Cheap Refractometer

ANGRY JOHN · 01-02-2006, 06:45 PM

i just bought a refractometer on ebay for 31 dollars. i was looking on several aquarium supply pages and it seems as though i bought the same one for less than half the price. the one i got had atc which is automatic temprature compensation and that is so cool. there were sg conversion charts for the floater type hydormeters and that was a pain so i did not want to have to deal with it. ebay is great..... the company was instramentdepot. there are ones for buy it now at 39 dollars but search for the acutions they have the same one starting at 30.99 and they have no bids

***Reefland*** · 01-02-2006, 07:21 PM

Our sponsors have them very cheap as well. They do not cost what they used to and there is no reason to not have one now.

**Poseidon** · 01-02-2006, 09:32 PM

I just bought one too, from a sponsor too. They work great, and are SIMPLE to use.

romunov · 01-03-2006, 02:37 AM

I paid $75 for mine, and that was pretty cheap!

**charlie** · 01-03-2006, 09:05 AM

I think I paid about 60 for mine, that was 2 years ago. You got a heck of a buy.

***Reefland*** · 01-03-2006, 09:42 AM

I think we got ours for $40 at a sponsor.

Steven Pro · 01-03-2006, 09:52 AM

I paid about $100 for mine a few years back, but it feels like it was ground out of a solid block of stainless steel. It weighs about 2-3 times what cheaper units do when I have compared them. I don't know if that translates into better performance or accuracy though.

**charlie** · 01-03-2006, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steven Pro

I paid about $100 for mine a few years back, but it feels like it was ground out of a solid block of stainless steel. It weighs about 2-3 times what cheaper units do when I have compared them. I don't know if that translates into better performance or accuracy though.

Whatever you do, don't drop it, sounds like it might hurt something

scooterman · 01-03-2006, 05:29 PM

Has anyone tested one of the cheapies with a floater?
I have this huge TM floater man it can be a pain, I wonder how accurate those are?

ANGRY JOHN · 01-12-2006, 05:45 AM

well shipping is slow and i finaly recieved the package today. the meter is in a nice plastic case and came well packaged. this thing is heavy duty and i was telling the wife if she isnt nice i will wack her with it. just kidding. seems well built and happy to have it. will never go back to the little plastic box hydrometers.

01-02-2006, 06:45 PM	#1
ANGRY JOHN Citizen Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ENGLAND/MILT Posts: 116	Cheap Refractometer i just bought a refractometer on ebay for 31 dollars. i was looking on several aquarium supply pages and it seems as though i bought the same one for less than half the price. the one i got had atc which is automatic temprature compensation and that is so cool. there were sg conversion charts for the floater type hydormeters and that was a pain so i did not want to have to deal with it. ebay is great..... the company was instramentdepot. there are ones for buy it now at 39 dollars but search for the acutions they have the same one starting at 30.99 and they have no bids Attached Thumbnails $cheap-refractometer-95_1.jpg$

01-02-2006, 07:21 PM	#2
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,009	Our sponsors have them very cheap as well. They do not cost what they used to and there is no reason to not have one now. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

01-02-2006, 09:32 PM	#3
Poseidon Moderator Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Swartz Creek, MI Posts: 6,183	I just bought one too, from a sponsor too. They work great, and are SIMPLE to use. __________________ Need a Photographer? Just say NO to CRABS Mike

01-03-2006, 09:05 AM	#5
charlie Keeper of Willis Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: NW Montana Posts: 5,479	I think I paid about 60 for mine, that was 2 years ago. You got a heck of a buy. __________________ 400 Gallon Reef Log Rome wasn't built in a day---neither is a reef

01-03-2006, 09:42 AM	#6
*Reefland* Owner Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Bardstown, KY Posts: 13,009	I think we got ours for $40 at a sponsor. __________________ Scott Z. 75 Gallon Reef Log Powered by Reefland's Personal Online Aquarium Log

01-03-2006, 02:37 AM	#4
romunov Citizen Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Slovenia Posts: 111	I paid $75 for mine, and that was pretty cheap!

01-03-2006, 09:52 AM	#7
Steven Pro Mayor Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 672	I paid about $100 for mine a few years back, but it feels like it was ground out of a solid block of stainless steel. It weighs about 2-3 times what cheaper units do when I have compared them. I don't know if that translates into better performance or accuracy though.

01-03-2006, 05:29 PM	#9
scooterman Tenant Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Lafayette, La. Posts: 86	Has anyone tested one of the cheapies with a floater? I have this huge TM floater man it can be a pain, I wonder how accurate those are?

01-12-2006, 05:45 AM	#10
ANGRY JOHN Citizen Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: ENGLAND/MILT Posts: 116	recieved well shipping is slow and i finaly recieved the package today. the meter is in a nice plastic case and came well packaged. this thing is heavy duty and i was telling the wife if she isnt nice i will wack her with it. just kidding. seems well built and happy to have it. will never go back to the little plastic box hydrometers.

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