Instant ocean hydrometer accuracy?

Randy Holmes-Farley

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In that post you specified Mortins, would a salt water mix be suitable?

No. It needs to be sodium chloride. Salt water mixes both have other ions and usually a substantial amount of water, which messes with the relationship between mass added and refractive index.
 

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