How full should I allow network storage to get?

I see a lot of averages that state you shouldn't fill up your RAID (XSAN Volume, X-RAID, Whatever you use in Final Cut Server to Store and/or edit media off of for all the client computers) beyond 80%.
I understand that there is both a huge performance hit and possible data corruption/drive issues when you fill up your RAID volume. Each on of our RAIDs has a 9.55 TB capacity. I was hoping to use 8 TB--around 83%.
Does that sound right? Any recommendations?
Shawn Larkin

We are running 2 x Cal Digit HD Pros. Each has 8 x 1.5 TB drives in it that when formatted RAID 5 / HFS gives us a total of 9.55 TB useable space on each RAID.
The Media and Library Devices on these volumes are set to "Edit In Place" status.
Also, I have never turned on journaling for media/editing volumes. Do you have any advice for this? I've read a lot about it and it seems like the overhead/possible performance loss does not warrant using it for these RAID volumes. But I have found not definitive answer.
Finally, I am still testing "the best way" to import our media catalogue and raw media into Final Cut Server. I was dead on when I said that FCS makes unnecessary duplicate proxies depending on how you import the media. This is a big deal for those of us that like to run a clean, clutter free workflow.
I do appreciate your time,
Shawn Larkin

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