Re: NANFA-L-- Kinda OT- Salt


Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Kinda OT- Salt
From: Joshua L. Wiegert (JLW at dune.net)
Date: Mon Oct 25 2004 - 16:36:44 CDT


Are you sure you added the correct amount ot your bucket?
Are you sure you read the hydrometer correctly -- no bubbles?
Are you sure you know the volume of your bucket?
Are you sure you allowed the salt to properly disolve and had the water
mixed enough to allow equilibrium?

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>I have the crystal sea hydrometer and decided to test it for accuracy. I >made > a calibration solution as said on reefkeeping.com and found it to be 99% > accurate. But when I added the correct dosage of Instan Ocean to my water > change > bucket I found the SG to be 1.010. Whats up with this? The person who > wrote the > article about calibration solutions has a Ph.D in chemistry, so I am not > so > quick to doubt him. > > Thanks, > Andrew >

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