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![]() That would be a pretty large jump in salinity. If nothing has changed in the top off procedure, then I would be checking the tester. If none are available, how about taking a sample to the lfs to have to checked.
If it ends up being the correct salinity, then bring it back down slowly. Does this tank have livestock in it and if so, has it been affected?
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![]() Did you recheck the salinity? Make sure you tap the hydrometer to release any airbubbles that can adhere to the swinging arm.
Do you wash the hydrometer with fresh water after testing? Does the arm swing freely? I would recheck with a second meter, buy a refractometer or take it to a LFS to test before trying to correct the salinity in your fishtank.
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300 gal starphire custom built in pentagon reef (+90 gal sump on Blue Line 100 HD return pump, 210lb LR, Euro-Reef RC250 skimmer, 2x400W MH, 2x28W compacts, 2xTurbelle classic 4002 pumps & Turbelle Stream 6100 on 7095 Multicontroller, running ZEOvit) Livestock Fish: damsels; sailfin, yellow, regal & naso tangs; ocellaris & tomato clowns; lyretail anthias; foxface lo; flame angelfish corals: a few |
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![]() ther might of been air bubbles on the little pointer.
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![]() Thanks for the replies guys
Doug Yes I do have some livestock in the tank yellow tang, couple clowns and a few coral frags they all seem to be doing OK I will be picking up a refractometer tonight so that will make a difference as I believe it to be a faulty meter. I do wash with fresh water after each check. I am in the process of setting up a 120 gal and transferring the live-rock and livestock soon so getting the 33 operating at peek is important to me. Once again thanks very much for your replies and help guys I appreciate it. Tom |
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![]() Glad it was just an error in the measure device and the inhabitants are fine. Even the swing arms are fine, as long as one checks them on occassion with someones refractometer.
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![]() -i'm just starting off my 33-gallon and was wondering where i shud have my
specific gravity?? -myb 1.024 cuz it's gonna be reef, so anyone ??
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![]() I keep my salinity levels close to what my LFS has in my case J&L this helps in acclimatization process.
And staff that I buy appreciates this too. I keep it at 50Ms which is what ? 1.024? I use monitor sorry don’t have a table handy.. Last edited by andresont; 07-17-2007 at 08:09 AM. |