Looking to upgrade my salinity tester, and I am having a hard time deciding on one. Does anybody have recommendations?
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Best salinity tester?
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vee-gee refractometer
I stick with the good old hydrometer
Milwaukee all the way.
I like this because you can easily read it down to 4 decimal places. No calibration needed either. Downside is it does not correct for temperature but as long as you are ~77 degrees it is good.
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High Precision Hydrometer
Ensure that your equipment is reading correctly and your aquarium is at the right salinity with Tropic Marin's High Precision Hydrometer. Many tank inhabitants are sensitive even to minor changes of the water conditions. Unfortunately as we've all experienced, salinity reading equipment as...
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I like this because you can easily read it down to 4 decimal places. No calibration needed either. Downside is it does not correct for temperature but as long as you are ~77 degrees it is good.
High Precision Hydrometer
Ensure that your equipment is reading correctly and your aquarium is at the right salinity with Tropic Marin's High Precision Hydrometer. Many tank inhabitants are sensitive even to minor changes of the water conditions. Unfortunately as we've all experienced, salinity reading equipment as...
^^^ this one right here. always on point!!!
I've had good luck with my Hanna..
I like this because you can easily read it down to 4 decimal places. No calibration needed either. Downside is it does not correct for temperature but as long as you are ~77 degrees it is good.
High Precision Hydrometer
Ensure that your equipment is reading correctly and your aquarium is at the right salinity with Tropic Marin's High Precision Hydrometer. Many tank inhabitants are sensitive even to minor changes of the water conditions. Unfortunately as we've all experienced, salinity reading equipment as...
how fragile is it?
it's bulky and glass. so it's fragile but i find it on point and doesn't need calibration.
I use a Vee Gee and love it. But I also use the Hanna Digital Salinity tester and that's what I use 90% of the time. I make sure it's calibrated regularly and it's just so simple. One thing to note - my Hanna checker (even freshly calibrated) tends to read a bit low. I like to keep my salinity at 1.025 and with the Hanna checker it'll read 1.0123. Just double check it against a good, known source and you're good-to-go. If you do buy one, you'll use it nearly all the time.
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I use the a refractometer and calibration fluid. Always use the calibration fluid right before I test, and be aware that the cloth that you wipe the lens with will start to have pieces of salt on it. I always just wash off the lens with some RO water and dry with a paper towel.
LED Refractometer for Reading Salinity with Calibration Fluid - Bulk Reef Supply - Bulk Reef Supply
LED Refractometer for Reading Salinity with Calibration Fluid - Bulk Reef Supply - Bulk Reef Supply
What container are you using to measure salinity for the TM hydrometer? I'm having trouble finding a container tall enough
This is the one I use also; fill it up to right at the 500ml mark and drop it in
Hanna salt and temp probe. This is accurate and easy and also acts as a good baseline for calibrating temp sensors.
Ive used literally everything available at some time or another. Best for accuracy is the digital optical ones, refractometers are second best.
The floaty ones are great but a PINA to use correctly. You have to make sure no bubbles are on it, the water has to be perfectly still and you have to learn how to read to line correctly.
Hanna one, you just dunk and swirl for 3-4 seconds and youre done.
Ive used literally everything available at some time or another. Best for accuracy is the digital optical ones, refractometers are second best.
The floaty ones are great but a PINA to use correctly. You have to make sure no bubbles are on it, the water has to be perfectly still and you have to learn how to read to line correctly.
Hanna one, you just dunk and swirl for 3-4 seconds and youre done.
i'm using this. i didn't pick glass because the the graduated cylinder may get knocked over and it's probably not a good idea for glass to be knocked over.
