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Originally Posted by bulletsworld
\Say, is it hard to calibrate the meter at all?  Never used one. i know once I do the treatment it might feel like a waste of money but i guess your right, my salinity would be dead on and when ever i got a new fish i could use Hyposalinity again. Thanks. |
They arn't hard too calibrate, And Well worth every penny
To calibrate, You can use distilled water or a refrence solution (saltwater solution at a certain PPT). You put a few drops of water on the prism and use the tiny little screw driver to adjust the the reading on the refractometer if it's distilled water it will read 0ppt or 1.000 or what ever the refrence solution is
check out this link to shows you how
http://diyreef.com/calibration.htm
I didn't buy my refractometer from J&L, and i got a reference solution i don't know if J&L has them. I bought mine from
www.diyreef.com for $35 USD plus i think 10 buck shipping and about another 10 for GST. I got it at 35 when he was selling them on ebay. On his webpage he has them listed at 43bucks now, shipping took two weeks though standard mail, if you use UPS or FedEx they will hit you with extra charges. I got it for about 70 bucks CDN well worth it, plus i got the solution for free no idea if that comes with it anymore. Still you might only be looking at 80bucks still a nice 50 dollar saving. Just though i'd let you know