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01-12-2005, 07:07 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI,Wisconsin
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 |  Effects of High Salinity???
Hey all,
Not sure how many of you read my post in the ASAP about my corals not looking good. Anywho, I think it might have to do with my salinity being too high. So, I wanted to start a new thread about Salinity being to high. What effect would this have on your corals long and short term? My test kit is off by about .003 so my salinity was too high by that much. I was talking with the guy at the LFS and he thought it might have an effect on their metabolism causing them to work harder and shrink/close up. He wasn't sure so he was going to research it. Just wondering what you all knew about the effects.
Andrew 
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75 gallon, 4x110w VHO, ASM G2 skimmer, 29 g. fuge, lots of coral and frags. Fish: 2 tr perculas, damsel, purple firefish, 3 green chromis, kole tang, sailfin tang. | 
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01-12-2005, 07:57 PM
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| | Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone
Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Vacaville Age: 24
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| Re: Effects of High Salinity???
.....so what is your SG....? I keep mine around .024-.026 but aim to keep it consistant at .026 which is what i get from natural sea water. _________ Yes, tiny has an 11" legspan......  | |
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01-12-2005, 10:06 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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| Re: Effects of High Salinity???
That is also where I keep mine...striving for a constant 1.026... _________  I Love My Sig By John Hawkins!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Date Started 9/04 58 gallon Oceanic Tank, 20 gal DIY sump/fuge w/ Kent Marine Auto top-off, Air Water Ice RO/DI, 10,000 K 175 W MH, 2 VHO 03's 96W each, AquaC EV 120 Skimmer
80 lbs LR, DSB in FUGE, 1 - 2 " LS in tank
Black Brittle Star, Chevron Tang, Crocea Clam, red & green Lobophyllia, Frogspawn, Porites Frag, Caulastrea Frag, Green Ricordia, Asst. Zoas, hermits, astreas, stomatellas, fighting conch | |
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01-12-2005, 11:06 PM
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| | 3reef Moderator
Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Melbourne, VIC,Victoria
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| Re: Effects of High Salinity???
Andrew,
As above, you really need to post your salinity number :-) In any case even at 1.029 there really should not be any real effect on the coral.
John
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01-13-2005, 05:51 AM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI,Wisconsin
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| Re: Effects of High Salinity???
Hey, I was at 1.028-9. I am slowly lowering it trying to keep it at about 1.024. My corals seem to be looking better so I thought it was maybe just that. Not sure anymore though. I know it was never about .029
Andrew | |
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