salinity

A lot of synthetic salt companies recommend different salinity levels for different tank types e.g. fish only is 30 ppt and reef is 35 ppt. My question is: Do they recommend 35 ppt because of the increased micro and macro element levels at that salinity? Or because the corals need a salt level...

For Sale—Neptune Apex PM2 module. Monitor/Control Conductivity/Salinity and temperature $45 shipped Continental USA

For ORP I found this - https://www.bulkreefsupply.com/pinpoint-orp-redox-400-calibration-fluid.html I assume it will work - even though it is not a Neptune specific product? For Salinity I know this will work -...

hey guys, so im planning of setting up a QT tank and trying the Hypo salinity method of killing ich supposedly its the easiest yet the safest way without using copper.... well i have a refactometer that i purchased from petco a year ago and ive been using it to measure my salinity in my current...

I know...I have a problem. I was organizing my supply cabinet and realized I have clearly accumulated more test kits than should ever be necessary. BUT it has been helpful having everything I need at arms reach, and the ease of use of these kits has caused me to test consistently, which I’m...

Ok so in my nano I have a pump pumping water into a refgium and than it over flows back into the tank. The pump failed and the refugium had a salinity of 1.036 by the time I noticed. I keep a zebra hermit in it to both survived and don’t seem stressed. The crab is there to help prevent algae...

Selling a apex salinity module with lab grade salinity probe and temperatures probe in great condition only used about 2 months. I will also throw in a salinity Calibration packer $150

So, I got tired of looking at my record high salinity readings on apex (due to error in calibration) and decided to get it properly calibrated and put it in use... I purchased a pinpoint calibration solution and waited eagerly for it to arrive. I have "hopefully" calibrated the probe the right...

Milwaukee MA887 Refractometer. Like new condition. Even has the plastic on the screen still. Includes the owner manual. $85 shipped firm [

Hi to all! I just recently purchased my new Apex and so far I absolutely love it! But, the only problem I am having is that I can’t get my salinity probe to calibrate. When I’m calibrating on step 4 it just times out and can’t seem to get the correct salinity range it needs. Is there any...

Up for sale is a used Neptune PM2 with Neptune lab grade salinity probe and 3' AquaBus cable. Works perfectly, I just decided I don't need to monitor salinity as closely and I need the funds for another Apex for a new build. Items were purchased new in March. Price is $150 shipped via USPS...

I did a search on this topic and did not find this question of R2R I started a auto water change on 4/15 and also recalibrated my conductivity probe about the same time. The reason for the recalibration was that for the past two years the probe was reading correctly and the last two month it...

hey all! Just wanted to post a helpful reminder to check your salinity and calibrate your refractometer! I had during lps corals and bleached sps for the the last week. I tested all parameters Calcium:400 Alk: 9.2 Mag: 1245 Nitrate:5 Phosphate: .12 I couldn’t figure out for the life of me why...

Hey reefers, my 10 gallon tanks salinity is at 1.021, I'd like it around 1.025 or 1.026. How can I raise it safely? Right now it looks like it needs to be topped off with.. maybe half a gallon or 1 gallon at the most

hey so my salinity probe was working great reading 34-35 but my apex 2016 lost connection to my WiFi and now the probe is just reading 1.2 incorrectly since this afternoon. Anyway to troubleshoot this ? 3 other probes are doing just fine.

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Now who do I adjust & which direction? Plan was to float new bags, match salinity & throw into QT, no drip acclimation. QT has been running about a week - no meds yet as I wanted to start everyone at the same time once they were all eating well. Fish in there from LiveAquaria who showed up...

Has anyone experienced something like this? It seems the probe is slowly dropping to a point them spiking back to normal. Nothing odd going on with the tank, ATO is working as expected. These spikes don't correlate with any of the other equipment operating. #apexusers

Are you properly calibrating your refractometer? Lot of people just use RO/DI water which will read 0..however your not going to get the the most accurate results. the next batch of people will use proper 35ppt/1.026 calibration solution which gets you closer.. but ar you taking into account...

I have been getting asked a lot of question form new reefers on what all is involved in maintaining a saltwater reef tank. Yesterday i decided to film my "weekly" routine of maintenance to give a good overview of what all is involved in maintaining a reef tank. Below are my general weekly...

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Hello all This was posted an another forum recently and I think it's a really interesting article and potentially raises several points worth considering to the very basic husbandry of our reef tanks. http://www.ronshimek.com/salinity_temperature.html Have we been getting the most basic...

I got my refractometer from BRS the other day and noticed that it's blue line doesn't seem straight across. For example, I have it perfectly set at 35 ppm on the right side, but my salinity on the left reads like 1.027 or 26. It seems to me like the reading (if set at 35 ppm) should be straight...

Hello , I've had my aquamaxx skimmer off for a couple weeks now , and I've finally added livestock back to my DT after a 88 day fallow period . When adding my hob skimmer back on the tank , it states to add tank water into the skimmer and begin running . When I first added the skimmer 6 months...

Hi, I had a floating saltwater gadge witch is inaccurate and has claimed the lives of two clownfish and a shrimp because it gave an inaccurate reading and caused a salinity spike during a water change. I am looking to buy a more accurate, quality refractometer but need help picking one. I am...