LF Apogee MQ-200 PAR Meter

BlueTang<3 · #1 02-22-2011, 08:57 PM

Any one have one they will never use again or know where is a good place to get one. http://www.aquariumspecialty.com/cat...bb744d67cae110

hillegom · #2 02-23-2011, 12:25 AM

I have copied this from the net and I will one day buy the sensor.

If you have a good quality multi-meter you can purchase the SQ-120 quantum sensor from Apogee instruments http://www.apogeeinstruments.com/man..._300manual.pdf

The sensor which costs $139.00 measures Milli-volts which you just multiply the reading on your Multi-meter by 5 to give you a very accurate par reading without having to spend hundreds more on the actual Quantum meter.

blue_eden · #3 02-23-2011, 03:56 PM

Good find hillegom! Very useful information for a diy par meter without having to get light diodes and ic chips and some crazy soldering.

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Originally Posted by hillegom

I have copied this from the net and I will one day buy the sensor.

If you have a good quality multi-meter you can purchase the SQ-120 quantum sensor from Apogee instruments http://www.apogeeinstruments.com/man..._300manual.pdf

The sensor which costs $139.00 measures Milli-volts which you just multiply the reading on your Multi-meter by 5 to give you a very accurate par reading without having to spend hundreds more on the actual Quantum meter.

reefermadness · #4 02-23-2011, 06:43 PM

Hillegom...can you elaborate? Any good links?

hillegom · #5 02-24-2011, 12:30 AM

In the link that I have in the post, It describes the sensor SQ 120.
The sensor when illuminated, sends out millivolts, which of course could be read with a multimeter. You multiply the millivolts times 5 and you have the par. I don't have time to reread it now, but that is what I remember.
So if you have a good multimeter, all you need is the sensor.
At present, I do not have good lights. So when I buy new ones, then I will buy the sensor

Samw · #6 03-03-2011, 12:30 AM

What does "good" multimeter mean? I have a multimeter but I don't know if it is good enough to work with this sensor. How do I tell?

George · #7 03-03-2011, 12:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Samw

What does "good" multimeter mean? I have a multimeter but I don't know if it is good enough to work with this sensor. How do I tell?

A lot of cheap multimeters can't measure down to millivolt (mV) let alone lower range of mV. Look at your multimeter to see if you have mV or m under Volt selection.

BlueTang<3 · #8 03-20-2011, 04:40 AM

bump still looking for one

BlueTang<3 · #9 07-20-2011, 03:38 AM

still looking can any one get me one ?

azulikit · #10 02-22-2012, 06:35 PM

Old post but did you find one? Can you let me know where?