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	Silinity for a reef?
GuessWho Hobbyist Posts: 149 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2003	I spoke to a guy at my lfs, and he has a 2000l reef setup with a couple of fish in it. He told me one of his friends advised him to run his reef tank at 1.026, and he has done so with great results on his corals. Is this not a bit high? He also told me that high Ph 8.4+ can result in a quick up flair of ammonia, is this quite accurate?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	Thats not too high. Most corals and inverts prefer a salinity closer to that anyways. I believe nates tank is kept at 1.027. Higher than that would be too much though, I think.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	It all depends on what you want to keep really. There are alot of people that keep SPS that have their salinity at 1.026-1.027, myself included (1.027). The average salinity of all the worlds reefs is 1.026 (there are some places where the salinity is as high as 1.030-1.032), with the average temp being 82 (which is also the temp I keep my tank at). For most reef tanks, a salinity of 1.025 will be sufficient. [span class="edited"][Edited by DarkRealm Overlord 2004-07-16 02:12][/span]
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
GuessWho Hobbyist Posts: 149 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2003	What temp is he running at then?
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
GuessWho Hobbyist Posts: 149 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2003	That seems to be over the guideline of what is provided on the Reef keeper FAQ, that's why I am asking. So if I keep my mini reef setup at 1.025 and at 80F (26.5C) it should be fine for corals and fish? Do you guys know where I can get hold of all the abbreviations again, I know it was here somewhere but I can't find it again. Thanks alot for all the help.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
DarkRealm Overlord Moderator metal-R-us Posts: 5962 Kudos: 2166 Registered: 23-Sep-2002	So if I keep my mini reef setup at 1.025 and at 80F (26.5C) it should be fine for corals and fish? It will be fine for corals and fish. Ill look for the abbrev. list and post it a little later.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
JMT1SOMR Big Fish Posts: 302 Kudos: 192 Votes: 0 Registered: 18-Oct-2001	If your are adament about topping of evaporated water, or you have a top-off system, I would suggest a specific gravity of around 1.026. If you might miss a few top-offs, I would go with a specific gravity of around 1.024. It will buy you some time for top-offs without having your tank jumping up in the 1.030 range. -Justin
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
GuessWho Hobbyist Posts: 149 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2003	Thanks guys. My lfs had a speacial on this weekend R1000.00 (aprox.US$167.00) for 5 corals!! But I had to play golf, and missed it!!
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
lil_mikey69 Ultimate Fish Guru Posts: 3180 Kudos: 2380 Votes: 1 Registered: 22-Jan-2003	Well, depending on what corals they were selling, that could be a good or bad deal.
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20
GuessWho Hobbyist Posts: 149 Votes: 0 Registered: 16-Sep-2003	They had alot of open brain's, feather dusters, leather corals, star polyps, mushrooms and bubble coral. I wanted another open brain, and bubble coral, and mushrooms. and and and....
Posted 26-Jan-2006 11:20


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