salinity fluctuation on the coral reef?

boxfishpooalot · #1 08/21/2005, 11:03 AM

Anyone know how much it changes and how long it takes to change on the coral reef?. Is it daily weekly monthly?

How stable are reef sg over time

tia box.

greenbean36191 · #2 08/21/2005, 11:19 AM

Here you go. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/Maps/Florida.shtml

Pick a station in the keys and if it has a reading for salinity click the icon that looks like a graph next to the current reading.

Bomber · #3 08/21/2005, 11:31 AM

A lot of them are down for servicing right now box. This time of the year you can actually get to them to work on them.
Give it a week or so and they should be up again.

But no, within a range, they are not stable at all.

boxfishpooalot · #4 08/21/2005, 11:40 AM

thanks for the replys guys. It seems that in a week it does not change all that much. 36ppt stays the same and I dont see any that go obove 36ppt in one day or a week for that matter.

Maybee thats why some of my sensitive fish have minor ich outbreaks?(powder blue tang)My sanlinty can go from 36-37-36 in one day. I need a better water top off.

Yea not stable but the fluctuations are certainly minor!

Bomber · #5 08/21/2005, 11:47 AM

box, you're just looking at a time of the year when it's more stable, but still not stable.
check back after a good storm, upwelling, etc.

boxfishpooalot · #6 08/21/2005, 11:52 AM

I could just imagine what it would look like after a hurricane!I bookmarked that site, its got cool information.

Say, bomber you work with those buoy data things?

greenbean36191 · #7 08/21/2005, 11:57 AM

FWIW you can go to the main map site and pick different parts of the world if you're interested in different parameters. http://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/
I just sent you to the FL map because the other areas with coral reefs didn't have salinity readings.