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Old 12-29-2014, 01:21 AM
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People calibrate these things?? oh....lol
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Old 12-29-2014, 01:33 AM
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People calibrate these things?? oh....lol
haha that's what I thought at first.. lol
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Old 12-29-2014, 01:47 AM
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I don't do many water changes.... But once ever few months! Lol it only takes a second!
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Old 12-29-2014, 02:09 AM
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But once ever few months! Lol it only takes a second!
Ya, but that little bottle of calibration fluid dries up the first week
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Old 12-29-2014, 02:25 AM
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Lol oh it's been a long time! I forgot how much fun this site was!
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Old 12-29-2014, 03:20 AM
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Never have maybe I should check it lol.
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Old 12-29-2014, 03:38 AM
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I check mine about once a month. I check my clients' refractometers about once a month too. I find they all can use an adjustment by that time.
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Old 12-29-2014, 04:14 AM
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everytime - I have a vertex one and find that its a pretty touchy instrument. and can fluctuate +/- 0.03
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Old 12-29-2014, 08:04 AM
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Once every two years considering I use it once a month. And always leave it a point high so it compensates for evaporation and never let more than 4l absolute max evaporation. As soon as I can see water under my trim I add and add calcium to rodi water I ad
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