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Update I purchased a bottle of pinpoint salinity monitor cal fluid. it verified that the aqua craft products was accurate both solutions read exactly the same 35 PPT on the Refractometer I previously calibrated and 38 PPT on the other two I also tested my brothers which also read 38 PPT. The...

Schism thank you Good advice I originally didn't calibrate my old Refractometer until after I purchased the Cal fluid I didn't use DI and established 1.000 and then discovered I was off by 3 PPT when I did the cal fluid. I actually did the cal fluid first freaked out and then asked my LFS for...

thank you reef runner 69 My refractometers are ATC type I waited the recommend 45 seconds and then waited some more I have waited even less with the same results 38 PPT. Thank you

You don't work for BRS? Just kidding. I just having a hard time believing it's that simple but it could and plus I forgot I did a hydrometer test that confirmed that I was around 1.024. I'm not saying a hydrometer is accurate by any means. The cal fluid could be correct and right on the money...

Hello I need some advice on calibrating a Refractometer. I have had and used a Refractometer for a long time I found them to be easy to use accurate or at the very least consistent if nothing else. I always used water as a baseline either RO or distilled, to be blunt I never had to change the...

Hello and thank you for the advice I guess before I try out my latest dyi battery back-up I have been hoping to find a cheap used MP10 on eBay or CL with no luck just in case. I would hate to burn up my current pump. I have all the parts needed. Sorry it took me so long to get back to you and...

Hello Bassinprof and I'm sorry it took me so long to thank you. I have been having trouble logging in. Every time I try to log in I have to put in a password reset to get in. The last time I tried logging in I passed 5 attempts and was lock out for a few hours. Your 100% right the package is...

Hello and thank you. I know it sounded crazy to me also that a car battery would work. Someone also suggested to me at my LFS a Computer back up battery might do the job. This led me to my next problem which is connection and keeping it charged. I plan on going to my local computer parts...

Hello I'm a newbie to aquarium advice I'm sure this topic has been covered before but I would greatly appreciate any advice given. I have a couple of tanks running Ecotech MP10 pumps they work great. In my area we get power outages from time to time usually lasting no more than a couple of...

Hello I know I'm late in the game on this issue and I really can't ad to what has been said because it all good advice. I view everything like a good pool player it's not the shot you need now but it's what you need to get to the end. If you plan on not growing and have a small cube aquarium the...

Rio 800+ pump mod on biocube BC-14 Biocube 14 or BC14 has a good balance with the stock pump changing out pumps to a higher volume pump has its issues. First you have to add more water to your tank, the tank level will be higher you will find that out as soon as you get the higher volume pump...