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| Author: | jtball85 [ Jun 21st, '11, 02:41 ] |
| Post subject: | questions about salt ppt/specific gravity |
I went and bought a bag of solar dried salt crystal for about 4 bucks and a hydrometer that shows salinity ppt/ specific gravity. When I tested my system's water (came from the hose) it showed 12 ppt/ 1.08 specific gravity. My question is do i want ppt to be at 1.0 or specific gravity to be at 1.0? Report this post |
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| Author: | vlt [ Jun 21st, '11, 04:04 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: questions about salt ppt/specific gravity |
Did you calibrate your meter? Tap water at 12 ppt would be salty since seawater is 35ppt. |
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| Author: | chillidude [ Jun 21st, '11, 08:12 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: questions about salt ppt/specific gravity |
You want ppt to be 1.0 Sounds like something is wrong there. No way tap water would be that salty - people would be getting sick everywhere and most plants watered with that would be dying. |
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| Author: | jtball85 [ Jun 23rd, '11, 03:28 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: questions about salt ppt/specific gravity |
I think your right my hyrdometer was not calibrated. Thank you for the info |
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