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theangrycrab
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 01:17 AM
it has been recommended that i purchase a refractometer. what brands are good? any experiences of any that i should stay away from?

any help is appreciated.
theangrycrab
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 02:03 AM
i used the search and found older threads...after of course i wrote my question.

sorry.
tony
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 08:00 AM
no worries, ive had the $40 units and ive got a $100 unit and i can say with a fair amount of certainty that they are the same
BioCube14
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 12:57 PM
yup go with ebay
ErikH
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 02:24 PM
Happy Birthday! :)
FSU
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 02:47 PM
Happy Birthday! :)

from me as well! :D
tony
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 02:57 PM
be careful buying one on ebay, some of the ones i looked at are out of the range that need to be tested for our use

marine depot and dr fosters and smith have them very reasonably priced ($40ish)
tony
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 02:58 PM
$41.99 (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=10490)

pick this (http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?pcatid=18718) up too
Bill S
Tue, 11th Mar 2008, 05:43 PM
Many of the ebay ones are Drs F & S returns - look at the "location".
Darth-Tater
Wed, 12th Mar 2008, 10:05 PM
I bought two from Drs Fosters and smith over the last 3 years. One for school and one for home. Bill uses the old fashion kind and has outstanding luck with it. It is simple and doesn't need calibrating. But with my old eyes I can't see it floating in the water :bigsmile:


DT