Very beginner question

[The Aquatic Arsenal]

 

[YankeeTankee]

Welcome! I'd bump it up to 34

 

[JoshO]

Welcome to R2R! How are you testing the salinity??

 

[SPR1968]

35ppt is a good number

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[KJ]

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[Dw79]

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[mdbueno1977]

Welcome! I'd bump it up to 34

Sounds good, thanks.

 

[mdbueno1977]

Welcome to R2R! How are you testing the salinity??

A Salinity Refractometer & a Hanna Salinity & Temperature Tester. Wanted to have both to learn and compare numbers. Both have been calibrated per manufacturer's instructions and are reading the same.

 

[mdbueno1977]

Thank you everyone. I slowly added more salt and let it mix overnight. The salinity is now at 34.5 and the water is clear.

 

[Ruben's Reef]

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[fishface NJ]

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[Reefnman2]

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[SMSREEF]

Welcome to R2R Mdbueno!!!

 

[BeejReef]

Welcome friend

I'd personally go for 34 or 35. If you choose to run a bit lower, you may have to dose up your main parameters (alk, calc, magnesium) to get them to typical reef levels, depending on your salt mix.

 

[mdbueno1977]

Welcome friend

I'd personally go for 34 or 35. If you choose to run a bit lower, you may have to dose up your main parameters (alk, calc, magnesium) to get them to typical reef levels, depending on your salt mix.

Awesome, thank you. I got it up to 34.5 and based on your's and previous comments I'm thinking I'm good to move forward. Next step is staying consistent when mixing salt without having to add more RODI water here and more salt there.

 

[Pau Hana Reefer]

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[windemerejack]

Hi from UK and welcome to r2r, you will enjoy your time here.

 

[Peace River]

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[Webslinger]

You bet :) I will say most shoot for 1.026 or 35 ppt, but stability is the key. A reef tank that's been run at 1.024 can be just as successful as one ran at 1.026 :)

I would keep it at 24/25 for beginners it's right in the middle and will give you space with any mistakes going over or under.

 

[mdbueno1977]

Sounds good, thank you.