Reef Sump/Fuge Help! Pleeeeease!

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by JonathanG

for reef crystals it's 1/2 cup per gallon of water. You'll still want to measure the salt and test the water. Much easier to add more salt then try and add water to an already full and bulging tote.

well, whats a good cheap refractometer i can get? i know hydrometers are unreliable

[JonathanG]

I have a sybon and it's great, comes with a case, dropper, and calibration solution. I think I paid around $50 for it.

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by JonathanG

I have a sybon and it's great, comes with a case, dropper, and calibration solution. I think I paid around $50 for it.

wow thats actually not bad at all, i was expecting something way more expensive

[Greenstreet.1]

Originally Posted by Big Tex

wow thats actually not bad at all, i was expecting something way more expensive

Brs has the same one I use the atc with fulid on sale 40$

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by Greenstreet.1

Brs has the same one I use the atc with fulid on sale 40$

is it the "portable" refrac? i think i saw it this morning

[Greenstreet.1]

Yes it is it's by atc.

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by Greenstreet.1

Yes it is it's by atc.

im actually about to snatch that up, awesome, do you currently have it..?

[Tkey3425]

Originally Posted by Big Tex

im actually about to snatch that up, awesome, do you currently have it..?

That's the one I have. ATC isn't the brand that just means Automatic Temperature Calibrating. Works well. I haven't had to do any adjustment to the calibration in 6 months or more

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by Tkey3425

That's the one I have. ATC isn't the brand that just means Automatic Temperature Calibrating. Works well. I haven't had to do any adjustment to the calibration in 6 months or more

ah sweet just snatched it up

[Greenstreet.1]

Yes it's the same one I have also I calibrate mine before testing.

[Big Tex]

Originally Posted by Greenstreet.1

Yes it's the same one I have also I calibrate mine before testing.

How do you calibrate it?

[Greenstreet.1]

Originally Posted by Big Tex

How do you calibrate it?

With those you can use rodi water and calibrate to zero or use the calibration fluid and calibrate to 36. All you have to do is take the dropper and drop some ro water on the glass close it and look through it if its not at zero you take the screw driver and turn the screw till you hit zero. With the calibration fluid you drop some on the glass wait a few seconds look and it should be at 36 1.026 and your done. Take the dropper take some of your tank water drop in glass that's your salt level.