I took a water sample to the Virginia Aquarium yesterday to have it tested. The results were pretty close to what I expected, except for salinity and alkalinity which were quite a bit lower. I'm not sure why, although the temperature of the sample when they tested it was higher than when I collected it by 1.8 degrees C. Next time I plan to test the water right before I collect the sample and do a comparison. For a $5 donation though, it was worth it to see how close my results are to those from a water quality lab.

2014-08-20T18:01Z[GMT]