A stupid question regarding protein skimmer

[mrhasan]

In my case, my whole 20long setup is all shiny and brand new (ah well, my scholarship's money just flew buy) except the light (I just couldn't spare another $150) and things are coming along just fine

And to keep the things even better, I removed everything "readable" from my reading table and kept the 20long on it

[Myka]

Haha, good for you. I hope you enjoy it.

I should note, though that many people do use distilled or RO water to calibrate their refractometers and hydrometers with no problems, but I have seen inaccuracies with these methods, so it is not a way I choose to do it. I use calibration fluids (which are cheap btw). For all that matters, you could just put the calibration fluid in the hydrometer, though it would take probably half the bottle ($3/bottle).

[mrhasan]

Thanks for the suggestion. I will do that once I get the refrac