Salinity levels [Poll]

[CHUBAKAH]

Seems everyone has an opinion on this topic. Share what your doing for your setup.

[steveoutlaw]

I keep mine at 1.026

[Highland Reefer]

I recently increased mine to the 1.026 level after reading the thread discussing the salinity levels by Craig Bingman & Rob Toonen. I have a mixed reef tank, both coral & fish.

Edited April 1, 2008 by Highland Reefer

[xCGx]

I keep mine at 1.026 after reading this....Reef Aquarium Water Parameters

[CHUBAKAH]

Very interesting results so far. I've purchased some fish the last couple of days for cycling my tank, and I asked both places where they keep their water to find out both were at 1.021.

 

I'm actually at 1.026 myself, and was curious where others kept theirs. Seems we are all on the same page basically, where others seem to be behind a little.

 

Is this more because they are fish only, and we are reef keepers you think?

[extreme_tooth_decay]

Over the years I've kept mine anywhere from 21 to 26. I've never had a tank crash or lost more than 1 coral over a long period of time. I do not, however, keep SPS.

 

I tend to keep it on the lower range (22-23) because I think it's better for fish.

 

tim

[Guest beatle]

I aim for 1.025 but I'm usually at 1.024 due to a bit of salt creep and the salt pulled out from skimming. I keep reef safe fish and different kinds of coral (soft, lps, sps).

[lletellier]

1.026

[treesprite]

We had this poll once before. I mix at 1.025 but I don't have auto topoff so evaporation pushes it up - I f I skip a day or two I end up with 1.026.

 

THat's with corals in the tank. When I had fish-only I kept it around 1.20 because that's what the people in the store had told me to do.

[jhn]

Keep mine around 1.025

[st9z]

Mine are kept at 1.026 as well. I believe ocean water is at 1.032-1.035

[Almon]

Somewhere between 1.020 and 1.028, 1.024 would be optimal.

[treesprite]

Somewhere between 1.020 and 1.028, 1.024 would be optimal.

 

I take it you mean the ocean and not your tank.

[CHUBAKAH]

To the 17 people [so far] over 1.025, how high are we going?

 

I guess my second question would be, are you keeping fish as well as the reef?

[steveoutlaw]

1.026 - Mixed reef (SPS, LPS and softies) and fish.

[HowardofNOVA]

1.026 for my reef tank, 1.024 for my WC Tank. Top weekly about 5g-8g in my 150g setup (90g Main, 30g frag and 30g sump). Mostly read that 1.026 was a recommended level for reef tanks.

[vaironman]

1.025, mixed reef + fishes.

[st9z]

1.026 - Mixed reef (SPS, LPS and softies) and fish.

DITTO

[Origami]

1.026

SPS, LPS, a few softies, three anemones and fish

Edited April 1, 2008 by Origami2547

[davelin315]

Mine are kept at 1.026 as well. I believe ocean water is at 1.032-1.035

I always thought that the ocean was 1.0265, which is about where I keep mine (can never be sure if it's actually right there or not, can't imagine that a refractometer that costs $35 can measure down to the 10,000ths accurately).

[lancer99]

1.029....until I got a refractometer.

 

 

-R