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What's the best Sg level?


What's the best Sg level for Mix Reef with some SPS frags?  

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  1. 1. What's the best Sg level for Mix Reef with some SPS frags?

    • 1.021
      7
    • 1.022
      3
    • 1.023
      29
    • 1.024
      41
    • 1.025
      73
    • 1.026
      16
    • 1.027
      9


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Also, appreciate if you guys can share with me your preferred parameters... especially pH and KH.

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Wow this thread of mine is still alive!!! I am finally into SPS now and I maintain my tank at 1.025 to 1.026 :)

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Every time the water evaporates, top up with salt water instead of freshwater. Over time, the salinity will rise to 1.025 gradually.

Faster method: draw out a couple of pails of water from your tank and dilute it with more salt and then pour back in. But i dun recommend this method, sudden change of salinity might do damage.

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can share how to maintain at 1.025. so far I can only keep it at 1.023 at best unless I keep adding salt to the tank.

Are you using refractometer to measure the salinity?

Also, you should not pour the salt directly to the tank water. Dilute in the fresh water first, then pour in the tank.

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I voted for 1.025

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Interesting poll! Been going on for some years, I see.

I remember, years ago, we always kept our water at 1.023 SG. We had no idea about Alk back then. I personally prefer 1.025/34 for a number of reasons. First, it seems to be a good average, as various bodies of water do have different SGs, but most reefs are around this level. Also, on the practical side, most aquarium stores use this level or a bit lower. Acclimating fish to higher levels is more stressing.

In general, I try to imitate what the seas have been doing for millenium. Stability is the key, regardless what parameters one chooses.

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1.023 for me. Rather let the coral work harder than the fish to work harder.

on a side note, how come old post keep bump up automatically... :big_boss:

It bumps up when there is a new vote in the poll.

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