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Posted by maddie on May 30, 2005, 1:33 pm
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What is the ideal S.G. for my 30-gallon tank. I think that it may be a
little high (1.028) although the current occupants seem happy.
1 percula clown
1 cleaner shrimp
4 scarlet hermit crabs
1 leather coral
riccordea
8 lbs. of live rock
other mushrooms
I want to add a six line wrasse and more live rock later. Should I try to
bring down the S.G. to 1.025 or 1.026?
Thanks.
Maddie
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Posted by Boomer on May 30, 2005, 2:03 pm
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What are you using to measure the SG ? What is the water temp ? In short you
are a little
high, if you are using a std LFS type of floating hydrometer or a swing arm, at
normal
aquarium temps, you want to be somewhere around 1.024 -1.027. If it is a
refractometer you
are OK, which corrected is 1.0265, which is the same as natural seawater
Boomer
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Posted by maddie on May 30, 2005, 4:39 pm
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Thanks Boomer. My water temp is 75 F and I am using a std. floating
hydrometer. I'm doing a water change now; so I'll bring it down a little
Maddie
> What are you using to measure the SG ? What is the water temp ? In short
> you are a little
> high, if you are using a std LFS type of floating hydrometer or a swing
> arm, at normal
> aquarium temps, you want to be somewhere around 1.024 -1.027. If it is a
> refractometer you
> are OK, which corrected is 1.0265, which is the same as natural seawater
>
>
> Boomer
>
> Want to talk chemistry ? The Reef Chemistry Forum
> http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/index.php
>
> WCWing@nospamChartermi.Net
> Former US Army Bomb Technician (EOD)
> Member; IABTI, NATEODA, WEODF, ISEE & IPS
>
> If You See Me Running You Better Catch-Up
>
>
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Posted by Billy on May 30, 2005, 5:22 pm
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> Thanks Boomer. My water temp is 75 F and I am using a std.
> floating hydrometer. I'm doing a water change now; so I'll bring
> it down a little
>
I know I'm opening one of the great thread-lengthers here, but IMO,
75 is much too cold for a reef tank. I keep mine between 80 and 81F.
billy
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Posted by Dsybok on May 31, 2005, 12:29 am
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Mine certainly seems happier in the summer heat , running up to 84 at times
than it did in the winter when the heater kept it at 78. It is worth noting
that the increase in temperature simply causes all the inhabitants
metabolisms to raise , increasing growth and making the tank look healthier,
when it might not actually be healthier.
Still, the plate coral expands hugely, as does the devils hand in my tank
the warmer the tank gets.
D
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> > Thanks Boomer. My water temp is 75 F and I am using a std.
> > floating hydrometer. I'm doing a water change now; so I'll bring
> > it down a little
> >
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> I know I'm opening one of the great thread-lengthers here, but IMO,
> 75 is much too cold for a reef tank. I keep mine between 80 and 81F.
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> billy
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> you are a little
> high, if you are using a std LFS type of floating hydrometer or a swing
> arm, at normal
> aquarium temps, you want to be somewhere around 1.024 -1.027. If it is a
> refractometer you
> are OK, which corrected is 1.0265, which is the same as natural seawater
>
>
> Boomer
>
> Want to talk chemistry ? The Reef Chemistry Forum
> http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin/index.php
>
> WCWing@nospamChartermi.Net
> Former US Army Bomb Technician (EOD)
> Member; IABTI, NATEODA, WEODF, ISEE & IPS
>
> If You See Me Running You Better Catch-Up
>
>
>