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anyone know for sure if this is the one most reefers use to measure the PAR in their aquariums ?


Quantum Meter with Separate Sensor - Electric Calibration

model # QMSS-ELEC

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anyone? i'll keep looking on the internet but i think that is the one... was just wondering if anyone knew for sure! ... thinking of spending some tax refund money!

wish I could help but have no idea

Thanks, it's cool, I'm almost 95 % sure that is the one lol

I'm not sure which one most people might be buying, but I know that Project DIBS is using the QMSW-SS. Just a little bit more versatile for use under natural sunlight as well.

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yeah, wondering if it is worth it to me to buy that one.... was thinking about it seriously.... but then the more i think about it, when am i ever going to use it for sunlight....? hmm i just can't see spending the extra money..... i suppose i could, just a matter of if i can think of something useful to use it for lol

any ideas to justify the extra dough? was thinking of getting a PO4 low range HANNA photometer too ... so i'm kinda trying to make the right choice and not over spend on the PAR meter .... but would like the most useful one... hmmm

after reading that article right quick he doesn't seem to give any good reasons as to why he bought that meter.... i think i'm gonna go with just the electric calibration mode.... i think that is good enough ... you? unless someone can convince me otherwise lol

It wouldnt hurt to ask him.

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I couldn't do that lol

I'll ask him.

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There's an answer.

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there is?! how exciting ..... what is it? lol

i ordered the electric calibration one the other day, i emailed the people at Apogee and spoke with them about it .... 8 to 10 weeks for delivery they said ! good grief ! lol it's gonna be nice to know what is going on with my bulbs finally !

Hey it was great meeting you guys today at the meeting. When you get your meter, I'll set you up with some of the mono-filament screen for a tank cover if you like. I'd be interested to see how much light is blocked officially, I can't notice it with the eye, but it'd be cool to get a reading on the difference.

Thanks Scott! it was very nice to meet you too... I'm so glad you don't look anything like your avatar ! just kiddin lol

Yeah, i'm kinda curious too.... you figure it's gotta block something right? might not be enough to matter but you never know!

we'll make it happen

I've decided that EVERY serious reefer should own one of these..... if i didn't get this device i would have never had known that one of my bulbs is giving off way less PAR than the other bulb... i mean way less... they aren't even in the same ballpark... one is giving out a reading of around 600 about 8 inches below the water's surface... the other one only about 300 @ approx. 8 inches below the water's surface! wow .... now to find out if it's the ballast that is causing this or if it is a bad bulb?? man ... lol any ideas on how to test this... guess i could switch the bulbs and see if i get the same readings... if so then it's the ballast ... if it follows the bulb over to the other pendant then it's the bulb... that'll work for now i guess lol .... these need to come down in price so everyone can have one!

No wonder that Acro that i brought to the frag swap was starting to lose some color... i was wondering why !? so be careful when placing it in your tank.... it's been under some low PAR for a while lol if you blast it ,,, it might not like it ! wow i'm so kinda shocked ! lol

How much was it?

close to $300 .... was like $254 or something like that plus tax... not to bad but bad enough ! i'm sure they will come down in price over time ...