What is the best Specific Gravity for a saltwater tank?

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What is the best Specific Gravity for a saltwater tank?

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At the moment my tank is at SG 1.023... what is a good SG for a FOWLR set up? I'm new to saltwater.
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Seems to me like your SG is fine as is...best would be in between 1.020 and 1.024 i think
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That's about right. For a reef it's 1.026 but if no corals, you can go as low as 1.020.
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Pufferpunk wrote:That's about right. For a reef it's 1.026 but if no corals, you can go as low as 1.020.
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It also depends on what is being kept in the tank, as already stated a reef tank need more salt(1.026), an average FO tank is fin with 1.020-1.024.
A tank with a (Adult)GSP, from what I've heard, should be at (1.020-1.022) as an ideal range. It really depends though.
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greenspottedlover wrote:
Pufferpunk wrote:That's about right. For a reef it's 1.026 but if no corals, you can go as low as 1.020.
+1
It also depends on what is being kept in the tank, as already stated a reef tank need more salt(1.026), an average FO tank is fin with 1.020-1.024.
A tank with a (Adult)GSP, from what I've heard, should be at (1.020-1.022) as an ideal range. It really depends though.
I put fin instead of fine, but I suppose sense this is a fish site that works. :lol:
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You can always go back & edit your posts.
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Pufferpunk wrote:You can always go back & edit your posts.
I know, I have to do it a lot cause I'm dislexic. Just thought it was funny it said fin. :)
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