salinity

[jaxfishgirl]

My 55 gallon has been set up for about 10 days now and I just got my refractometer in the mail the other day. I finally got around to calibrating it and I measured my water and it's reading at 34ppt. Does that sound ok?

 

[meowzer]

Do you mean 1.034???? If so that's too high. It should be around 1.025

 

[jaxfishgirl]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3206365
Do you mean 1.034???? If so that's too high. It should be around 1.025
No, not specific gravity. That's at 1.024, I mean actual salinity. 34ppt according to my refractometer.

 

[meowzer]

Originally Posted by JAXFishGirl
http:///forum/post/3206370
No, not specific gravity. That's at 1.024, I mean actual salinity. 34ppt according to my refractometer.
OH...LOL....I just pay attention to the salinity....cause if that's ok, then the otehr is too (I THINK)

 

[trouble93]

34 ppt is just a little over 1.025 ppt is your salinity 1.025 is your specific gravity

 

[jaxfishgirl]

Originally Posted by meowzer
http:///forum/post/3206372
OH...LOL....I just pay attention to the salinity....cause if that's ok, then the otehr is too (I THINK)
Lol, I was starting to get confused. I thought I was confusing the 2.
Originally Posted by trouble93
http:///forum/post/3206373
34 ppt is just a little over 1.025 ppt is your salinity 1.025 is your specific gravity
So...it sounds ok then?

 

[tank a holic]

im totally lost here but
yes 34ppt SALINITY is OK

yes 1.024 SPECIFIC GRAVITY is OK

I hope this clears things up for you cause it sure did for me

 

[jaxfishgirl]

Originally Posted by tank a holic
http:///forum/post/3206534
im totally lost here but
yes 34ppt SALINITY is OK

yes 1.024 SPECIFIC GRAVITY is OK

I hope this clears things up for you cause it sure did for me

sure did clear things up for me. Thanks Tank

 

[tank a holic]

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