HAPPY TORCHES LOW SALINITY

[hexcolor reef]

Yesterday I upgraded my sump and added fresh water to it, tank was due for a water change but ran out of Red Sea coral salt.

Anyway I turned the pumps back on and added a lot of beneficial bacteria to the tank (100ml).
Today I torched are looking happy as ever so I checked the salinity and it’s below 35ppm. My tank is full of LPS and all seems well but the torches are really happy.

I may have to experiment with this lower salinity levels for a bit

The Acantho coral takes a bit to fully open up lights just came on

 

[twentyleagues]

1.024-1.027 is usually a good range for most corals.

 

[dschuffert]

I keep mine around 1.024 SG or 34 PPT at 78 degrees which seems to work best for my mixed reef.

 

[hexcolor reef]

1.024-1.027 is usually a good range for most corals.

Good to know as I had salinity usually higher. I’ll keep it at these levels for now on.
I also heard it’s a better level to keep away marine velvet and other pest that attach fish. Is that true

 

[hexcolor reef]

I keep mine around 1.024 SG or 34 PPT at 78 degrees which seems to work best for my mixed reef.

Maybe my mushrooms will swell up more at this range. They have been shrinking

 

[twentyleagues]

Good to know as I had salinity usually higher. I’ll keep it at these levels for now on.
I also heard it’s a better level to keep away marine velvet and other pest that attach fish. Is that true

Looks like you are at 1.024. If that is it then no it doesn't help with velvet or ick. Much lower salinity 1.016 to 1.018 is low end for fish thought to deter those pests 1.009 is considered hypo salinity which has been shown to actually effect the parasites. Anything lower then 1.023 is not good for corals.

 

[dave001]

I have noticed when my salinity stays really low for a couple of days, like 1.020-1.023 my torch corals are most "puffy" and "inflated". My nitrates are quite high sitting around 20-30 with phos at 0.08. Zoas seem alot less pleased with this situation though