What specific gravity do you keep
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wrigley11
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Between the tanks they are all around 1.022 - 1.023...
However to answer your question we would need to know if the tank is fish only or a reef.
With fish only setups you can get away with a reading as low as 1.017 with know problems.
Howver if you have a reef it should be around 1.022. I believe the ocean is somewhere in the 1.025 range but I could be wrong, don't have a book near by.
Why... well it has ti due with the corals and the fact that they takeup water and the nutrients in it to survive. That's the short and easy answer.
However to answer your question we would need to know if the tank is fish only or a reef.
With fish only setups you can get away with a reading as low as 1.017 with know problems.
Howver if you have a reef it should be around 1.022. I believe the ocean is somewhere in the 1.025 range but I could be wrong, don't have a book near by.
Why... well it has ti due with the corals and the fact that they takeup water and the nutrients in it to survive. That's the short and easy answer.
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dwf
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I was told by a store today that you can even keep corals in as low as 1.016 if you use a drip to bring them down gradually. I'm not sure if it's true 
nosmada
Member
i keep mine at 1.025.
Different oceans have slightly different specific gravities. The tropical Indo-Pacific has an average specific gravity of 1.022 - 1.025. The Caribbean has an average specific gravity of 1.023 - 1.026. The Red Sea has an average specific gravity of 1.028 - 1.035. The specific gravity changes in each area are due largely to rain fall.
hth,
chris
Different oceans have slightly different specific gravities. The tropical Indo-Pacific has an average specific gravity of 1.022 - 1.025. The Caribbean has an average specific gravity of 1.023 - 1.026. The Red Sea has an average specific gravity of 1.028 - 1.035. The specific gravity changes in each area are due largely to rain fall.
hth,
chris
option720
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Originally posted by jacksonpt:
<STRONG>If I slack in my top-offs, my SG has been as high as 1.029. Typically I try to keep it right around 1.022 though.</STRONG>
Thanks Jacksonpt-
I didn't want to admit it, but thats the exact same for me too. I try to keep it around 1.023 but i'm not that strict.
<STRONG>If I slack in my top-offs, my SG has been as high as 1.029. Typically I try to keep it right around 1.022 though.</STRONG>
Thanks Jacksonpt-
I didn't want to admit it, but thats the exact same for me too. I try to keep it around 1.023 but i'm not that strict.
wrigley11
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dwf - there is no way you should have a S.G. of 0.016 in a reef tank. Sure the corals may survive for awhile but over time they will die.
The S.G. has a lot to do with the amount of trace elements that are suspended in the water column.
So I wouldn't take the advice and why would you use a fresh water dip to bring them down to that low S.G... fresh water dips are used to rid the corals of unwanted pests, etc...
The S.G. has a lot to do with the amount of trace elements that are suspended in the water column.
So I wouldn't take the advice and why would you use a fresh water dip to bring them down to that low S.G... fresh water dips are used to rid the corals of unwanted pests, etc...
ocellaris_keeper
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healthiest I've seen for my animals is 1.0235
the different animals people put in thier tanks come from different areas around the globe. 1.0235 to 1.0255 is like splitting the difference.
the different animals people put in thier tanks come from different areas around the globe. 1.0235 to 1.0255 is like splitting the difference.
