Refractometer -which one, where to buy?

[Easily Distracted]

Looking for some advice on which refractometer to get and where to get it. I'm looking for one that is a solid piece of equipment at a good price. Preferably it would be easy to read, have auto temp calibration and have some type of easy to use calibration adjustment. Oh, yeah...and of course be accurate. I was thinking about a Vertex from Marine Depot but it looks like it has been discontinued.

Any recommendations?

 

[RokleM]

Buckeye just started carrying them, and at a good price too:
http://buckeyefieldsupply.com/showproducts.asp?Sub=220&showspecials=220

 

[Easily Distracted]

Excellent info. Thank you!

 

[Radioheadx14]

Honestly, I bought one off ebay 3 years ago for 20 bucks and its actually pretty good. I didn't buy they cheapest one on there, but one that looked pretty good. I must say, in 3 years, I never have had to recalibrate it. Everytime I put the 1.026 testing solution on it, it reads 1.026.

Something like this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Salinity-Refrac...tem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c11c3b6e3
Made in China, but still pretty good quality. Although, you don't get any nice extras like a case or cloth, etc.

 

[RokleM]

Item location: Hong Kong

 

[CleveYank]

After 19 years without using one, I had a really nice one roll off of lid of make up water res. and into nearby 24 gallons aging new saltwater bAtch.
So the replacement was $34 on sale from doc Fosters & smith and it appears to do what it's supposedto do.

 

[formanbob]

I have one that I will sell you for $15 it is the $34 on sale from doc Fosters & smith..