Brackish Tank Setup - Written by Sploke

[Mbargas]

so how much salt per gallon to get the 1.008 or around that? cause i want plants for my brackish tank(java moss and java fern). it will have bumblebee gobies and a halfbeak

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[Mbargas]

so how much salt per gallon to get the 1.008 or around that? cause i want plants for my brackish tank(java moss and java fern). it will have bumblebee gobies and a halfbeak

If you are serious about keeping plants in brackish, I would keep the salinity much lower, and I suggest you look at these links from a 2017 post

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Mbargas said:
I found another article you may find of interest:

http://www.dep.state.fl.us/coastal/habitats/seagrass/

Florida Seagrasses | Florida Department of Environmental Protection

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The widgeon grass seems to be the most versatile, considered a FW plant that is VERY salt tolerant.

And more info on some more common FW plants and their salt tolerance:
http://web.pdx.edu/~sytsmam/papers/parrotfeathersalinitytolerance.pdf

Vallisneria: failed to grow at 6.66 ppt (sg 1.005)
Najas: at 10 ppt (sg 1.0075)
Myriophyllum: 13.3 ppt (1.010)

Interesting that Myriphyllum is so salt tolerant, but your salinity still is at the upper limit of what it can handle.