high specific gravity

[Myka]

Originally Posted by salty-ron

i think the hydrometer is accurate its new. got some coarls today and tested the water with it and it read 1.022 took a reading of my tank and it was1.032

Most hydrometers are inaccurate by 0.001 or more right out of the box. You should be aiming for 1.025-1.026. Set up some airline tubing with a little ball valve on one end, and set it to drip about 1-2 drops per second. Allow the corals to "drip acclimate" like this for an hour or so. Corals can handle a salinty change much better than fish. If your salinity truely is 1.032 then you should take about a week to slowly drop it to 1.026.