ORP Calibration Standard.

[Boomer]

That is what we call the natural salinity of seawater, @ 35 ppt = 1.0264. You will find it hard in the ocean to find a salinity of 1.021 except near a stream outlet. That is only 28.5 ppt. Fish will do fine at those levels but not many inverts or corals will not.

 

[luisagos]

I only asked, because my Hydrometer target range is 1.020 to 1.024.

I have a Hydrometer, Refractometer, and Conductance Probe.

The Hydrometer always reads higher then the Refractometer and probe about .001

Refractometer and Probe are always dead on.

I have a top notch Controller watching 125g tank with 330lb of sand and 100lbs of base rock, lol.

Once I get my lights up and running, I will try to start the cycle, maybe with a dead shrimp?


Luis

 

[luther1200]

You can start the cycle now. I didn't turn my lights on for the first 2 weeks when I cycled my 65. Just put a pinch of flake food in every day. But you should continue to add a pinch of flakes until you stock it. That way when your lights are ready you wont have to wait as long.

 

[Boomer]

1.020 to 1.024

That is an old, for some unknown reason, target for fish only tanks and not reef tanks.

 

[luisagos]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=15234201#post15234201 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by luther1200
You can start the cycle now. I didn't turn my lights on for the first 2 weeks when I cycled my 65. Just put a pinch of flake food in every day. But you should continue to add a pinch of flakes until you stock it. That way when your lights are ready you wont have to wait as long.

Thank you luther1200,


When can I start the fuge part, Chaetomorpha?



Luis

 

[luther1200]

I would wait until you get an ammonia and nitrite spike. Once you start to get a reading of nitrates, and don't get an ammonia reading anymore I think it would be OK. The Cheato will like the nitrates anyway. But just keep putting in a pinch of food. Just don't put a huge amount in at first. It grows pretty fast.