Best equipment purchase...EVER!

[Daniel92481]

Just thought I’d share my most important reef purchase I’ve ever made. This thing is magic. If you don’t have one, you need it! Refractometers are a thing of the past. Thanks @Hanna Instruments for this masterpiece.

I like to tell people that by the time you check your salinity with a refractometer, I could have checked mine, yours, and the neighbors!

 

[Idoc]

I was looking at one of those the other day.

 

[mclovings]

Do you have to calibrate often?

 

[ATAquariums]

Do you have to calibrate often?

Recommendation is once a month

 

[Daniel92481]

Yea, recommended once a month, but can easily go 2-3 no issues.

 

[William Morris]

How do you calibrate it?

 

[Brady4000]

Lol I swear it doesn’t take much for me to buy something...

Hanna Salinity Tester HI98319

 

[jose hernandez]

+1 HANDS DOWN THE BEST

 

[vetteguy53081]

Ive had this over a year and happy with it. I also use the Hanna digital as a backup. Theyre both super easy to use and even displays tank temperature

 

[billyd]

had mine for about a year - works great my temp is about a half degree off even after cal

 

[brunera]

Love mine!!

 

[windemerejack]

I had one and loved it, but my best purchase ever was a £1.99 Turkey Baster.

 

[Daniel92481]

I had one and loved it, but my best purchase ever was a £1.99 Turkey Baster.

Good point! This is debatable lol

 

[Daniel92481]

had mine for about a year - works great my temp is about a half degree off even after cal

Mine tends to stay within a half degree of my actual tank thermometer as well. Which one is actually inaccurate? Who knows lol. Within a half degree is acceptable though. Mine varies between 0.2-0.4° F. I would say it’s pretty darn accurate. I’ve been manually topping off my tank with RODI since September 2020, using this as my trusty tool. So effortless and quick.

 

[Daniel92481]

How do you calibrate it?

It comes with 2 satchets of 35ppm liquid that you place the checker in. It takes about 30 seconds.