Need a new refractometer any suggestions

[charliethetuna]

I need a new refractometer I broke mine this morings any brand over the other I was looking at the dd brand its supposedly made for seawater

 

[mike007]

Redsea refractor made for saltwater works great.

 

[phillrodrigo]

Get the one brs has on sale with calibration fluid. Normally 40 on sale for 25. It's ats

 

[charliethetuna]

I wanted to get a better one than the regular ones I had that the last time and it worked but made a little crappy

 

[phillrodrigo]

I think it's made alittle better now. The one my friend has is light in weight. Mine is heavier. I've left mine at his house and that's how I figured which one was mine. The part that I don't like about them is they aren't sealed. I dropped mine in water and it filled up so yea I guess they aren't all that good

 

[charliethetuna]

I heard dd and seavee are good ones

 

[jdl513]

PA has the DD and RedSea refractometers included in their sale now.

 

[charliethetuna]

Premium aquatics ?

 

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I hate the DD the scale is so hard to read. I order sybons for my maintenance crew. It's heavier than other refractometers also which to me feels higher quality

 

[charliethetuna]

I think im going with sybon premium has them for 41 $ right now

 

[jaguars4263]

This is the one I use. BRS has it on sale for $83 regular $120. I will never use anything else it's awesome!

 

[dbl]

+1 on Jaguars suggestion...I was just getting ready to suggest the Milwaukee.

 

[charliethetuna]

Do u have to constantly calibrate it

 

[charliethetuna]

Is it easy to use

 

[powdermonkey]

Take a look at veegee

 

[jaguars4263]

Do u have to constantly calibrate it

The calibration is automatic you just put your water sample on and press read. Very easy to use.

 

[dbl]

I've been using mine for five months and I have yet found the need to calibrate. I check it about every other weekend when mixing water with two different test solutions. I may just be lucky thus far, but it's always been dead on the test solutions. And yes, it's very easy to use.

 

[efahrenholz]

I use the Milwaukee myself. Excellent refractometer. Its big though. Larger than I expected. Very accurate.