What’s your biggest surprise you have in this hobby?
Just found out mine this morning. I have kept fish for the last 30 years, starting from goldfish tank and now have a small FOWLR . Had the FOWLR tank for at least 15 years if not more. Had a breeding pair of clowns for over 10 yrs. I thought I am pass the novice saltwater fish stage.
haha, all that went down the drain this morning. For the longest time I am using the cheap plastic hydrometer to test salinity. The hydrometer have a ‘green zone’ so I assume that’s the target salinity. I always aim to get to the green zone. Fish is doing fine, so why change . The hydrometer is so worn out that I could barely read the marking anymore. Well, I took a closelook and all these years I have been mixing saltwater at 1.21 salinity! That’s there green zone.
maybe this explains why any snails I have in the tank keep dying in a matter of weeks.
well, going to slowly raise the salinity to 1.25.
Just found out mine this morning. I have kept fish for the last 30 years, starting from goldfish tank and now have a small FOWLR . Had the FOWLR tank for at least 15 years if not more. Had a breeding pair of clowns for over 10 yrs. I thought I am pass the novice saltwater fish stage.
haha, all that went down the drain this morning. For the longest time I am using the cheap plastic hydrometer to test salinity. The hydrometer have a ‘green zone’ so I assume that’s the target salinity. I always aim to get to the green zone. Fish is doing fine, so why change . The hydrometer is so worn out that I could barely read the marking anymore. Well, I took a closelook and all these years I have been mixing saltwater at 1.21 salinity! That’s there green zone.
maybe this explains why any snails I have in the tank keep dying in a matter of weeks.
well, going to slowly raise the salinity to 1.25.