Salinity Monitor

[Dace]

Does anyone use a digital salinity monitor, Like a Pinpoint Salinity monitor. How do you like it.

 

[inkblue]

refractometer here and iTs awesoMe... :afro:

 

[inline6]

refractometer here and iTs awesoMe... :afro:

I concur on this.

 

[pecan2phat]

Save your money.
I bought a Pinpoint and have had many problems. After the problems were resolved, it still needs to be calibrated quite often.

 

[Tonyscoots84]

i use a hydrometer. not the best way to measure salinity but it works. gonna get my self a refractometer.

 

[inkblue]

i aLso have oNe of thOse glass-bobbin' hydroMeter bt iTS so far off from the refraCtometEr... i dunn0 which one i shouLd truSt :bigeyes2: :irked: :sigh1:

 

[Savager]

I have both refractometer and hydrometer. They both read exactly same, well maybe hydrometer reads little off like less than .001

I use both. Like I mix my salt, I use hydrometer to quick read. But I use refractometer for final read.

 

[jhale]

ink, trust the refractometer,

you can calibrate it with ro/di water.

place some on the glass and make sure it reads O.

 

[inkblue]

...calibrated it with distiLL'd h20 :thanks: :yo:

 

[MightyMike]

any brand names of the refractometers you fellas would suggest for a newbie?

 

[House of Laughter]

I am using a pinpoint an that seems to be working fine for me

House

 

[nyfireman3097]

yeah some have complained about them and some love them its a 50/50 chance with them same with there calcium monitor

 

[FastUno]

I use my refracto only to calibrate by how much my hydrometer is off by. My hydro seems to be consistantly off by X amount & I am able to trust it that way.

If you don't have a refractometer, then I recommend that you at least borrow someones & see how much your existing measuring device is off by. Mine is off by .002, which is significant.