schulze
Aquarium Advice Regular
Hi.
I’m working on my first SW tank, and I just encountered something that I found odd. I have had the water in my tank for about 4 days now. The first day I added the salt, my hydrometer read it as > 1.030. After some water changes, I got it down to 1.022 and want to keep it there.
Yesterday I added some base rock, and added carbon to by filter to help clear the water from sand. I also added a tablet to remove chlorine and what not.
Today my hydrometer is reading at < 1.010. (My hydrometer's range is 1.010-1.030). Can anyone explain why the huge drop in salinity?
The tank is a 20 gallon and the only current comes from an Aquaclear 200 filter (my powerhead is in the mail). Also, that is a raw shrimp in the bottom left of the tank, but I doubt that affected anything.
Thanks.
I’m working on my first SW tank, and I just encountered something that I found odd. I have had the water in my tank for about 4 days now. The first day I added the salt, my hydrometer read it as > 1.030. After some water changes, I got it down to 1.022 and want to keep it there.
Yesterday I added some base rock, and added carbon to by filter to help clear the water from sand. I also added a tablet to remove chlorine and what not.
Today my hydrometer is reading at < 1.010. (My hydrometer's range is 1.010-1.030). Can anyone explain why the huge drop in salinity?
The tank is a 20 gallon and the only current comes from an Aquaclear 200 filter (my powerhead is in the mail). Also, that is a raw shrimp in the bottom left of the tank, but I doubt that affected anything.
Thanks.