hydrometer leaking help!?

[GSPfreak]

are hydrometers suppose to leak i bough the Kent marine hydrometer and it leaks a lot! in like 15min all the water is gone is that normal because on the packaging i says to "condition the needle by letting salty water sit in it for 24 hours" how am i suppose to do that if there's no water left in it in 15min?

[Arny]

You could just leave it in your tank over night. Perhaps weigh it down so it doesn't float

[GSPfreak]

You could just leave it in your tank over night. Perhaps weigh it down so it doesn't float

i'll try that

[Pufferpunk]

Is it a box-type?

[GSPfreak]

Is it a box-type?

yes http://www.bigalspets.com/Kent-Marine-H ... B004GWVJZ8

[Pufferpunk]

They should not leak! Did you buy it at a store? Bring it back.

Either way, just rinse it with hot water fill with tank water, read the SG & dump.

[GSPfreak]

They should not leak! Did you buy it at a store? Bring it back.

Either way, just rinse it with hot water fill with tank water, read the SG & dump.

yah i did and the neddle gets stuck at 1.019 you have to tap it alot to get it unstuck

[wagner7123]

I had a swing arm for the first 6 months of my tank. I just got a refractometer and i like it much better. it was $25 on ebay from nis sales or some thing like that. my swing arm has been accurate the whole time, but the refractometer is EXACT and you only need 3 drops to test so there is no mess.