Hopefully that's what the problem was. What was your salinity? I would also consider getting a temperature controller like the inkbird, it'll keep your temperature consistent and will also prevent your heater from malfunctioning.
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The refractometer read 1.030 and the temp was 75 degrees :OHopefully that's what the problem was. What was your salinity? I would also consider getting a temperature controller like the inkbird, it'll keep your temperature consistent and will also prevent your heater from malfunctioning.
Yeah I think lowering your salinity will definitely help.The refractometer read 1.030 and the temp was 75 degrees :O
I'm just gonna get an adjustable water heater. I really don't feel like buying all of this fancy equipment and draining my wallet, and I have a thermometer to tell me what the temperature is.
Thing is, I just got close to $200 worth of the hanna and salifert test kits and I don't feel like spending more money on something that doesn't scream "You need this!"Yeah I think lowering your salinity will definitely help.
About the temperature controller, while you don't need it, I definitely think it is a necessity. You can read online about lots of horror stories of people's heaters malfunctioning and killing all of their livestock which is arguably more expensive than the controller. I've had my share of heaters malfunctiong, only to be stopped by my apex temperature controller. Plus inkbird temp controllers are fairly inexpensive, you can probably get an inkbird for $30 on amazon. Of course if you don't want one, you don't need one.