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  1. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    What is a good salinty to keep if I plan on having a small mixture of corals?
     
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  2. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    1.026
     
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  3. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    is'nt that high ? I thought that salinity should be 1020-1024.
     
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  4. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    That is what sea water is....and thats what i keep my salinity at. No one does in better than the ocean tho..no one..
     
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  5. Mr. Bill

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    There's a long-standing myth that lower salinity is better for fish, although that has yet to actually be proven. The fact that fish can adapt and survive is not evidence that it's better. However, corals and inverts need a SG of at least 1.024. I, too, prefer 1.026, the same as NSW.
     
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  6. xan3x

    xan3x Flamingo Tongue

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    Cool ty very much guys cant wait to get this up and running ro di is on right now making water :)
     
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  7. Kevin3884

    Kevin3884 Tassled File Fish

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    Make sure you read up on the nitrogen cycle before you add anything alive :)
     
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  8. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    1.026-ish for me too!
     
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    i have been keeping mine at 1.024 lately
     
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  10. Mr. Bill

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    FYI, you'll want to keep an extra close eye on the SG in your DT. It would be all too easy for it to slip down on you, which would be detrimental to corals and inverts. They really don't do well on the lower end of the SG "range".
     
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