MQ-650: Underwater ePAR Quantum Meter Bundled with AM-320 Water Submersible Sensor Wand Includes Apogee Instruments Neoprene Case

Description

The MQ-650 quantum meter is designed for underwater ePAR measurements and already applies the sensor’s immersion effect correction factor to the meter readings through firmware. The meter provides excellent measurements under all light sources, including LEDs. The meter consists of a waterproof quantum sensor attached via waterproof cable to a handheld meter. The waterproof sensor incorporates a blue-enhanced silicon photodiode and custom optical filters with a rugged, anodized aluminum body with acrylic diffuser. The underwater quantum sensor is most often used in salt water aquariums where corals are grown. Note: The hand held meter isn’t waterproof, only the sensor and cable are waterproof. The meter has a sample and log mode, and will record an integrated day by day total in mol m-2 d-1. Sample mode will record up to 99 manual measurements. Log mode will power the meter on/off to make a measurement Each 30 seconds. Each 30 minutes the meter will average the sixty 30 second measurements and record the averaged value to memory. The meter can store up to 99 averages, once full it’s going to start to overwrite the oldest measurement with new ones. An integrated day by day total will be recorded from the 48 averaged measurements (making a 24 hr period). Sample and log measurements can also be reviewed on the LCD display or by downloading the data to a pc, alternatively, the integrated day by day total can only be viewed by downloading the data to a pc. Downloading data to a pc requires the AC-100 communication cable (a standard USB cable will not work) and ApogeeAMS software.

FOR SCIENTISTS & SERIOUS GROWERS – Designed by world-renowned crop physiologist, Bruce Bugbee, PhD, the MQ-650 extended-spectrum underwater quantum meter is the premium tool of choice among leading scientists and serious growers for correctly measuring the photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) underwater. Package includes an AM-320 three-piece 3′ corrosion-resistant wand and an Apogee neoprene carrying case.
MEASURING PAR IS CRITICAL – An accurate PAR meter is critical for measuring the intensity of light used in the precision growing of plants and other photosynthetic organisms in greenhouses, growth chambers, farms, gardens, aquariums, and additional agricultural systems. Our underwater quantum meters are specifically designed to measure the intensity of light underwater for biological, chemical, and physical processes in natural waters and aquariums.