Salanity and Temperature poll

I just wanted to do a poll of what parameters people were runnning just to collect data about peoples tank.  Be careful though, I have a deep six hydrometer and its was WAY off.  Flaz brought over his refractometer yesterday, and I am ordering one today.  I cant believe how far off that thing is.  Anyway here are my perameters and setup.

1 x 250 watt metal halide (6500K),

1 x 250 watt metal halide (10,000K)

1 x 175 watt metal halide (12,000K)

2 x 160 watt 6 foot VHO actinics 03

Salinity - 1.024

Temperature - 77-81 during the course of the day.  With 1000 watts, temperature fluctuates alot.  I had my fans pulling air out of the tank, and last night, I flipped them around to push in the tank to see if that lowered the temp.  One of the fans went out yesterday, and the temp actually got up to 83!  I am sure the reefs of the world flucutate temperatue also at night.  I use to have the data somewhere, but I can't find it now.  Does anyone have this data available?  My ideal temperature would be 78 degrees.

125 Gallon x-high (1.5X2X5)

2 X 175 W Metal halide (10,000K)

2 X 140 W VHO (Actinic 03)

Salinity = 1.022 (according to my 6 year old Deep Six Hydrometer)

Temp = 77-79

Need to get Flaz or Rfoote to drive North with their refractometers. Might be interesting to see how far off my Deep Six is. Might have to (pun fully intended) deep six it.

Shane I live up north in Syracuse.  Where are you at?  Suzy - a refractometer is for testing salinity.  According to everything I've ever read you can't really trust a hydrometer.  You can pick up a decent refractometer for anywhere between $50 - $100.  I actually for kicks borrowed 7 different hydrometers and tested each one several times.  I got different readings in one day with the same water from 1.017 to 1.023.  I bought a refractometer and borrowed two others to test it.  Every single time I tested with all three I was around 1.026 - 1.027.  A little higher than I knew and wanted it to be. 

75 Gallon.

2 x 250 watt MH (10k)

2 x 110 VHO Actintic

1.024 - 1.025 with the Refractometer (I love mine, well worth the $65.00!)

Shane- I'll come visit you soon and bring the refractometer.  I think it would be a great idea if all the members brought a sample of their water to the next meeting and those of us with refractometers could give them an accurate measurement.

Quote: Originally posted by rfoote on 09 March 2003

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Shane I live up north in Syracuse. 

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75 Gallon 18x48x24

4 x 95 watt VHO (2 50/50 and 2 super actinic)

1.023-1.024 (measured with a hydrometer).  I really wish I had access to a refractometer to measure the accuracy of my hydrometer.  This might be great for when I finally get off of my butt and go to the meetings.

Temp 78-81