Mixed reef salinity

[kamster]

Hmmm, what is the benefits of running salinity at 1.026? The fish stores tell me to run at 1.024.

[Sea Witch]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

Ya, fish don't like it, they're jumping out of the ocean all the time to escape. sigh.....

good one....

[Lysa.anne]

I run min at 1.026 as well.

[lastlight]

1.025 for me. I mix my change water to 1.026 though to account for salt removed via skimming and creep etc.

[spawn]

Originally Posted by lastlight

1.025 for me. I mix my change water to 1.026 though to account for salt removed via skimming and creep etc.

Dude.... if your changing your water weekly or even every 2 weeks the change in salinity due to skimming & creep is not an issue. I can't believe this thread is still active. Like said before @ 1.026 the fish hate it so much they're jumping out of the ocean. bla bla bla temperature bla bla bla stuff bla bla bla more stuff. Let it go. The person at the lfs in the first post is a tool.

[spawn]

Originally Posted by lastlight

1.025 for me. I mix my change water to 1.026 though to account for salt removed via skimming and creep etc.

Again depending on the frequency of your water changes are,.... if your mixing your water changes to 1.026 depending on the volume of your changes, you may need to recalibrate your refractometer just to make sure your new water is @ 1.026 & not getting higher. Because after enough new water @ 1.026 goes into your tank your DT will be at 1.026 Whether you think so or not

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by spawn

Dude.... if your changing your water weekly or even every 2 weeks the change in salinity due to skimming & creep is not an issue. I can't believe this thread is still active. Like said before @ 1.026 the fish hate it so much they're jumping out of the ocean. bla bla bla temperature bla bla bla stuff bla bla bla more stuff. Let it go. The person at the lfs in the first post is a tool.

Dude chill out. This is just a poll why are you so concerned about my 1.025 lol? I skim pretty wet and very slowly my salinity has crept down in the past. Ocassionally I'll also give people frags and some of my water so the trend is always very slow (but downward). To maintain 1.025 my small 10g changes (110g system) are mixed to 1.026. What's your issue and what does my post have to do with the LFS the OP mentioned?

[spawn]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Dude chill out. This is just a poll why are you so concerned about my 1.025 lol? I skim pretty wet and very slowly my salinity has crept down in the past. Ocassionally I'll also give people frags and some of my water so the trend is always very slow (but downward). To maintain 1.025 my small 10g changes (110g system) are mixed to 1.026. What's your issue and what does my post have to do with the LFS the OP mentioned?

My issue is that this is a boring topic, I can't believe that people are still debating about it & keeping this thread near the top of discussed topics. Also I can't believe that "skimming, creep, & giving some water away with frags" are actually factor's of your falling salinity. Nothing personnal but to me that's neurotic.

[spawn]

Just go & seek out info on any other big forum site & see what 99% out the TOTM keep theirs @.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by spawn

My issue is that this is a boring topic, I can't believe that people are still debating about it & keeping this thread near the top of discussed topics. Also I can't believe that "skimming, creep, & giving some water away with frags" are actually factor's of your falling salinity. Nothing personnal but to me that's neurotic.

Maybe I'm more generous with water when I give frags away =) Yeah it's a boring topic but my my salinity is constant what else can I say?