refractometer?

[kennedy98]

hey guys i was wandering what type of refractometer i should get i had one before but i dropped it by accendent :frustrat: and the prism broke i was wandering what type to get and that is good price doesnt really matter thansk for answering.

 

[daugherty]

check out drfoster and smith a have a couple good ones

 

[kennedy98]

i dotn know if u have it but the portable one does that come with a carrying case?

 

[daugherty]

i dont know most of them do. i got mine from my lfs. it should say in the details of the item you are looking at

 

[kennedy98]

ok thanks but this sounds stupid but what should i use to test my salinity since i dont have anything to test it
yes i no it sounds stupid.

 

[daugherty]

get a hydrometer they are around 10 bucks

 

[dcantucson]

https://www.petsolutions.com/Glass-Hydrometer+I15519202+C1022.aspx

https://www.petsolutions.com/Deep-Six-Hydrometer+I96300877+C1022.aspx

 

[kennedy98]

thanks

 

[kennedy98]

read my post on reefing and screw a hydrometer i am using the testing aquarium at my dads work!

 

[project5k]

i just got a refractometer from the drs' website, its the $45 blue one... my only complaint about it is that i wish the divisions between the lines are a little hard for me to see... wish they were a little farther apart, like if the entire instrument had less total range kinda thing.. but i dont even know if they make them like that.

 

[kennedy98]

thanks for the headsup!

 

[bjohanson1234]

i just got a refractometer from the drs' website, its the $45 blue one... my only complaint about it is that i wish the divisions between the lines are a little hard for me to see... wish they were a little farther apart, like if the entire instrument had less total range kinda thing.. but i dont even know if they make them like that.

Maybe a new pair of glasses?:mrgreen: I have the same one and I can see them fine. Did you try adjusting the focus on the end close to your eye?

BTW it comes with a nice padded case to store it in.