Water Parameters-Live Reef Chat Sunday 11/29- 9-11p EST

[handlevandal]

Slowly - like 10 to 1 for a few changes then 10-2 etc?

[BeakerBob]

Jojo, swing arms can work very well if they are properly calibrated, cleaned and the bubbles knocked off when reading. I have to shave some plastic off my swing arm to get it calibrated right, then it worked well. Refractometer is much easier to use though.

[Sir Patrick]

My torch and toadstool always told me when my salinity was getting too high

[Cash]

Yeah since using my ATO setup my levels dont vary as much now

[MizTanks]

Now I wanna know about cal/kh/ph levels

[Sir Patrick]

toadstool wouldnt open very far, and torch tenticles looked constricted

[Cash]

Now I wanna know about cal/kh/ph levels

yeah me too lol

[MizTanks]

Cash! are you a newb too?

[handlevandal]

I had a bad experience with an ATO on the water container that got stuck and flooded my basement (through the floor) so I've been really leery about using one on the tank which is on a slab, but a carpeted slab with lots of real furniture in there.

[Cash]

yeah lol only a few months into reefing now. I was a FOWLR tank for a few years