MrRyanT
MrRyanT
Ok, ran into this thread this morning: http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=1276603
and now I'm really unsure of the correct measurement of the salinity in my tank.
I mixed up some of the calibration solution as per the directions in the above thread and it appears that my hydrometer may be more accurate than the refractometer. I'm not sure that my measurements for mixing were totally accurate, so I decided to do it twice, and I came up with the same results both times. The refractometer checked the results at 1.030 where my hydrometer was showing 1.0265 or so.
Maybe someone else can look at the charts and stuff in that thread and make more sense of it than me. I'm just trying to figure out what's best for the inhabitants of my tank, or if its a little off one way or the other - how much difference does it make? And, is it better to mix a little low or a little high?
and now I'm really unsure of the correct measurement of the salinity in my tank.
I mixed up some of the calibration solution as per the directions in the above thread and it appears that my hydrometer may be more accurate than the refractometer. I'm not sure that my measurements for mixing were totally accurate, so I decided to do it twice, and I came up with the same results both times. The refractometer checked the results at 1.030 where my hydrometer was showing 1.0265 or so.
Maybe someone else can look at the charts and stuff in that thread and make more sense of it than me. I'm just trying to figure out what's best for the inhabitants of my tank, or if its a little off one way or the other - how much difference does it make? And, is it better to mix a little low or a little high?
