what is the ideal salanity?????????asap please ( pro help wanted)

[philgmiami]

i just saw a thread saying 1.025 was the ideal :notsure: .. i thought it was between 1.020 and 1.023 ?.. im about to put my level up :thinking: .. here is the link to the thread. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=171050.. mine now is 1.021. is that right?

 

[jjlittle]

depends I run mine -.024 in a reef tank with lots of inverts. With inverts it is better to maintain a higher salinity.I hear in fish only tanks .020 is ok but if I had a fish only tank I would still keep it around .024.If you decide to raise it do it very slowly like over the next couple weeks and never more then.001 per time you raise. Inverts I have been told will parrish around .020 or less.Also what are you testing with Hydrometer or Refractor for my hydrometer was off .006 from the measurement with my refractormeter. If you dont have refractor get one they are much more accurate and worth the money.

 

[acrylic51]

1.025 is perfectly fine....I've seen were some run a little higher than that.....Consistency is the key again!!!!!!

 

[sammiefish]

1.025 for reef

 

[bigarn]

Just remember those readings are specific gravity, not salinity. For a reef tank a specific gravity of about 1.025 and a temp of about 82 will give you a salinity reading of about 35ppt. This is perfect for a reef tank.
Edit: Numbers aren't exact.

 

[mudplayerx]

The ideal specific gravity is the steady one. That being said, a specific gravity of anywhere from 1.023 to 1.026 is acceptable in my opinion.

 

[bigarn]

Originally Posted by mudplayerx
The ideal specific gravity is the steady one. That being said, a specific gravity of anywhere from 1.023 to 1.026 is acceptable in my opinion.
Those readings could be fine depending on the temp. The important thing is what it equals as far as salinity. IMO the salinity is the important thing.

 

[scoobydoo]

is there a chart somewhere that takes specific gravity and temp and shows what salinity is? If not, can someone make one?

 

[mudplayerx]

I can scan a page and add it here tonight as long as the scanner is behaving.

 

[acrylic51]

Very true Bigarn the higher the temp will effect salinity.....That's why when you have higher salinity not as much oxygen present in the water as well

 

[scoobydoo]

Thanks Mud

 

[ophiura]

A specific gravity between 1.019 to 1.024 (and 1.021 specifically) was always considered "ideal" for a FISH ONLY system and is not a problem, IMO, so long as constant. It is still "out there" as a value (and engraved as ideal on many hydrometers) because it was prior I think to widespread invertebrate keeping. For inverts, this range can be absolutely fatal, so reef tanks, IMO, should not fall below 1.024 and ideally should be kept around 1.025-1.026 (using a refractometer).

 

[mudplayerx]

I didn't feel like messing with the scanner, so hopefully this chart will come out correctly:
ps- make sure you maximize the window the chart pops up in or it won't display properly.