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View Poll Results: What is Your Specific Gravity & How do you measure?
Using a Hydrometer 115 40.93%
Using a Refractometer 81 28.83%
1.022 18 6.41%
1.023 35 12.46%
1.024 66 23.49%
1.025 103 36.65%
1.026 45 16.01%
1.027 8 2.85%
I MEASURE ONLY BY PPT 3 1.07%
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Old 02-22-2004, 07:53 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What is your Specific Gravity

Multiple Options Available...Please choose your specific gravity, and how you measure. Also, could you include your temp? If you measure by ppt, please indicate which level you shoot for....
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Old 02-22-2004, 08:18 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I picked 1.024-1.026 (with my deep six)
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Old 02-22-2004, 08:21 PM   #3 (permalink)
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1.025 @ 78 F with a deep six.
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Old 02-22-2004, 08:35 PM   #4 (permalink)
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35ppt @ 80*F with a refractometer.
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Old 02-22-2004, 08:41 PM   #5 (permalink)
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1.025 @ 80f using a hydrometer.

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Old 02-22-2004, 08:55 PM   #6 (permalink)
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im not sure if i want a re-fract-o-meter or a re-fract-om-eter.
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Old 02-22-2004, 08:58 PM   #7 (permalink)
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7 votes...2 use hydrometers, 2 use refractometers, the other three just guess
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Old 02-22-2004, 09:09 PM   #8 (permalink)
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i just dip my finger in and hold it up ,,,,no wait,,,,thats windage,,,,hy-drom-eter
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Old 02-22-2004, 09:12 PM   #9 (permalink)
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That's one for the "You know your a reefer" thread...
You measure salinity and SG by taste
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Old 02-22-2004, 09:17 PM   #10 (permalink)
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1.035-.026, tank temp at 82
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Old 02-22-2004, 09:44 PM   #11 (permalink)
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1.024 @ 79f using a hydrometer calibrated using LFS's refractometer.
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Old 02-22-2004, 09:45 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Old 02-22-2004, 10:27 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Old 02-22-2004, 11:34 PM   #14 (permalink)
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80f and 1.025 with my Deep Six.
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Old 02-23-2004, 02:06 AM   #15 (permalink)
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