Why can I not keep SPS alive?

[Hermie]

How high was your salinity?

1.06

that's actually a specific gravity reading but same difference right

1.06 ppt would be super low "salinity" but 1.060 sg very high "specific gravity"

 

[Dipper Pines]

Hello,

what is your TIN level in your ICP test?
Probably this is a reason and not salinity. Probably your new digital refractometr is wrong, but your old not digital refractometr is good, since with 1,060 s.g. your fish should be die.

Good luck with your reef.

 

[am3gross]

You’re right, misread.

Still no issues with fish or other livestock experienced?

No issues with fish/inverts at all.

 

[Sven 142]

Something I have done from day 1 in the hobby is test the salinity of the water that new fish or frags come in, very easy way to make sure my Salinity is in check.

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Something I have done from day 1 in the hobby is test the salinity of the water that new fish or frags come in, very easy way to make sure my Salinity is in check.

I did day one but frags don't care, they always prefer my water right away, I stopped acclimating incoming frags and worrying about incoming salinity, even on fish but I acclimate them to salinity with time.