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fedukeford
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red sea marine lab is crap.... buy some sailfert tests so you can get the right readings
scsinet
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It's the amount of salt in your water. It's a comparison of the weight ratio of the water with salt dissolved in it.
Distilled water's specific gravitiy is 1.00. Seawater at 1.025 has enough salt in it to weight 1.025 times as much as distilled water.
People usually use the term "specific gravity" and the term "salinity" interchangeably, so maybe that's the term you are familiar with. Nonetheless, "specific gravity" is the proper term for the 1.0xx measurement, as salinity is measured in parts per million, and nobody ever really measures it that way.
Distilled water's specific gravitiy is 1.00. Seawater at 1.025 has enough salt in it to weight 1.025 times as much as distilled water.
People usually use the term "specific gravity" and the term "salinity" interchangeably, so maybe that's the term you are familiar with. Nonetheless, "specific gravity" is the proper term for the 1.0xx measurement, as salinity is measured in parts per million, and nobody ever really measures it that way.
scsinet
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You should at the very least take your water into the fish store on a regular basis... every couple weeks or so... and have them test your specific gravity if you can't afford a refractometer (specific gravity gauge) right now. Over time your tank's specific gravity may slowly creep, so it's a good idea to keep on it. You want them to tell you that it's 1.025 to 1.026.
acrylic51
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Originally Posted by SCSInet
It's the amount of salt in your water. It's a comparison of the weight ratio of the water with salt dissolved in it.
Distilled water's specific gravitiy is 1.00. Seawater at 1.025 has enough salt in it to weight 1.025 times as much as distilled water.
People usually use the term "specific gravity" and the term "salinity" interchangeably, so maybe that's the term you are familiar with. Nonetheless, "specific gravity" is the proper term for the 1.0xx measurement, as salinity is measured in parts per million, and nobody ever really measures it that way.
Dang you explained that perfect!!!!!! 2
It's the amount of salt in your water. It's a comparison of the weight ratio of the water with salt dissolved in it.
Distilled water's specific gravitiy is 1.00. Seawater at 1.025 has enough salt in it to weight 1.025 times as much as distilled water.
People usually use the term "specific gravity" and the term "salinity" interchangeably, so maybe that's the term you are familiar with. Nonetheless, "specific gravity" is the proper term for the 1.0xx measurement, as salinity is measured in parts per million, and nobody ever really measures it that way.
Dang you explained that perfect!!!!!! 2