Salinity Probes that work with the Apex

[helijamal]

My spare arrived yesterday and is the exact same as the one that’s on the apex now. Glad to hear it got figured out.

 

[4ddiction]

Maybe I just got lucky, but this is what I ordered. https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806874894801.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.1.3a5f797eJeguov&algo_pvid=8621d660-e5ec-49ed-82af-da7363ea5395&algo_exp_id=8621d660-e5ec-49ed-82af-da7363ea5395-0&pdp_npi=4@dis!USD!48.00!48.00!!!48.00!48.00!@2101ec1a17374005173147224e194f!12000039274921220!sea!US!1982146681!X&curPageLogUid=toUqX9oA1lV2&utparam-url=scene:search|query_from: It does have a mini din connector, 4 pin and does work on my Apex A2

Just ordered this probe! We’ll see if it works for me. Hopefully they figure out a shipping method now that usps doesn’t want to ship from China

 

[14 foot reef]

Mine working perfect !!!

 

[kylarse]

Just ordered this probe! We’ll see if it works for me. Hopefully, they figure out a shipping method now that USPS doesn’t want to ship from China

It works perfectly; you may end up paying an extra fee via USPS, but they relaxed the ban. They need to set up a system to collect tarries on shipments from China.

 

[Rich1987]

And this is why I love this forum. I just read all 14 pages of this.. and ordered two of them, from Alie….just to keep ready for when mine crap out again. Which is around every 2-3 years.

 

[jowenteo]

just received mine and work prefectly with apex . but do i need to remove the transparent case with 2 holes at each side at the end of the probe ? i didnt remove the end cap and just dump it in the sump.

 

[kylarse]

I just slid the shield up and out of the way. Works fine for me.

 

[jowenteo]

I just slid the shield up and out of the way. Works fine for me.

Nice idea to sleeve it up instead of removing it. I have bio media just right below the probe so I just leave it there to protect the fragile glass since the glass probe still can reach the water. Hope it works well.

 

[riche]

How long is the shipping taking on average? I have never ordered from Aliexpress, I hear people order all the time but Im hesitant

 

[DiscoStuart]

How long is the shipping taking on average? I have never ordered from Aliexpress, I hear people order all the time but Im hesitant

I've found their shipping time estimates to be pretty good. Just ordered one now and it says 1-2 weeks. From a few recent orders I've made, that's been about right (ordering to the UK, if that matters).

 

[Rich1987]

I live in NJ. Mine took 9 days, including weekends.

 

[4ddiction]

I’m having an issue with calibrating it. No matter what I do in the apex, it doesn’t want to calibrate using the auto calibrate feature.

I do use the manual calibration but on the second part, it stays pegged at 50% confidence and doesn’t want to go to 100%

Also after I complete after 50%, it reads 35 ppt in the testing solution however once it goes into the tank it drops to 30 (refractometer tested 34.5)

 

[Amstar]

I’m having an issue with calibrating it. No matter what I do in the apex, it doesn’t want to calibrate using the auto calibrate feature.

I do use the manual calibration but on the second part, it stays pegged at 50% confidence and doesn’t want to go to 100%

Also after I complete after 50%, it reads 35 ppt in the testing solution however once it goes into the tank it drops to 30 (refractometer tested 34.5)

what type of refractormeter are you using?


I ended up getting a tropic marine hydrometer and use that to calibrate my Hannah salinity tester, my refractormeter and to cross check it against my apex salinity probe

 

[MnFish1]

what type of refractormeter are you using?


I ended up getting a tropic marine hydrometer and use that to calibrate my Hannah salinity tester, my refractormeter and to cross check it against my apex salinity probe

I might suggest that the tropic marine hydrometer is probably the least accurate to use for calibration (its ok for double checking a value - perhaps thats what you're using it for?) - the most accurate for calibration would be using a standard solution to calibrate your refractometer (like 35 salinity) - and then using that to double check the rest.

 

[reefmaster70]

can anyone post an allieexpress link that takes you to the product. I've clicked on several the last couple of pages, and I just get a "does not exist" page over on Allie Express. Thanks

 

[DiscoStuart]

can anyone post an allieexpress link that takes you to the product. I've clicked on several the last couple of pages, and I just get a "does not exist" page over on Allie Express. Thanks

This is the one I bought: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100....order_list.order_list_main.26.72c31802LOAmXY

I wouldn't say it is rock solid, at least I haven't gotten it there yet.

 

[reefmaster70]

This is the one I bought: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/100....order_list.order_list_main.26.72c31802LOAmXY

I wouldn't say it is rock solid, at least I haven't gotten it there yet.

this is just so weird..So I click on the link you provided and it takes me to AlieExpress page, and I'll see the Probe image for about 1 second and then it goes blank and just shows me an message that says "Sorry, the page you requested cannot be found" See my image. That's all I see.

 

[DiscoStuart]

Now I’m seeing it shown as sold out so maybe that’s why?

 

[reefmaster70]

Anyone have an actual working link to this product? I'd like to order a couple Salinity probes, but every link I've clicked on in the thread is dead. Thanks for any help.

 

[DiscoStuart]

Showing as no longer available to me - I'd say ping the supplier: https://alvininstrument.aliexpress.com/store/411886?spm=a2g0o.detail.0.0.2dc6OjrqOjrqju

There weren't hardly any options that had the correct connector as most default to BNC. I hadn't come across anything but this one or the apex (expensive) one.