cloudy water

[apet66]

And I cut the brace for no reason. The filter it 13 1/2 but the outlet ramps are skinnier . Ooh well

Oops, yeah oh well. No harm done. Egg crate will make you sleep better. No worrying about fish jumping out.

 

[kwandrsn]

Oops, yeah oh well. No harm done. Egg crate will make you sleep better. No worrying about fish jumping out.

You said your tank is open right?

 

[apet66]

You said your tank is open right?

Yes, my light covers most of the openings though. Interested to see how yours turns out.

 

[kwandrsn]

Look what I got in the mail

 

[kwandrsn]

My hydrometer is 4 off and I am getting 1.0215 which should be about 1.0255 I calibrated the refractometer with distilled water and am getting 1.0245 I don't think one off will do much just as long as I keep it between 1.024 and 1.025

I will eventually buy some saline solution for calibration then it will be spot on.

 

[apet66]

My hydrometer is 4 off and I am getting 1.0215 which should be about 1.0255 I calibrated the refractometer with distilled water and am getting 1.0245 I don't think one off will do much just as long as I keep it between 1.024 and 1.025

Awesome! 1.024 - 1.026 is safe. The fluctuation is what's unhealthy.

 

[kwandrsn]

yeah I want it at 1.025 so I'm close enough

 

[apet66]

Oh I see what your saying. Refractometer is reading 1 point low according to AC and your hydrometer. Just don't let it get above 1.027 or below 1.025

 

[kwandrsn]

Oh this thing is so much better to use. 3 drops of water

 

[kwandrsn]

so I had to top off a little. My hydrometer says 1.021 now which should be about 1.025
Refractometer says 1.024 so I'll just keep it there until I buy calibration fluid

 

[kwandrsn]

Ok so I done my calibration a little, different used a different dropper for the distilled and now I'm getting 1.025

 

[apet66]

Spot on!

 

[kwandrsn]

My lid

 

[jmay33]

My lid

That's nice!! Does it seem to block any light?

 

[apet66]

That's nice!! Does it seem to block any light?

Ditto! Looks good.

 

[kwandrsn]

That's nice!! Does it seem to block any light?

Can't really tell
Before




After




I've only got one 65 watt 10000k power compact on I've got to replace the atinic bulb

sorry for the pics on the bottom my phone messed up for some reason

 

[kwandrsn]

Ditto! Looks good.

Thank you Tony

 

[apet66]

Doesn't look like it affects the light too much. Good job!!!

 

[kwandrsn]

Doesn't look like it affects the light too much. Good job!!!

Yeah if it reduced it it wasn't enough to affect it. Now all I need is the atinic bulb and some of that Duncan lol

 

[apet66]

Yeah if it reduced it it wasn't enough to affect it. Now all I need is the atinic bulb and some of that Duncan lol

Lol, I can see we will be doing some frag swapping in the future.