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View Poll Results: Salinity for a mixed reef | |||
1.022 | 7 | 2.07% | |
1.023 | 30 | 8.88% | |
1.024 | 63 | 18.64% | |
1.025 | 145 | 42.90% | |
1.026 | 93 | 27.51% | |
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I keep mine at 1.026. I have had no problems or issues.
This is a silly question tho. If my SG is 1.026, wouldn't the other elements and minerals in my saltwater be a little higher(like calcium and magnesium)than say if I used a 1.024 SG? That is why I use a little higher on the SG scale. JMO. But if I were running a larger system then say a 40-50g+ I think I would probably run my system a tad lower on the scale as with larger tanks you dose more so it would seem more realistic to run your SW at 1.024 SG(not due to cost either). In a smaller system, your WC water pretty much takes care of your calcium/mag/ replenishing of minerals. Hard to say in all honesty. 1.024-1.026 seems to be the general rule for sure tho.
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I run min at 1.026 as well.
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Dude.... if your changing your water weekly or even every 2 weeks the change in salinity due to skimming & creep is not an issue. I can't believe this thread is still active. Like said before @ 1.026 the fish hate it so much they're jumping out of the ocean. bla bla bla temperature bla bla bla stuff bla bla bla more stuff. Let it go. The person at the lfs in the first post is a tool.
Last edited by spawn; 05-23-2011 at 01:52 AM. |
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Again depending on the frequency of your water changes are,.... if your mixing your water changes to 1.026 depending on the volume of your changes, you may need to recalibrate your refractometer just to make sure your new water is @ 1.026 & not getting higher. Because after enough new water @ 1.026 goes into your tank your DT will be at 1.026 Whether you think so or not
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