Salinity Question

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by adidas

that what mine is at, but i am fighting evaporation...i think I will raise mine to 1.025

That is somewhat puzzling as to what you're refering to.

[OCDP]

I have been keeping mine steady at 1.025 for the past few months... might try 1.026, but if I let too much evaporation happen then my salinity gets too high, so I am keeping it safe at 1.025.

*ps* my corals seem to like the higher salinity too, as oppossed to 1.022, 1.023, etc...

[fishface]

is there someway to vote here or is this it and someone uspdated the count?? anyhow i like to keep my reef tank at 1.024 now does anyone know what the diff is if it's higher or lower??

[Johnny Reefer]

Originally Posted by fishface

is there someway to vote here or is this it and someone uspdated the count??

You have to be logged on to vote, (but obviously you were cuz you made a post). The "ballot box" is at the top of the thread. Just click on the dot that represents your choice.

Cheers,

[Johnny Reefer]

[quote="Johnny Reefer"]

Originally Posted by fishface

is there someway to vote here or is this it and someone uspdated the count??

You have to be logged on to vote, (but obviously you were cuz you made a post). The "ballot box" is at the top of the thread. Just click on the dot that represents your choice.

Hey, wait a minute. I see what you mean. Voting looks to be closed. I already voted, so maybe that's why I see it as closed? So I couldn't vote twice? (Like I would really want to! )

Cheers,

[muck]

You can only vote once. After that it just shows the votes.

[fishface]

it just shows the results...there seems to be no way to vote cause i haven't voted, yet it is still closed to me.

[bulletsworld]

Hey Edmontonians,

Have ya noticed that LFS's here (AI & BA's) have their salinity quite high.

The reason I know is when I have purchased livestock (inverts, corals, or fish) I test my bag water before acclimating the species. The LFS's have all been ranging 1.030. + ! I wonder why that is?

I keep my salinity at 1.024-1.025, so I find acclimating takes longer for me, which is a pain.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

I think anything above 1.026 is not a good idea because saltwater holds less dissolved oxygen (DO) than fw & the higher the salinity, the lower the DO. My Fowlr's usually at 1.024 & the reef at 1.025-26.

Anthony

[adidas]

Originally Posted by muck

How is that going to help your evaporation rate..??

whoops dont know what i was thinking... salt would go up with more evaporation right? i was thinking the opposite..

duhhh brain fart, sorry.