Hydrometer

sov82

sov82

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Whats a good high quality hydrometer to buy and where can you get one? My LFS has some but they want close to $35 for one...and Im guessing thats high.
 
badkharma

badkharma

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My advice: forget even spending $5 on a hydrometer and get a refractometer. You can find them for $45-60. They are more expensive, but the hydrometer may cost you more in livestock in the long run. I had a hydrometer and it read 1.025 in both of my tanks. I decided to buy a refractometer, and my one tank was at 1.031, and the other at 1.024. That's a big difference. I would DEFINITELY spend the extra little bit of $$ it costs to get a refractometer and do it. Like I said earlier, it could possibly save you more money in the long run rather than risk dying/dead livestock while thinking your salinity isn't the problem.
EDIT: And to answer your question, $35 for a hydrometer is quite high. I got mine for $19 from my LFS and I thought that was pretty steep.
 
badkharma

badkharma

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You'll have to find another LFS - call around to other stores and ask if they carry them and for how much. Honestly, the best place to buy one is online, though. If you can at all possible buy online, that's the place to get it. This site sells them but they're sold out. There are other online vendors that have them as well.
 
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