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11-19-2005, 02:19 PM
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| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west bend, WI,Wisconsin
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 |  whats your salinaty
what does everyone keep there salinaty at?
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125 gal, pro clear wet dry with built in skimmer, 2 maxi jet 1200 power heads, outer orbit with 2 150w mh and 2 130w pc, 150 pounds fiji lr, a large carpet anemone, 1 coral bannded shrimp, large colony of stars, 1 yellow tang, 1 naso tang, 1 snowflake eel, 1 koran angel juvi. i sold most of my corals to get the 125 gal tank so basicly starting over. | 
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11-19-2005, 02:22 PM
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| | Eyelash Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Lakeland, Fl
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1.024 to 1.026
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90 Gallon glass, 135#'s of rock and 2" sand. 2-250w 20k XM metal halides. 2-95 watt actinic VHO, 4 powerheads, Coralife skimmer. Maroon Gold Striped Clown, Blue Chromis, Kole Tang, Pygmy Angel, Serpent Star, Brittle Star,Gorgonians, Mushrooms, Yellow Polyps, Turbo Snails & Blue Legged Hermits. 20 gal sump with Caulerpa, Mag 7 return pump. | |
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11-19-2005, 03:11 PM
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| | Bristle Worm
Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Gypsum, KS Age: 24
Posts: 128
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same thing for me
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36 Gallon Bow front Reef
Residents - Lawnmower Blenny, Maroon Clown, Freckle Faced Hawk Fish, Blue Mandarin Dragonet, Tomini Tang, Sailfin Tang, Coral Beauty, Dragon Wrasse, Green Mushrooms, Green Yuma Ricordia Mushroom, Starburst Polyps, Pulsing Xenia, Clove Polyps, Candy Cane, Yellow Tip Torch, Golden Polyps, Dwarf Hermit Crabs, Snails
20 Long Sump - Corallife Super Skimmer, Rio 2100
Lighting - Current USA 130W PC Dual Daylight/Dual Actinic/White Moon Light | |
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11-19-2005, 03:17 PM
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| | Coral Banded Shrimp
Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Noblesville, IN,Indiana Age: 56
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Ditto
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55 gal FOWLR, SeaClone 150 skimmer. 2" LS, 50# LR. 29Gal sump/fuge ViaAqua 2600 pump, chaeto, 1" sand, LR
2 Percula Clowns, Scissortail Goby, Black Birdwrasse, Keyhole angel, Lawnmower Blenny, | |
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11-19-2005, 03:35 PM
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| | Vlamingii Tang
Join Date: Mar 2004
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 Same here | |
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11-19-2005, 05:05 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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Mine is at 1.023 but gonna raise it slowly to about 1.024 or 1.025
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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11-19-2005, 05:08 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
Posts: 2,947
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1.026 specific gravity
Here is a good article on all water parameters too, for anyone interested  http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-05/rhf/index.php _________  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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11-19-2005, 05:22 PM
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#8 (permalink)
| | Fire Worm
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: west bend, WI,Wisconsin
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does anyone notice a differance in haveing the reef tank at 1.024 or having it at 1.026? | |
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11-19-2005, 05:48 PM
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| | Purple Spiny Lobster
Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Age: 49
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billrwilson: I try to keep my salinity at 1.023 specific gravity.
I didn't notice any differences, though, when my it rose to 1.025. _________ -- SAW39 45 gal modified hex. Started and cycled August 2005.
Decorated Firefish, 2 Serpent Stars, Ocelaris Clown, Yellow Tang, 2 Green Chromis damsels, Condalactis & Macrodactyla dorensis anemones, 1 big bristleworm.
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11-19-2005, 06:54 PM
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| | Whip-Lash Squid
Join Date: May 2004 Location: PhillySuburbs, Pennsylvania Age: 42
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If you have a fish only setup, there is likely no noticable difference. I do notice a difference with the inverts tho. They are just more vibrant, and open more fully with the higher salinity. IMHO  | |
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