Baffled!

[orange shark]

hi,

sorry to post another post but im really confused.

I tested my SG last night and it told me it was 1.029 and then tested it today and it is 1.022ish and all ive done is add my aragonite sand, what happened?

orange shark

 

[AQUAKING]

What are you using to test the SG?

 

[orange shark]

a refractometer

 

[n3ont3tra]

Uhhm, double check?

 

[Ter]

dusty water?
Ter

 

[orange shark]

i did double check

and would dusty water make it higher or lower?#

orange shark

 

[danni_69]

if the water is dusty it could be that the light isnt refacting properally thru the water thus giving a wrong reading

 

[orange shark]

ahhh, thanks

i'll test it tommorow when its all settled then