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I have a problem. I just got back from the LFS and I bought a coral. I asked the guy what he kept their salinity and he told me, 1.025. Then he tested it with a Deap Six hydrometer in front of me
I get home and I test the water with my refrac...1.030!
I also have a deap six hydro as a backup. When I first got my tank I calibrated my refrac and my hydro was way off so I trusted the refrac. My refrac reads 1.025 for my tank and 1.030 for theirs. My hydro test theirs at 1.025!!
I grab my hydro and it says my tank is 1.020. I didn't have any distilled water on me so I tested some tap with the refrac and it gave me 0 but so did the hydro.
Now what? If my tank is 1.020 how are all my corals and fish ok, and if I have to raise it, should I just not to topoffs for a few days until I get my tank up higher? I thought refracs were suppose to be more accurate?
Thanks
I get home and I test the water with my refrac...1.030!
I also have a deap six hydro as a backup. When I first got my tank I calibrated my refrac and my hydro was way off so I trusted the refrac. My refrac reads 1.025 for my tank and 1.030 for theirs. My hydro test theirs at 1.025!!
I grab my hydro and it says my tank is 1.020. I didn't have any distilled water on me so I tested some tap with the refrac and it gave me 0 but so did the hydro.
Now what? If my tank is 1.020 how are all my corals and fish ok, and if I have to raise it, should I just not to topoffs for a few days until I get my tank up higher? I thought refracs were suppose to be more accurate?
Thanks