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So I have a question regarding salinity
My P4 reads 35.2 psu then if I change the display to kg/l it reads 1.025
Shouldn’t the kg/l be higher or the psu lower?
 
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Even though the mg/L values given by the P4 have the same format as SG, they are not the same.
mg/L and SG are different units of measure. :)

PSU however is equivalent to PPT which is what you see when you look at the right-side of a refractometer.

Here's a handy calculator to use if you want to convert the P4's kg/L unit to SG:
 
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Thx Vinny, it was confusing me and I didn’t know what to believe lol
 

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