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Installation in Soft Substrate/Docks and Buoys

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    • #17120
      Fiona
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        Hi All,

        We are in an area that experiences a 5-6 foot tidal range, and many of our sites are composed of salt marsh with soft, muddy substrate. Has anyone had any issues using the suggested rebar ins

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        Shannon Hicks
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          We’ve installed several stations in tidal areas by attaching the sensor to a custom apparatus mounted to docks or piers.  What kind of sensors are you planning to install?

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          Fiona
          Participant

            Hi Shannon,

            We’re working with Atlas Scientific sensors. Our final set up will include three sensors – pH/temperature, dissolved oxygen, and conductivity.

          • #17134
            BrianJastram
            Participant
              Fiona, I am using a system I designed to suspend my CTD sensor one foot above the bottom of a pond by attaching the sensor to a float which is anchored to a concrete block (see attached photo).

              If yo

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