Brand New 8 gallon bio cube

[SashimiTurtle]

Exactly why I want one, also easy to calibrate and tests temp at the same time.
Switchable from S/G to PPT
and temp from C to F

We all know PPT and C are illegible.

 

[living_tribunal]

I got a reading of 483. Not what I expected.

 

[living_tribunal]

Going to have to retest, something obviously went wrong lol

 

[living_tribunal]

@Robin Haselden for 1ml I want that first black ring to be on top of the .1 notch correct?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

@Robin Haselden for 1ml I want that first black ring to be on top of the .1 notch correct?

Yes.

 

[Magellan]

I have both manual (refractometer) nd lcd screen with sensor i hate the lcd screen
Like that ?

That’s exactly what I have! Rachel got me one for my birthday, I hadn’t checked my salinity in about 3 months and was spot on at 1.026

buying water from the LFS is just such a consistent win. I am watching you guys talk about salt and realizing I’ve never even asked what I’m using. I think it’s instant ocean though, but don’t hold me to that.

 

[Magellan]

Going to have to retest, something obviously went wrong lol

I’m dying. I’m laughing so hard omg

 

[Katrina71]

I'm not laughing. I've been there.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

That’s exactly what I have! Rachel got me one for my birthday, I hadn’t checked my salinity in about 3 months and was spot on at 1.026

buying water from the LFS is just such a consistent win. I am watching you guys talk about salt and realizing I’ve never even asked what I’m using. I think it’s instant ocean though, but don’t hold me to that.

As long as your LFS is consistent there's no problem with buying water from them. I like to do things myself tho so I could never let someone else to make my water for me.

 

[living_tribunal]

Well uh, I’m clearly doing something wrong. If says to shake vigorously but maybe I have too many bubbles.

 

[Magellan]

As long as your LFS is consistent there's no problem with buying water from them. I like to do things myself tho so I could never let someone else to make my water for me.

I have trusted the old guys there from the beginning and everything they have told me has been absolutely spot on. They have a ton of expensive corals, for display and for sale and for farming, and use the exact same RODI water and saltwater for all their tanks as what they are selling me. I trust that they have a massive financial interest to not **** up.

 

[Magellan]

Well uh, I’m clearly doing something wrong. If says to shake vigorously but maybe I have too many bubbles.

Oh nooooo @Robin Haselden is a prophet

1ml liquid reagent, 9ml RODI.
Close curvete and turn on meter
At C1 insert curvete and press button
At C2 remove curvete, add powder reagent and add 100ųl of sample water(yes 0.1ml)
Close curvete and shake
Place curvete inside
Press button
Wait for meter to tell you you have 600ppm Ca

Repeat steps and get 200

Repeat again and get error.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Well uh, I’m clearly doing something wrong. If says to shake vigorously but maybe I have too many bubbles.

We're gonna start a pool on what number you'll get next. Who's in?
300-349
350-399
400-449
450-499
500-549
550-600

 

[Why-Me]

We're gonna start a pool on what number you'll get next. Who's in?
300-349
350-399
400-449
450-499
500-549
550-600

I got $5 on 450-499

 

[SashimiTurtle]

I have trusted the old guys there from the beginning and everything they have told me has been absolutely spot on. They have a ton of expensive corals, for display and for sale and for farming, and use the exact same RODI water and saltwater for all their tanks as what they are selling me. I trust that they have a massive financial interest to not **** up.

Wait you're close, what LFS? Nemo's Reef?

 

[SashimiTurtle]

Oh nooooo @Robin Haselden is a prophet

If his next test comes back as error y'all are buying me an AP700...

 

[html]

if you want small aquarium and want to change 10% water every week than you do not need skimers, uv sterilazer, plants or anything. Just take and add water

 

[living_tribunal]

@Robin Haselden do you go all the way with the 1ml syringe. I think that’s where I’m going wrong. Not sure when to stop.

I’ve gotten a reading of 540 and now 541.

Seems like I’m mostly doing it right given the consistency but not quite there.

 

[SashimiTurtle]

 

[SashimiTurtle]

@Robin Haselden do you go all the way with the 1ml syringe. I think that’s where I’m going wrong. Not sure when to stop.

I’ve gotten a reading of 540 and now 541.

Seems like I’m mostly doing it right given the consistency but not quite there.

With the 1ml syringe you want the bottom of the plunger(ignore the stem, look at the bottom seal) to reach 0 at the back of the syringe. It reads backwards, it's a titration syringe. The scale is reversed to read how much you've squashed out.

Anyway, suck up the reagent until the bottom seal is at 0, then put all of that in the curvete and fill to the line with RODI. You know what a meniscus is, right? Always use the bottom of the curve in the water surface.