Will Salinity be affected by addition of chiller

[beaver]

Hi Reefers,

Is that true? Will salinity increase due to addition of a chiller? If so, why? I understand its not due to evaporation.

Thanks,

[Alvin Tan]

IMO...is nt true..

[Dazza]

Hi Reefers,

Is that true? Will salinity increase due to addition of a chiller? If so, why? I understand its not due to evaporation.

Thanks,

No lah. Dont think chiller will affect the salinity... Fans will but chiller no ...

[Lester]

yap i agree ... without the chiller water will evaporate at a much faster rate when using fan to cool ur tank... which means u lose water fater and ur salinity will be affect greater...

[Alvin Tan]

which means u lose water fater and ur salinity will be affect greater...

huh??

[Lester]

huh??

sorry tapo error.. shall be faster .. miss the "s"

hehe

[Alvin Tan]

sorry tapo error.. shall be faster .. miss the "s"

hehe

orh...icic...okokiex...

[Kelmen]

If I'm not mistaken, its not really "affecting" salinity, although the salinity reading will be different with different temperature.

I think there's a scale or reading to properly read the salinity according to a standard temperature.

So, if you get a reading in colder water, you must refer the chart to read the salinity in standard temperature.

That's why we usually let the water drops on the refractrometer rest few seconds\minutes so that it adjust to room temperature (probably not the standard one too) for reading.

Have to chk with the book later...

[Reefbum]

Yup agreed that temperature will give different reading of salinity coz water volume dependant on temperature.Difference is neglible though unless huge change in temperature.