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11-11-2003, 07:03 AM
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hydrometer
i've been using Coralife for the last 4 months with my main tank and 7months with my lil one. now i've always set my salinity around 1.022-.023... recently i lost couple of frags due to rtn so wth i bought a different hydrometer.. when i tested my water parameters both tanks were 1.025-1.026...
then earlier yesterday mixed couple of buckets of saltwater and the Coralife tested around 1.022 and the Seatest was around 1.026 umm which one should i base my reading on? time for refractometer?  
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11-11-2003, 07:04 AM
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and oh yeah i took some water out to my friends house and tested my salinity there and it was 1.028 =o(
temp was around 28degress celcius
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11-11-2003, 07:18 AM
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Try borrowing a refractometer for a day if you can. Then you can compare it to your hydrometer.
I have a Coralife Deep Six hydrometer that reads 1.0245 consistently when a refractometer reads 1.026....so when my Deep Six reads 1.024 I know it's right where I want it.
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11-11-2003, 01:44 PM
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I tested some water from a LFS when I got my new coral home and it was 1.029 with my seatest. My water tests 1.024. I call the store and they tested will I was on the phone, and they got 1.023.
 What do you trust if anything???
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Marty 50g reef, bubble king skimmer,20g sump,zeovit system, PM cal reactor
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11-11-2003, 02:46 PM
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Agree with Mason.
Just make sure you test your hydrometer every 3 to 6 months. Wendell
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11-11-2003, 02:50 PM
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Borrow a refractor from Ocean Aquatics.
Marty just brought up a good point, just bring it in on a Saturday or Sunday from 10am to 4pm and you can calibrate it yourself at the fishroom. Wendell
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