"Life Rock" and salinity

Phistick · 03/06/2018, 05:03 PM

We started our new tank with "Life Rock" and live sand. The guy at the LFS said that the salinity for the Life Rock should be at 1.023 or greater or the bacteria would die off. Does this sound accurate? Our tank has been steady at 1.020 for several weeks now. I'm wondering if I'm doing damage to the rock by being that low.

RobZilla04 · 03/06/2018, 05:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Phistick

We started our new tank with "Life Rock" and live sand. The guy at the LFS said that the salinity for the Life Rock should be at 1.023 or greater or the bacteria would die off. Does this sound accurate? Our tank has been steady at 1.020 for several weeks now. I'm wondering if I'm doing damage to the rock by being that low.

Shoot for between 1.024 and 1.026.

Slarti · 03/06/2018, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by RobZilla04

Shoot for between 1.024 and 1.026.

Yes what he said, 1.020 is on the very low side...

PS Just increase it slowly and not in one go!

mcgyvr · 03/06/2018, 06:25 PM

As stated 1.024-1.026 is the target range..
But you are not doing any harm running it at 1.020..
Many tanks at fish stores run that or even lower to save on salt and they think its better to reduce ich,etc...

You can slowly increase it by putting salt water in when you top off to replace evaporated water or just make your next few water change batches a bit high on the salinity.

Reef noob_ · 03/06/2018, 06:58 PM

All of my LFS run their tanks at 1.020 , so it should be alright to be there.

That being said, you might want to start topping off with saltwater instead of fresh until you hit a salinity of 1.024 (35 ppt)

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Anemone · 03/06/2018, 09:59 PM

No, your bacteria won't die off. However, if you decide to do corals, they won't appreciate the lower S.G.

Kevin

03/06/2018, 05:03 PM	#1
Phistick Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Posts: 35	"Life Rock" and salinity We started our new tank with "Life Rock" and live sand. The guy at the LFS said that the salinity for the Life Rock should be at 1.023 or greater or the bacteria would die off. Does this sound accurate? Our tank has been steady at 1.020 for several weeks now. I'm wondering if I'm doing damage to the rock by being that low.

03/06/2018, 06:25 PM	#4
mcgyvr Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: North Carolina Posts: 20,050	As stated 1.024-1.026 is the target range.. But you are not doing any harm running it at 1.020.. Many tanks at fish stores run that or even lower to save on salt and they think its better to reduce ich,etc... You can slowly increase it by putting salt water in when you top off to replace evaporated water or just make your next few water change batches a bit high on the salinity. __________________ Who me?

03/06/2018, 06:58 PM	#5
Reef noob_ Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: holmdel, NJ Posts: 555	All of my LFS run their tanks at 1.020 , so it should be alright to be there. That being said, you might want to start topping off with saltwater instead of fresh until you hit a salinity of 1.024 (35 ppt) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ ________________________ New Build in progress http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2528685 90 gallon DT, 65 Gallon Fuge, Chinese LEDs, LPS and Soft coral reef

03/06/2018, 09:59 PM	#6
Anemone Cloning Around Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Valencia, California Posts: 25,267	No, your bacteria won't die off. However, if you decide to do corals, they won't appreciate the lower S.G. Kevin __________________ Back in the pool, swimming with the sharks... Current Tank Info: Red Sea 425XL w/Kessil AP700, Vertex 180i Skimmer, 2 x Vortech MP40s