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Old 12-08-2013, 10:16 PM
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I just use 0ppm rodi water. Dunno if that's the right thing to do but hey it's working n free!!! Lol
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Old 12-08-2013, 10:34 PM
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I just use 0ppm rodi water. Dunno if that's the right thing to do but hey it's working n free!!! Lol
This is what I do.. I hope it works haha
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Old 12-08-2013, 10:36 PM
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I just use 0ppm rodi water. Dunno if that's the right thing to do but hey it's working n free!!! Lol
I used to do this as well but it is much better to calibrate with a known 35 ppt solution such as the pinpoint one listed above.

Using 0 ppm RODI water to calibrate my refractometer, my salinity was acutally at 1.028 when the refractometer was reading 1.025. Didn't know this until after I had used the pinpoint solution to calibrate.
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Calibrate??? hmmm...
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Old 12-08-2013, 11:20 PM
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I used to do this as well but it is much better to calibrate with a known 35 ppt solution such as the pinpoint one listed above.

Using 0 ppm RODI water to calibrate my refractometer, my salinity was acutally at 1.028 when the refractometer was reading 1.025. Didn't know this until after I had used the pinpoint solution to calibrate.
Where can I buy this?
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Old 12-08-2013, 11:24 PM
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Where can I buy this?
LFS
Any solution meant to calibrate to 35ppt will do you fine
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Old 12-09-2013, 05:47 AM
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Well thanks for the replies. So is this solution only available at LFS or anywhere else? The store here would have the deer in the headlights look if I dared to ask.
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Old 12-09-2013, 11:53 AM
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Well thanks for the replies. So is this solution only available at LFS or anywhere else? The store here would have the deer in the headlights look if I dared to ask.
I have a bottle of it that I use to calibrate mine once a year, J&L sells it. http://www.jlaquatics.com/product/pp...+Solution.html Or just drop in some time and bring your refractometer with you.
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Old 12-09-2013, 09:13 PM
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