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You posted in another thread that you feel Ribbon Eels are easy to keep when most consider them difficult to keep at best and here you ask how to setup a 29 gallon SW tank, I would think if you feel Ribbon Eels are easy then you should have no problem at all setting up a 29 gallon SW tank??? Does anybody else find this strange.
 
AquariumFish just because your hydrometer is only off 1 point now doesnt mean it will be that a month from now, I have seen hydrometers read differently each time they are used, now I am not saying they will all change with each use but that is not something I would like to take a chance with. Most hydrometers I have seen run about 10-15 dollars and you can get a nice refractometer for about 50-60 dollars and not have to worry about them other than calibrating them about once every 9-12 months and the calibration fluid is only about 3 bucks and will expire long before you use it all.
 
archer772 said:
AquariumFish just because your hydrometer is only off 1 point now doesnt mean it will be that a month from now, I have seen hydrometers read differently each time they are used, now I am not saying they will all change with each use but that is not something I would like to take a chance with. Most hydrometers I have seen run about 10-15 dollars and you can get a nice refractometer for about 50-60 dollars and not have to worry about them other than calibrating them about once every 9-12 months and the calibration fluid is only about 3 bucks and will expire long before you use it all.
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for a tank about that of a NANO CUBE?

for $30.00 you can buy the salt water for a total water change on that size tank - if it were a 75 gallon or bigger - maybe then.

Well spent price of that hydrometer could totally stock that tank with some nice frags from a frag swap! :drool:

it's a bit extreme - like buying a nuematic jack to change the tire on a moped ...

especially when in this area - I can take a water sample and hydrometer to the local SWFS and they will check both for free or at worse a buck!
 
archer772 said:
AquariumFish just because your hydrometer is only off 1 point now doesnt mean it will be that a month from now, I have seen hydrometers read differently each time they are used, now I am not saying they will all change with each use but that is not something I would like to take a chance with. Most hydrometers I have seen run about 10-15 dollars and you can get a nice refractometer for about 50-60 dollars and not have to worry about them other than calibrating them about once every 9-12 months and the calibration fluid is only about 3 bucks and will expire long before you use it all.
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for a tank about that of a NANO CUBE?

for $30.00 you can buy the salt water for a total water change on that size tank - if it were a 75 gallon or bigger - maybe then.

Well spent price of that hydrometer could totally stock that tank with some nice frags from a frag swap! :drool:

it's a bit extreme - like buying a nuematic jack to change the tire on a moped ...

especially when in this area - I can take a water sample and hydrometer to the local SWFS and they will check both for free or at worse a buck!
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Both valid points. The idea is to pass on information and share experiences.

However - my experiences also show that hydrometers can be way out. My friend was getting a reading of 1.023 with her hydrometer when with my refractometer it was reading 1.032. We took a sample to our LFS who got the same reading as mine.

Whilst it is cheap to buy water for a smaller tank, what you have to remember is what if you need to do an emergency water change late at night when the shops are shut. I always have RO and salt water on hand just in case.
 
catpicklesdog said:
Both valid points. The idea is to pass on information and share experiences.

However - my experiences also show that hydrometers can be way out. My friend was getting a reading of 1.023 with her hydrometer when with my refractometer it was reading 1.032. We took a sample to our LFS who got the same reading as mine.

Whilst it is cheap to buy water for a smaller tank, what you have to remember is what if you need to do an emergency water change late at night when the shops are shut. I always have RO and salt water on hand just in case.
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There are some brands of hydrometers which are really horrible ...

The SW store that checks mine won't suggest any except for the Marineland brand Instant Ocean because of that.

They say that Marineland is normally off by 1 point on the SALINITY side of the scale.


That's what mine is ... off by one ...

Every time I buy something there - I try to take a sample with me to keep everything in check ...
 
Lets not draw this off the thread OP's topic please...By all means, start up a new thread to discuss the comparison between hydrometers and refractometers, should make interesting reading...

Thanks..
 
archer772 said:
You posted in another thread that you feel Ribbon Eels are easy to keep when most consider them difficult to keep at best and here you ask how to setup a 29 gallon SW tank, I would think if you feel Ribbon Eels are easy then you should have no problem at all setting up a 29 gallon SW tank??? Does anybody else find this strange.
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It's my dad's tank, and he pays someone to come and take care of it. I only can learn so much from him since his information is limited. I feed his fish, so I watch how the eel eats.
 
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