whats the bare minimum SG?

[smt91278]

i just finished cycling my tank. From a previous post of mine, im infomed that my SG (1.021) is low.....i have a FOWLRLS tank...anyone shed some light on the whole SG thing????

 

[lionstorm]

1.023 is where most people keep it at with levels of 1.022 and 1.024 being acceptable. I would try to get yours a little higher.

 

[lionstorm]

really jw? I thought mine was always too high for being in the 1.025 range, now I don't feel so bad

 

[michaeltx]

I keep my reef at 1.025-1.026 and FOWLR at 1.023-1.024
inverts are the main reason for the higher SG in a reef the need a higher SG for mobility and such from what I read .
Mike

 

[sinner's girl]

fwiw, our tanks are kept at 1.023 for the most part, we have fish and inverts.

 

[tim_russell]

I've had my SG at 1.009...then again, i was getting rid of ick. Not a fun job, but it worked. Well, lowering the Sg over a lil time, and garlic...not only keeps the vamps away, but ick too.

 

[the claw]

I keep mine right at 1.0245 in both tanks.

 

[tlk]

I keep mine around 1.023-1.025 depending on how much evaporation has occurred

 

[sammystingray]

Fish use less energy maintaining osmotic balance at slightly lowered salinity. I keep our reef at 1.025, and our FOs at about 1.022, and the eel was at 1.021.

 

[bioreefer]

I like for FOWLR 1.021 reef at 1.023 to 1.025 I would lower my sg in my FOWLR to 1.019 if I didn't have inverts You can call me crazy !! BioReefer