I was wondering if anyone new the best and safest way to transition the water in my Violet (Dragon) Goby tank from fresh to brackish. The tank is 30gal I understand its on the small side for my fish but will rehome in the near future.
Acclimating Violet (dragon) Goby
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The Hydrometer I purchased starts at 1.012 SG im not sure if it is suitable as im not sure what the SG of fresh water is. I haven't opened the pakage yet so I can return if not suitable to test the low SG of Brackish. And will look for a Refractometer as I understand is better at testing SG.
1.000 is freshwater. You should get one that starts there. Otherwise, you won't really be able to see what you're doing.
I don't know if either refractometers or hydrometers are more accurate. I know if your hydrometer collects salt, it can give inaccurate readings, but I've never had problems.
I don't know if either refractometers or hydrometers are more accurate. I know if your hydrometer collects salt, it can give inaccurate readings, but I've never had problems.
Generally refractometers are more accurate. You can look for one of the swong-arm hydrometers, I believe the instant ocean one has a scale that starts at 1.000 SG.