Hey, I have a question if you still get updates on this old thread... Well, 2 questions.
1: how would I go about finding the appropriate level of TDS for a given salinity?
2: how would I adjust for solids, such as calcium or trace metals, other than nacl that may be dissolved in the water? I have a TDS meter that measures via conductivity, but I'm not sure what & how different things might affect the reading.
I'm glad you posted this, because I've been struggling with how to measure for an F8 Puffer tank I've set up. Was looking at refractometers but was unsure if one calibrated on only one point (which I think is usually at high salinity) would work for an sg of around 1.008.
I could of swore I used a refractor back in the day for my F8. Here's an accurate meter though.Hey, I have a question if you still get updates on this old thread... Well, 2 questions.
1: how would I go about finding the appropriate level of TDS for a given salinity?
2: how would I adjust for solids, such as calcium or trace metals, other than nacl that may be dissolved in the water? I have a TDS meter that measures via conductivity, but I'm not sure what & how different things might affect the reading.
I'm glad you posted this, because I've been struggling with how to measure for an F8 Puffer tank I've set up. Was looking at refractometers but was unsure if one calibrated on only one point (which I think is usually at high salinity) would work for an sg of around 1.008.
That looks like a nice unit, especially with the auto calibration.I could of swore I used a refractor back in the day for my F8. Here's an accurate meter though.
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