foxface dead after 6 weeks QT??

[nanoreefer]

iam useing a swing arm hydrometer it reads 1.028 about, i keep my reef tanks at about 1.024-5 or so i thought thats was what it was suposed to be?

and no i wasent and havent done hypo sence i cant see well enough to read refractometer

and temp was 80, but iam going down a bit to 76

[Johnny Reefer]

When I QT, I do a 20% water change every day to keep ammonia in check. What's the ammonia test at?

[Rbacchiega]

I maintain my DT's and QTs the same. 1.025 Salinity and 79-80*...

+1 with the frequent water changes though

[hillegom]

Originally Posted by nanoreefer

i cant see well enough to read refractometer

When you put the refractometer to your eye, the eyepiece can be turned to focus it for your eye. If you have a refractometer, use it, calibrate it. It is more accurate than a swing arm hydrometer

[nanoreefer]

i have tried afew times in the store to read a refactometer and i cant realy see to the end well, iam vary visualy impared BTW legaly blind in fact, i also cant see water tests well and i must confess i have never tested anything in any of my tanks for years, i do have an API nitrate test kit and i might be able to have someone read it for me but i dont realy see what good it will do the foxface was missing(assumed dead)all day so iam sure the nitrate has shot up, but like i said i do have an aquaclear 500 at full power on the tank with a cycled spong and scrubbie pads in it not just an air sponge filter so theres good flow and oxegination in the tank, iam about to do a 50% WC so iam hopeing that will fix it and i think i might just move the tang in the morning sence i know there wont be any water issues in the 75g iam just hopeing its healthy

[Snaz]

My vision is fine and sometimes I have a hard time reading refractometers.