Alex’s IM 150 EXT
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@Thales where's the Reef Beef affiliate code? LolBased on this thread, I just bought a vee gee as well.
Thales
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hahah
Alexander1312
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Same. And you know what, I think the Milwaukee is pretty accurate after all, and probably provides the best balance of convenience and accuracy amongst all of them.Maaaaaannnn because of all the hype around here with the Tropic Marin hydrometer last year, I bought one, thinking maybe my Milwaukee digital refractometer was off and the cause of my recent woes. Now I gotta get a veegee??
I re-read the ATC (auto temp compensation) instructions for the Milwaukee again, since I am having issues with the Veegee despite the calibration - possibly related to ATC (which the Veegee has to) - will probably start a different thread with this.
The instructions say you should wait for up to minute if the temp differs significantly. I waited longer in the past, which was wrong (increased salinity), same as taking the immediate reading (often lower than actual salinity). And it could probably make sense to wait only around 30 seconds, not a minute, to lock in the salinity read by the Milwaukee, and probably the Veegee too since ambient and device temp are not too different and the amount is small.
When I do this, both actually show the same results, and I must say I found the Milwaukee more convenient than the Veegee.
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Alexander1312
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Thank you. And yes, its ok for it to need calibration out of the box, my expectations were a bit too high I guess. But I still struggle with the consistency of the readings, but will start a different thread for experience sharing.
Alexander1312
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My quick take on Key Water Parameter Management [I will update this as per new insight]:
Alexander1312
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I am cleaning the AVAST auto feeder pump every 16 weeks at the moment.
It looks like this is not frequent enough. The smell was terrible, and I assume this is a potential source for my higher phosphates despite regular GFO usage.
Also, I believe someone suggested to not run the pump 24/7 - which I adopted [30 minutes - 3 times a day] - and I guess this further contributed to this issue, as it was never looking and smelling as terrible as this when I ran the pump 24/7 previously.
It looks like this is not frequent enough. The smell was terrible, and I assume this is a potential source for my higher phosphates despite regular GFO usage.
Also, I believe someone suggested to not run the pump 24/7 - which I adopted [30 minutes - 3 times a day] - and I guess this further contributed to this issue, as it was never looking and smelling as terrible as this when I ran the pump 24/7 previously.
Kensington Reefer
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Yummy!
I run mine 24/7 and it stays pretty clean. Do you have the cannonball?
Alexander1312
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Yes, I do.