of Lay's chips.

Recent thread --
Salinity readings

new reefer 03 · 11-12-2008, 11:31 PM

lol, ya. my next WC ( im on my consistant 1 week changes now

)
i will do 1 1/2 of the salt amount. and i will raise it to 1.024, then higher later on maybe. i might not even go all; the way to 1.024

Midnight · 11-12-2008, 11:32 PM

1.024

Mavjoy · 11-12-2008, 11:33 PM

1.026

new reefer 03 · 11-12-2008, 11:35 PM

i liked that thread. it seems to be an average of 1.026.
i would think 1.025 would be my goal? i dont want it to high.

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chrome91 · 11-12-2008, 11:54 PM

1.025

naperenterprise · 11-13-2008, 12:07 AM

Allen is correct.
Mine is around 1.025

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigAl07

yours is on the low side.

I think most people shoot for 1.024 - 1.026 but ANY changes you make need to be very slow.

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