Apr 29, 2016 · I understand and accept that temperature impacts salinity. Salinity is a ratio of salt to water. If a 10 gallon tank has a salinity of 35ppt at 68 degrees, and then you raise the temperature to …

Aug 24, 2019 · A lot of synthetic salt companies recommend different salinity levels for different tank types e.g. fish only is 30 ppt and reef is 35 ppt. My question is: Do they recommend 35 ppt because …

Aug 10, 2010 · IAPSO Standard Seawater is the only internationally recognised calibration standard for the measurement of Practical Salinity as approved by all the major oceanographic bodies (ICES, IOC …

Jun 21, 2020 · Direct Salt Addition Calculator Aquarium calculator; Estimate the amount of solid salt required to raise salinity to a target level.

Feb 2, 2018 · I rejoined the hobby back ~2016, and everyone seemed to agree that 1.025 was the perfect salinity. Lately though, more and more I've been hearing that 35 ppt is what you should target …

Jun 12, 2018 · What is your ideal salinity. My tank is at 79 degrees F and has a specific gravity of 1.022. I read in ppt that that equates 31.6 ppt salinity. What is the ideal range you guys have success with??

Sep 1, 2021 · Parasites and sickness at higher salinity? Marine tanks containing only fish and live rock (FOWLR) can be kept at a lower salinity level of 1.020-1.025 (SG), some hobbyists claim the lower …

Jun 17, 2022 · Salinity Measurements for Marine Aquariums @Jay Hemdal Introduction The fundamental difference between freshwater and marine aquariums is of course, their respective salt …

Feb 17, 2021 · Have you ever tested your tank salinity and found it to be too high or too low? I know I have. I hated guessing what salinity water I had to use to increase or decrease my salinity to the …

Sep 27, 2025 · So I did this test for the first time to try to figure out why every sps coral I get dies. The results seem quite concerning to me and I'm not sure how to go about fixing it. It says the salinity is …