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| Author: | lgregory [ Jun 3rd, '11, 09:38 ] |
| Post subject: | refractometer reading |
Help.... I need some advice please. I have just bought a new refractometer to check the salt and it says it goes to 10%, however on the calibration screen it says, 0 - 100 % on one side and 1.000 - 1.070 on the d 20/20 side. it is a RFS 10/ATC I assume the 1 - 100 % side means 10% tops, but I want to be sure. I don't want to add too much salt. RIght now my reading is .6 on the % side. or 1.06 on the 20/20 side. I have a 100 lt tank but it is not completely full so I think I want to get it to 1ppt? Thanks, Linda |
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| Author: | freoboy [ Jun 3rd, '11, 09:42 ] |
| Post subject: | refractometer reading |
The bumbers on the right I think will be ppt, not percent, which is parts per hundred. Get it till it reads 1 and that will be ppt |
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| Author: | Charlie [ Jun 3rd, '11, 16:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: refractometer reading |
Yea as FB said, every increment is 1 ppt on that scale, check my thread on salting. |
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| Author: | RupertofOZ [ Jun 3rd, '11, 21:09 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: refractometer reading |
Or work it out... 1ppt... is 1kg of salt/1000L... So a 100L tank would require 100gms of salt.... |
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| Author: | faye [ Jun 3rd, '11, 22:24 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: refractometer reading |
I think Linda has a 1000 litre tank! So that would be 1 kg salt to 1000 litres. 1ppt |
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