ok this has been driving me nuts.
it is a queston relating to salinity and specific gravity. now, i know that specific gravity is the comparsion of a liquid ( in this case saltwater :p ) to that of pure fresh water witch has a density of 1.000 g/cm3. and salinity is the amount of ions in solution in a leiter of water. so salinity is what it is and specific gravity is the measurment that most of us hobbiest use im assuming because i dont know of anyone that has a salometer, that would be chill though. so if u are standing in front of youre aquarium it would be correct to say that youre specific gravity is 1.025 ( assuming it is of course ) right???? because you would not be able to say that youre salinity is 1.025 because that is not what the salinity is, that is the specific gravity, A WAY OF MEASURING SALINITY not the term given to salinity correct????? i just really want to clear this up just for myself. thanx a lot
it is a queston relating to salinity and specific gravity. now, i know that specific gravity is the comparsion of a liquid ( in this case saltwater :p ) to that of pure fresh water witch has a density of 1.000 g/cm3. and salinity is the amount of ions in solution in a leiter of water. so salinity is what it is and specific gravity is the measurment that most of us hobbiest use im assuming because i dont know of anyone that has a salometer, that would be chill though. so if u are standing in front of youre aquarium it would be correct to say that youre specific gravity is 1.025 ( assuming it is of course ) right???? because you would not be able to say that youre salinity is 1.025 because that is not what the salinity is, that is the specific gravity, A WAY OF MEASURING SALINITY not the term given to salinity correct????? i just really want to clear this up just for myself. thanx a lot