Help understanding my EC readings

[Serpentman2024]

I’m using a Milwaukee MC811 Temp/EC/pH monitor. I’m confused on my EC readings. I’m currently getting a reading of 15.83mS. Shouldn’t this be around 35? The unit is calibrated and my salinity (refractometer) is 1.025.

 

[GlassMunky]

nobody uses EC for anything in reefkeeping

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

nobody uses EC for anything in reefkeeping

Perhaps you just know it under other names, such as conductivity or tds. I recommend it as the best way to monitor many things, including ro/di function, kalkwasser potency, and seawater salinity.

As best I can tell from their web site, the mc811 cannot read high enough to measure seawater salinity, which is 53 mS/cm. The link below says it cannot read accurately above 5 mS/cm.

https://milwaukeeinstruments.com/milwaukee-mc811us-max-ph/ec/temp-monitor/

 

[Serpentman2024]

Perhaps you just know it under other names, such as conductivity or tds. I recommend it as the best way to monitor many things, including ro/di function, kalkwasser potency, and seawater salinity.

As best I can tell from their web site, the mc811 cannot read high enough to measure seawater salinity, which is 53 mS/cm. The link below says it cannot read accurately above 5 mS/cm.

https://milwaukeeinstruments.com/milwaukee-mc811us-max-ph/ec/temp-monitor/

Thank you! Was driving me crazy. I'll just disregard the EC function of this monitor.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

You're welcome.

Happy Reefing.