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Aqua Flash U
ser’s Manual
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2.4 Measuring a Sample
NOTE: See Section 3 for Sample Analysis Guidelines before proceeding.
The following materials are required for measuring a sample:
- Aqua Flash
- Glass or Quartz Cuvette
- Kim Wipes for wiping the outside of the cuvette
The following procedure is used to measure a sample:
1. Obtain a cuvette and fill it ¾ full with your water sample.
2. Dry and clean all faces of the cuvette using Kim Wipes.
3. Make sure the
Aqua Flash is on and ready for use. Press READ. You will be prompted
to insert your sample and press READ.
4. Insert the cuvette into your Aqua Flash and close the lid.
5. Press READ again and the measurement will begin.
6. The measurement is complete, remove the cuvette and discard the sampl
e.
7. Results will be displayed as shown below:
8. Press the down arrow key to view Fo (minimum), Fm (maximum), and Blank raw
fluorescence values.
9. When finished viewing data, or if ready to run the next sample, press ESC to get to the
Home screen and repeat the sampling procedure.
CHL: 5.25 HH:MM
YLD: 0.54 # 0001
Note: The figure to the left is an example of how results will
be displayed after measuring a sample. CHL is total
chlorophyll, YLD is Yield or photosynthetic efficiency, Time
is displayed as hours and minutes, and the sample number
is displayed as 4 digits representing sample numbers from
1 to 1000.
Fo: 250 Fm: 450
Blank: 50