Hello, please note that distilled water should be used whenever a brix measurement is performed as per the video description. For more information, we recommend checking out the REED R9500’s manual which can be found at our website linked in the description of the video .
Hello, please note that for seawater salinity we would recommend looking at our REED R9600 Salinity refractometer instead of our R9500 Brix Refractometer. The R9600 should have no problem determining the salinity level in your seawater as it has a measuring range of 0-28% salinity.
Hello Wilvien, please note that our brix refractometer makes use of a temperature compensation table to allow for taking measurements between 10 °C and 30 °C. That being said, we recommend performing calibrations at 20 °C for accurate measurements.
I have been in this hobby for over 30 years and have never seen a hobby grade refractometer calibrated that way and be even remotely close to accurate. They sell calibration fluid at 35 ppm for a reason.
Hello Chris, please note that as with most brix refractometers, our REED Refractometers can be calibrated with most standards, including a 35 ppm standard. We recommend calibrating with a standard that is close to the expected reading, but the procedure for both distilled water and a 35ppm standard remains the same.
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Distilled water makes difference from normal tap water here?
Hello, please note that distilled water should be used whenever a brix measurement is performed as per the video description. For more information, we recommend checking out the REED R9500’s manual which can be found at our website linked in the description of the video .
Can we measure sea water salinity with this? Pls reply
Hello, please note that for seawater salinity we would recommend looking at our REED R9600 Salinity refractometer instead of our R9500 Brix Refractometer. The R9600 should have no problem determining the salinity level in your seawater as it has a measuring range of 0-28% salinity.
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Does this need the water to be at 20°C?
Hello Wilvien, please note that our brix refractometer makes use of a temperature compensation table to allow for taking measurements between 10 °C and 30 °C. That being said, we recommend performing calibrations at 20 °C for accurate measurements.
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I have been in this hobby for over 30 years and have never seen a hobby grade refractometer calibrated that way and be even remotely close to accurate. They sell calibration fluid at 35 ppm for a reason.
Hello Chris, please note that as with most brix refractometers, our REED Refractometers can be calibrated with most standards, including a 35 ppm standard. We recommend calibrating with a standard that is close to the expected reading, but the procedure for both distilled water and a 35ppm standard remains the same.