Calibrating Refractometer

[Stones]

Originally Posted by jason604

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.

[Aquattro]

Calibrate??? hmmm...

[ashr]

Originally Posted by Stones

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?

[gregzz4]

Originally Posted by ashr

Where can I buy this?

LFS
Any solution meant to calibrate to 35ppt will do you fine

[Madreefer]

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.

[wayner]

J&L

[whatcaneyedo]

Originally Posted by Madreefer

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.

[Madreefer]

Just in case anyones interested

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-12/rhf/index.php

[Reef Pilot]

I have a Sybon refractometer, and have only used the supplied 0 ppt solution to calibrate. I have never had to adjust it. But maybe I should get some of that 35 ppt solution to double check.