Marine Depot Refractometer

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  1. jborlace

    jborlace Purple Spiny Lobster

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    I'm kinda confused here. Anyone used this unit ? It say to calibrate with distilled water to set the line to zero. Also says to do it in a room that's 68 degrees. After getting up one morning with my apartment at 68 degrees I calibrated it. Set it at zero. Does anyone else calibrate in a room at 68 degrees ? There is a difference where the line is with distilled water depending on the temp of the room.
     
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  3. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    Temp does matter.
    I have one that needs to be calibrated with 35ppm water. It says calibrate at 77 degrees.
    My other is like yours calibrated to zero with RO water but I haven't seen it specified with a temp. If it says do it at 68 then I would do it at 68 unless you can find a chart somewhere to figure out what it should be at a certain temperature.
     
  4. Av8Bluewater

    Av8Bluewater Giant Squid

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    Actually it's my solution that says calibrate at 77 so you could just get some solution and calibrate at 77. :)