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05-22-2008, 06:48 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama
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|  wheres your salinity
Where do you keep your salinity, after looking at my hydrometer, I realized I had been keeping mine between 1.021-1.023, and I think I need to bring it up, but that was the range on my hydrometer. Where do you keep yours | 
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05-22-2008, 06:50 PM
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| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Weston, Florida Age: 28
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27 not by choice but seems ok. _________ 75gal hex, 2-40w T12 48", odyssea 48" 4x65w PC's w/ lunars, 50lbs LR, 80lbs LS, gold banded maroon clown, dog faced puffer, juvenile blue angel, 2 dominoes, 1-4 stripe damsel, yellow watchman gobie, lawnmower blenny, mano, purple chromis, striped grouper, mexican turbo, astrea and red foot snails, striped, red and blue legged hermit crabs, coral banded shrimp, white and purple bubble coral(very little), red and green mushrooms, orange gorgonian, candycane  Tanks, No Thanks. We Free Dive! | |
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05-22-2008, 06:52 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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1.023-1.025 in Luna's tank. _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | |
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05-22-2008, 06:53 PM
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| | Bubble Tip Anemone
Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: alabama
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does it matter? | |
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05-22-2008, 06:54 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2008 Location: South west Florida Age: 24
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mine pretty much stays between 1.024 and 1.025
seems to do alright.
I just keep it to what everyone else says is good for fish/reef tanks.
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60g fowlr tank soon to have corals once
water chem stays pretty constant and good.
pair false percs, fire gobies, sand sifter gobie, scallop, cleaner, peppermint, and coralbanded shrimp, plus cleaner crew+chaeto | |
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05-22-2008, 06:59 PM
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| | Stylophora
Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY ( derby town ) Age: 40
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Originally Posted by wareagle35031  Where do you keep your salinity, after looking at my hydrometer, I realized I had been keeping mine between 1.021-1.023, and I think I need to bring it up, but that was the range on my hydrometer. Where do you keep yours | Eagle, I beleave that hydrometer is about about as accurate as as hitting a bulls eye at a 100 yards with a tooth pick.
All to often those things are poorly calibrated and any air bubbles that do get hung on the needle will throw your readig off.
Success is always there if you buy a quality "refraction meter"
but ansewering your Q""
I keep my SG @ 1.024 to 1.026 ( I try to keep dead on the money at 1.025 ) | |
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05-22-2008, 07:08 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
Join Date: May 2008 Location: South west Florida Age: 24
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i want one of those refractometers!
any good places to get one cheap hahaha.
seriously
I also have a plastic swing are spec gravity tester, every once in a while while testing i have to tap it on counter top to know off the bubbles and get the reading to stabilize  | |
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05-22-2008, 07:09 PM
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| | Astrea Snail
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In my old 24, I kept it at 1.025 and everything was good. My new 40 that just finished its cycle, I keep it low at 1.023. | |
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05-22-2008, 07:11 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by mr40g i want one of those refractometers!
any good places to get one cheap hahaha.
seriously
I also have a plastic swing are spec gravity tester, every once in a while while testing i have to tap it on counter top to know off the bubbles and get the reading to stabilize | Aquarium supplies for your tropical fish tank, saltwater fish tank, saltwater aquarium fish, freshwater aquarium fish & reef aquarium. Aquarium filters, aquarium lighting, aquarium tanks, protein skimmers & more for your reef tank. has one on sale for $39.99 | |
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05-22-2008, 07:15 PM
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| | Torch Coral
Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: valencia,pa. Age: 35
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let the corals decide what salinity they like.it'll be between 1.023-26.check whatever tool you use for checking salinity against your lfs regularly because they do break
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