Thread: refractometer
View Single Post
Unread 03/04/2010, 04:01 PM   #18
Flying_Hellfish
Registered Member
 
Flying_Hellfish's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Aurora, IL
Posts: 253
Quote:
Originally Posted by Randy Holmes-Farley View Post
Just to clarify a bit, if that RHS28 refractometer is made perfectly and calibrated to Di water perfectly, it will read 33.3 ppt seawater as being 35 ppt seawater.

i discuss such issues in great detail here:

Refractometers and Salinity Measurement
http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2006-12/rhf/index.php
Thanks! I always read it was a good idea to calibrate and this explains why. Glad I bought the calibration fluid when I bought my refractometer.


Flying_Hellfish is offline   Reply With Quote