What brand hydrometer you guys find most accurate? (1 Viewer)

[Guest]

Other then a refractometer, what common store brand hydro is most accurate?

 

[AggieBrandon]

I use a seatest hydrometer and it is fairly accurate...i sometimes taste the water and can tell about what salinity it is...lol I basically have my water changes down to a science: I run the ro/di machine to fill the tub/bucket then just know how many scoops of salt it takes to get it to the salinity I use. I usually test with the refractometer just to be certain though.

Brandon

 

[Cakepro]

Can you tell how well your skimmer is functioning by tasting the skimmate?

 

[AggieBrandon]

by the smell...i haven't tried to taste it yet ugh puke gag

 

[sultros]

Its worth either buying a refractometer off of marinedepot.com or finding someone that has one.

I used a floating hydrometer and it always read incorrectly. A friend and I split the price of a refractometer and both our salinity was dead on.

 

[Guest]

Yes, it's hard to beat a refractometer now that they can be had for 35 bucks.

 

[Guest]

Diito on the $35 Refractometer!