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View Poll Results: What do you keep your Salinity at??
1.021 0 0%
1.022 3 4.76%
1.023 2 3.17%
1.024 17 26.98%
1.025 29 46.03%
Or higher 12 19.05%
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Old 08-12-2005, 05:22 PM
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I keep both my tanks around 1.025 - 1.026.
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I keep mine at 1.0125 everything seems to like it their...Thought I would post this thread so that when new people come to the hobbie they can see what everyone tends to keep their tank at!!!
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I keep mine at 1.0125 everything seems to like it their...
That seems mighty low..
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I keep mine at 1.0125 everything seems to like it their...
That seems mighty low..
Agreed! Is that a typo?
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i would assume it's a typo.
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To maintain proper Ca/alk values (and Mg), close to natural seawater levels should be maintained. This is more important for reefs than FO tanks. Seawater is generally 1.026
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I shoot for 1.026 like Brad
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that what mine is at, but i am fighting evaporation...i think I will raise mine to 1.025
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that what mine is at, but i am fighting evaporation...i think I will raise mine to 1.025
How is that going to help your evaporation rate..??
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