http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-care/water-quality/water-salinity/ Information And Resources For Anyone Interested In Aquarium Fish, Saltwater Aquariums, Tropical Fish, Home Aquariums. Aquarium Care, Aquarium Equipment And Much More. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:21:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-care/water-quality/water-salinity/comment-page-1/#comment-23234 sondaj Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:44:31 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=547#comment-23234 I always read your blog in high spirits. Thanks :) I always read your blog in high spirits. Thanks

]]> http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-care/water-quality/water-salinity/comment-page-1/#comment-22059 John Fri, 15 Aug 2008 19:35:48 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=547#comment-22059 A good point, Jake. SG is affected by seawater temperature and errors could occur. Thanks for the input. A good point, Jake. SG is affected by seawater temperature and errors could occur.
Thanks for the input.

]]> http://www.aquaristsonline.com/blog/aquarium-care/water-quality/water-salinity/comment-page-1/#comment-22038 Jake Hagberg Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:20:26 +0000 http://www.aquaristsonline.com/?p=547#comment-22038 Just another consideration to this well written article. The beginner aquarist typically purchases a hydrometer, which is not tuned for automatic temperature calibration (ATC), as a result they get false lows. For example: The if your hydrometer reads a SG of 1.025, you are most likely at a specific gravity of 1.027-1.028. Reason being that hydrometers are tuned measure salinity at 70F, not the 78-80F we run are aquariums as. As a result, many people are running their salinity at levels much higher than they expect. This is one reason why many beginner aquarists are unsuccessful are frequently kill fish. Consider puchasing a refractometer with ATC, it is worth the $45 you'll spend on it. Just another consideration to this well written article. The beginner aquarist typically purchases a hydrometer, which is not tuned for automatic temperature calibration (ATC), as a result they get false lows. For example: The if your hydrometer reads a SG of 1.025, you are most likely at a specific gravity of 1.027-1.028. Reason being that hydrometers are tuned measure salinity at 70F, not the 78-80F we run are aquariums as. As a result, many people are running their salinity at levels much higher than they expect. This is one reason why many beginner aquarists are unsuccessful are frequently kill fish. Consider puchasing a refractometer with ATC, it is worth the $45 you’ll spend on it.

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