i THINK I JUST MADE A HUGE MISTAKE

[kyarnkid]

I just added a new maroon clown and i checked my salinity afterwars and its aroun 1.24, this is too high and I have no quarintine, what do I do

 

[katara]

your salinity is fine.I've read here that fish are ok in up to 1.026 salinity.

 

[kyarnkid]

but isn't salinity suposed to be around 1.21 or 1.23, mine is near i.25

 

[kyarnkid]

1.025

 

[memnoch]

In fact, i've read that you are better off with a salinity of 1.024 because it makes pH more stable. Don't remember where I read it. I also think this same article mentioned that 1.024 salinity is more invertebrate friendly.

 

[kyarnkid]

sorry for flipping out, I just have lost 3 fish in the last two months and i just didn;t want another one

 

[fshhub]

mine is kept about 1.025(actually between 1.025 an d1.026)

 

[baronessbuni]

Im new enough to salwater tanks, but from what I have read 1.023 is ideal...however, anything from 1.021 to 1.025 is fine. I have to add water once a week, and it is usually about 1.025-.026 when I do.

 

[baronessbuni]

Just another thought...I always check all my readings BEFORE I put something else in. And then check again in 24 hours to see how they are doing...
Remember most sins can be fixed by water changes

 

[ed r]

As others have said, if your salinity is ~1.025 (definitely not 1.25), do not worry. That value is fine for a reef tank. Some people recommend slightly lower values for fish only tanks. However, I would recommend that you add your make-up or top-off water daily if possible. Whatever your salinity is, you want it to be as stable as possible. If you add water only once a week, you may be adding gallons depending upon tank size and evaporation rate. That amount of water will cause your specific gravity to change suddenly. You do not want that. If you add smaller amounts of water daily, the changes will be much less noticable to your creatures.

 

[fishymissy]

As said before, your salinity is fine. If you have corals, anemones, starfish, or cukes, you will want to keep it at natural values anyway.....

 

[falcon63]

its cool