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MediaHound · 02-14-2008, 01:57 PM

So I finally got a refractometer after all these years

I placed a couple drops of RO / DI water on it, and calibrated it at 1.000 (it was reading just a hair higher).

I then placed a couple drops of water from my reef on it, and the reading was 1.028

My trusty salinity meter had a reading of 1.024 whereas my refractometer read 1.028

Wish I had one of these sooner, my salinity level is a tad bit high!

02-14-2008, 01:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
MediaHound Here, fishy, fishy, fishy MediaHound's Photo Gallery Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 596 Name: Jarred Location: Florida My location Feedback: 1 / 100% Welcomes: 56 Thanks: 102 Thanked 48 Times in 40 Posts	Salinity Meter (Hydrometer) vs. Refractometer So I finally got a refractometer after all these years I placed a couple drops of RO / DI water on it, and calibrated it at 1.000 (it was reading just a hair higher). I then placed a couple drops of water from my reef on it, and the reading was 1.028 My trusty salinity meter had a reading of 1.024 whereas my refractometer read 1.028 Wish I had one of these sooner, my salinity level is a tad bit high! __________________