salifert

Salifert test result - 8.9 Hanna - 7.8 Which to trust?

Hello, I am wondering the best salifert test kits to replace API tests. If there is a salifert that is not really better than API it would be good to know. If this is not the correct place to post I apologize I figure this counts as reef chemistry. Looking at the Ca, Mag, Alk, Nitrate, pH...

I’m getting out of the hobby for now, so I’m selling my test kits too. I have Hanna Alkalinity, High Range Nitrate, Phosphate ULR, Magnesium (newer version), and Salinity tester. Also comes with a refractometer that is still new. Red Sea calcium pro test and Salifert Magnesium. Auto Aqua Smart...

I think I received a bad batch of Salifert Alkalinity tests. I recently bought a new Salifert Alkalinity test( the expiration is " 03-2028"). I did a few tests and all of the readings were over 15 DKH. To confirm the results, I used the Hanna Checker to test the same water sample. The readings...

Exciting news for all ReefBot enthusiasts! The Reef Kinetics team is delighted to announce the latest compatibility of the new Salifert Magnesium test with all ReefBot models. The Salifert Magnesium test now joins our array of 150 compatible tests for 18 tank parameters, offering you a more...

Been using a Hanna pH checker for over a year and have regularly been getting readings of 8.6+ (8.6 flashing on screen). If I put 20-30 mL (have a 20g nano) of some white vinegar in the tank, usually will bring the reading down to 8.3 or 8.2. However, recently got the Apex A3 Pro and have had...

I'm cycling a QT tank right now and I dose my tank with ammonia and fritz turbostart 900. I tested with salifert and my ammonia levels are 1.5, nitrite 0, and nitrate 0. I have a nitrate HR tester and I tested the QT tank and it came out to 19.4 nitrates. Which one do I trust? (I tested using...

Hi all, was wondering if anyone could share any tips on how they remove phosphates from their evo’s? I’m currently sitting at 0.21ppm! I’m running a table spoon of rowaphos in chamber 1 and doing 10% weekly water changes with ro/di water from my lfs which tested 0.02ppm for phosphate...

I bought all of my test kits new in November and my Salifert test kit for Magnesium has consistently tested low from the first day I started using it (~1,020-1,160). At first, I thought the issue might be that I hadn't shaken up the bag of salt (Reef Crystals) and the minerals were unevenly...

I am having huge discrepancies between my brand new Hanna HR Nitrate test and my Salifert Nitrate test. Both are very consistent...but which one is accurate?? Salifert was testing around 30ppm initially for 3 tests. Hanna tested 7.8ppm a few days ago at the same time as Salifert. I bought...

Hey guys, I'm getting out of the hobby and looking to sell some stuff. I'll post pictures of course. I've got a Prime 16 for sale. I'd like to get 175 out of it with the mount including shipping. I've got a 21 gallon tideline tank I want $100 out of that comes with biomedia, pump, and filter...

Brand new never used Hanna ULR Phosphate checker with a brand new box of reagent. Asking 65 shipped

Brand new never used Hanna ULR Phosphate checker with a brand new box of reagent. Asking 65 shipped

Anyone else running into this with the new test? I don't dose. I have been using Reef Crystals (plan on swapping to one closer to the parameters I want). I have a BUNCH of SPS that is growing great. Alk is usually 8.5-9.5 and with the API kit calcium was always testing 400-420. Salifert is over...

Hello, I need a bit of help with the salifert calcium test. I can’t work out what the result is. I added in pretty much all of the Ca-2 until the water turned blue. I have attached a picture of how much I added and the blue water.

I'm currently on Day 15 of my cycle and my ammonia reading using a Salifert kit has been sitting at .25 for a good week (nitrites are .1, nitrates are 100, lights have been off, dosed a bottle of Dr. Tim's One and Only on Day 1 and Day 10, and only added ammonia on 3 days as instructed). My...

This is the refresh of my original 3D Printed Test Kit Organizer Tray thread. The first post showcased now-old designs and one had to dig through the thread to find the new stuff, so a new thread was made to clean things up a bit as the old cannot be edited (Old thread will be deleted/closed by...

Hello fellow saltines, This is my first time doing a magnesium test. I bought the Salifert test kit. There are no coral in the tank yet and I don't do any dosing. There are a couple fish and at some point I want to keep softies. The test gave me 1200 ppm. Should I raise this with dosing if I...

I have just been testing my tank for nitrate and I am now not sure which test I should trust. I have used a red sea and a salifert kit, the red sea kit said I have Nitrate of 36 ppm and the salifert said 2.5 ppm. Everything else in the tank is testing fine just the nitrate test that is the...

The Salifert Ammonia Test is really hard to read for me between 0, <0.15, and 0.25. the readings look different in all types of lighting. Near the window it has a brownish hue to it, not deep brown, but you know... In a white lit room it can be white, yellow or brown depending which way I am...

Hi all, just checking if I’m using the salifert copper test kit right and is this 0.5 or almost there?

Hello Everyone! So past couple of week ive been having problems measuring the daily dosage for my Mg, Ca, Alk. I was using salifert for all three and i would adjust all three to the recommended level then wait 4 days then remesure them, but i performed this 3 times all over and all three times...

I know I ALWAYS have a little ‘test anxiety’ when performing my water tests every week (alk every other day). I always hope everything turns out well and it usually does. Problem is, when it doesn’t (or I have missed a few weeks of testing), it can sometimes bring on a little panic as the...

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Hello all! I have a 13.5 fluval evo, recently I've been trying to figure out the daily dosage for calcium, magnesium and Alk. Unfortunately right now when I measured my prams i got very confusing results and i need help! My salinity is at 35 ppt measured by a refractometer and held stable by...