Emergency. - Page 2

chipmunkofdoom2 · 11-06-2009, 01:24 AM

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Originally Posted by breezey1127

Thanks chipmunk (lol) ! That was very helpful

No problem

If you soak your hydrometer for a few hours in vinegar, it should remove the deposits from the swing arm that make it inaccurate.

If you still have the water you drained, you can add it back in. Drastic change will cause the most harm. Your tank inhabitants will bear with you for a few weeks while you get things back in order.

breezey1127 · 11-06-2009, 01:30 AM

Ill clean my hydrometer and compare it to the new one. They are the same hydrometer. I no longer have the water I drain, it goes right down the sink

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I suppose I can just slowly add water with the first method you mentioned. It is noisey with the low water level but ill bare with it if it means not causing to much stress on my tank. I wouldnt have drained out so much water if I knew it was so high. I realized after the fact.

I think I need deuce bigalow to come do my tanks from now on

chipmunkofdoom2 · 11-06-2009, 01:40 AM

Yeah, as long as all your equipment will still run and everything in the tank is still covered by water you'll be fine.

If you added an extra half gallon of fresh water every day, after about 25 days you'd be in the ball park of 1.025. Whichever approach you choose, just give it time

Good luck

breezey1127 · 11-06-2009, 01:47 AM

Thanks so much!

Cloudburst2000 · 11-10-2009, 01:37 PM

Hydrometers are notoriously inaccurate. They often give bad results because they tend to be cheaply made and the scales are often off. You can definitely use them, but first, it is always a good idea to take them to your LFS or a friend who has a refractometer and compare the results. You can then mark the hydrometer correctly. So the first older hydrometer might be correct, the second one might be correct, or neither might be correct. You can also buy a decently priced refractometer off of ebay as that will definitely be the most accurate way of testing your SG.

DaveK · 11-10-2009, 06:33 PM

The best advice is to use one hydrometer to match the new water to the old water, so your water change will be ok. Personally, I'd use the new one, since it's not all encrusted with stuff.

Then order yourself a refractometer on the net and use that in the future to adjust you water. Then discard the hydrometers.

"A person with two watches never knows what time it it. Either take one or three." (Grin)

11-06-2009, 01:30 AM	#17 (permalink)
breezey1127 Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 67 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Emergency. Ill clean my hydrometer and compare it to the new one. They are the same hydrometer. I no longer have the water I drain, it goes right down the sink . I suppose I can just slowly add water with the first method you mentioned. It is noisey with the low water level but ill bare with it if it means not causing to much stress on my tank. I wouldnt have drained out so much water if I knew it was so high. I realized after the fact. I think I need deuce bigalow to come do my tanks from now on __________________ -Breezey *

11-06-2009, 01:40 AM	#18 (permalink)
chipmunkofdoom2 Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Stewartstown, PA Posts: 1,307 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Emergency. Yeah, as long as all your equipment will still run and everything in the tank is still covered by water you'll be fine. If you added an extra half gallon of fresh water every day, after about 25 days you'd be in the ball park of 1.025. Whichever approach you choose, just give it time Good luck __________________ Will sell my body for ricordea DIY High Power LED Retro!

11-06-2009, 01:47 AM	#19 (permalink)
breezey1127 Fire Coral Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada Posts: 67 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Emergency. Thanks so much! __________________ -Breezey *

11-10-2009, 01:37 PM	#20 (permalink)
Cloudburst2000 Tuxedo Urchin Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 296 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Emergency. Hydrometers are notoriously inaccurate. They often give bad results because they tend to be cheaply made and the scales are often off. You can definitely use them, but first, it is always a good idea to take them to your LFS or a friend who has a refractometer and compare the results. You can then mark the hydrometer correctly. So the first older hydrometer might be correct, the second one might be correct, or neither might be correct. You can also buy a decently priced refractometer off of ebay as that will definitely be the most accurate way of testing your SG. __________________ Shannon "My Momma always said, life was like a box of live rock........you never know what you're gonna get."

11-10-2009, 06:33 PM	#21 (permalink)
DaveK Reef Lobster Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Philadelpahia, PA Posts: 1,361 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Emergency. The best advice is to use one hydrometer to match the new water to the old water, so your water change will be ok. Personally, I'd use the new one, since it's not all encrusted with stuff. Then order yourself a refractometer on the net and use that in the future to adjust you water. Then discard the hydrometers. "A person with two watches never knows what time it it. Either take one or three." (Grin)

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