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    Salinity and Clams

    I would like to hear what you are all keeping your salinity at and what do you measure it with?

    Have 3 small 18 gallon tanks sent up so I can do some testing on different things such as feeding, pH swings and salinity. I have run a 60 day test with salinity swings to see how the clams react. Am NOT doing this with my holding tank.

    Also your pH.

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    Barry,

    We run our tank at ~1.0255 and 82F and use a refractometer calibrated with RO/DI water.

    Here are the other numbers if you need them;

    pH = 8.18-8.3
    Alk = 3.46
    Ca = 430-440

    Have a good Holiday if we don't talk to you before then...

    Doug and Trudy

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    Doug,

    I will think of you while I am laying on the beach in Aruba this coming week.

    Your water is just about like mine.

    pH 8.1 -8.25

    alk 10.5 dKh

    Ca. 440+

    Salinity 1.025 with refractometer

    Temp 78-80

    Barry

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    I use a swing arm meter. I checked it with an old labortory hydrometer calibrated for 78F and a refractometer. I keep my S.G. at 1.024.
    PH 8.1 - 8.3
    Calcium 420 - 440 ppm
    Alkalinity 3.0 - 3.5 meq/L

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    Hi Barry,

    Both of my tanks run with:

    PH - 8.1-8.3
    SG - 1.026(35ppm)
    Alk - 3.5 meg/l
    Calc 420-440 ppm
    SG measured with refractometer and pH pinpoint monitor calibrated every month.

    I hope you and Sherry have a wonderful vacation,I think both of you need it If I don't get to talk to you sooner,have a great holidays.
    Kind regards,

    Gene.

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    Thanks for the input. We are working on somethings.

    Gene, Check for hitch hicker

    Yes we are looking forward to our trip and doing some diving in Aruba as well.

    Barry

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    I keep my tank at 84-86 degree peak. I don't measure my pH. I have a little problem with my home made Ca reactor and have my Ca down to 300 lately. I am getting it up again. My Alkalinity is down to 2.5 the other day.
    I use a refractometer to measure my salinity and keep it at 35 ppt. This is the only varible that I ma entirely happy with.
    Minh
    Last edited by Minh Nguyen; 12-11-2002 at 08:34 PM.

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    Thanks Barry

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    Gene.

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    Salilnity is at 1.025.
    Use a Tropic Marin float that was test and compared to a refractrometer.
    Have not checked PH in 2 years.
    Cal around 400
    ALK around 2-3.5 Have hard time keeping it up.
    Temp is at a steady 78.6 which is recently lowered from 80.1
    Last edited by tendar; 12-12-2002 at 01:53 AM.

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    Salinity is 1.026 with a ATC refractometer
    Temp is 80.7 to 82.5 measured by Octopus
    pH is 8.2 to 8.41 measured by Octopus

    Alk is 3.2 meg/L
    Calcium is 425ppm


 

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