Originally Posted by
NewSalty0711
http:///forum/post/2592210
my hydrometer says 1.022 is this good....
All the reading I put on here on the test kit it says they r good... I am trying to get this LOL ..I took another pic of him now he looks better...brighter... it moved closer to the coral..
Thanks
Donna
Hydrometers often give false readings they are not considered accurate. It would be in your best interest to invest in a refracometer. And no your salinity is low for a reef tank. You should be in the 1.024 to 1.026 area.
It is important that you realize how danerous keeping livestock of any kind in your tank is, right now. Im not sure what readings your refering too that say they are good. If your talking about the test results you posted above, then something is very wrong with the information you are given.
Your general lack of knowledge towards reef keeping and your inhabitants is going to be the downfall of your tank. Your statment "I took another pic of him now he looks better...brighter... it moved closer to the coral.." prooves this, your anemone shouldnt move around a lot, it should not be near corals, and it should not be bright. Although this is not a sever case, its pedal area and tenticles are a bit bleached. The entire animal should look like the color of its foot.
I am in no way trying to flame you, but you have an animal that requires pristine water, which you do not have, a mature tank, again you do not have, and a knowledgable hobbiest... again...you are lacking. Its best that before you take the advice of your LFS that relys on your purchase to stay in buisness that anything you are interested in having you ask people on these boards as we are all just here to help.