bang guy
Moderator
I've noticed that most of the hobbiests you've helped are not realizing the significance of keeping Salinity at precicely 14ppt. Instead they are fixated on keeping Specific Gravity at 1.009. I not saying you are wording the proceedure incorrectly, I just see examples of your recommended proceedures being applied incorrectly. You two are the disease people I respect most and it's frustrating seeing someone take your recommendations and apply them slightly off.
I only bring up this issue because, as I'm sure you know, a Salinity of 15ppt is not nearly as effective as 14ppt when erradicating Cryptocaryon irritans. Although a good glass Hydrometer is precise enough to maintain a salinity of 14ppt it will not adjust for temperature.
Many fish keepers maintain their water at 77-78F so it's not normally a problem for them. Reef Keepers on the other hand often maintain higher temperatures like 82 - 85F to mimic the natural setting as closely as possible. This is where I've seen some confusion. Very rarely have I seen a person you are trying to help mention temperature, just S.G.
A recent example is timsedwards who is attempting to maintain a S.G. of 1.009 but in his signature it states 82F so the Salinity is 15ppt... too high to be 100% effective.
In another examply you specifically stated 14ppt for the Salinity and the hobbiest, using a Refractometer, adjusted the Salinity to 15ppt instead of 14ppt because they thought 1.009 was the important number even though the tank temp was 83F (to speed the Ick lifecycle).
Just an opinion, but it seems that many hobbiests believe S.G. to be more important than the actual Salinity. Many of the Sharks have attempted to correct this misconception but it keeps falling on deaf ears. If I ask for Salinity I'll invariably get a response of 1.025 and no referencing temperature.
I don't want to step on toes, but would it be great harm to stop referencing 1.009 completely and just stick to Salinity. I believe we will all be better off. If I'm off my rocker feel free to tell me so
I'm just ranting a bit but I only want hobbiests to be more successful, just like the two of you.
Keep up the great work and thank you for your time!!
Guy
I only bring up this issue because, as I'm sure you know, a Salinity of 15ppt is not nearly as effective as 14ppt when erradicating Cryptocaryon irritans. Although a good glass Hydrometer is precise enough to maintain a salinity of 14ppt it will not adjust for temperature.
Many fish keepers maintain their water at 77-78F so it's not normally a problem for them. Reef Keepers on the other hand often maintain higher temperatures like 82 - 85F to mimic the natural setting as closely as possible. This is where I've seen some confusion. Very rarely have I seen a person you are trying to help mention temperature, just S.G.
A recent example is timsedwards who is attempting to maintain a S.G. of 1.009 but in his signature it states 82F so the Salinity is 15ppt... too high to be 100% effective.
In another examply you specifically stated 14ppt for the Salinity and the hobbiest, using a Refractometer, adjusted the Salinity to 15ppt instead of 14ppt because they thought 1.009 was the important number even though the tank temp was 83F (to speed the Ick lifecycle).
Just an opinion, but it seems that many hobbiests believe S.G. to be more important than the actual Salinity. Many of the Sharks have attempted to correct this misconception but it keeps falling on deaf ears. If I ask for Salinity I'll invariably get a response of 1.025 and no referencing temperature.
I don't want to step on toes, but would it be great harm to stop referencing 1.009 completely and just stick to Salinity. I believe we will all be better off. If I'm off my rocker feel free to tell me so
I'm just ranting a bit but I only want hobbiests to be more successful, just like the two of you.Keep up the great work and thank you for your time!!
Guy
