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  1. reefsaver

    The best/easiest to use Nitrate tester

    Hi all I was just looking for a tester, one that was better than the Hanna ULR Nitrate tester and found this. Does anyone have any experience with these or anything similar? Compact Nitrate Ion Meter LAQUA Twin - NO3-11 Product code: NO3-11 Compact Nitrate Ion Meter LAQUA Twin, compact meter...
  2. Muffin87

    How reliable are cheap TDS pens to test RO/DI in the 0 - 3 TDS range? Hanna Pure Water Tester?

    What is everyone here using to test the TDS of their RO/DI? Any tips or experiences concerning the reliability of cheap TDS pens? Would you trust a cheap HM Digital TDS-3 Handheld TDS Meter? Plenty of positive reviews, but a reviewer pointed out: The Hanna Pure Water Tester looks like a better...
  3. Courtney & David

    Test issues

    Anyone have their LFS tell them that their Alkalinity and Magnesium are low and should be dosed but your own test kits are telling you otherwise? Both LFS and myself are using Salifert test kits and testing the same water sample. Alkalinity: LFS 7.85 Me 8.3 Magnesium: LFS 1290 Me 1500+
  4. Ej Chavex

    Texas Testing IceCap Salanity Pen New

    Brand new never used ended up going with a Milwaukee instead. Asking 40.00
  5. M

    NT Labs test kits any good?

    Hey guys, i hope ive posted to the correct place, im new to the forum so thanks for having me :) im looking forward to getting to talk to others who have the same interest as me! im about to be setting up a little fluval evo mixed reef after being out of the hobby for a couple years and some...
  6. Louiemiller9

    I REALLY NEED THE R2R HELP!

    So long story short I have been having some algae issues including red (cyno) and this new hair algae (will include photos). I know my tank is never going to be clean but this is starting to take over some of my frag plugs as well as my rockscape and has started to effect my corals and their...
  7. K

    Alabama Hannah Checker 3 Pack

    Hannah Checkers (just the checkers) Alk Calc w New Box of Titrates Phosphorus ULR These do not have titrates, except for the calcium which has a new one (others are expired and trash). $130 shipped in contiguous USA. Thanks!
  8. esther

    Testing, Testing . . . 1 2 3

    OK, so it's water test day... Wondering what you all make of these numbers (keep in mind we did all tests twice, just to be sure). My biggest issue is Alkalinity. We're going to retest today after we recalibrate our KH Director to see if it ends up closer to our Hanna tester. Which ones do we...
  9. nickkohrn

    Trident Owners - Do You Still Test Manually?

    Question: If you own a Trident, do you still perform manual tests with the test kits that you used prior to acquiring a Trident, such as Salifert, Hanna, Red Sea, et al. Why do you, or do you not, perform manual tests? I tried searching for threads that involve discussions about whether Trident...
  10. w2inc

    Which hanna phosphate checker?

    There are a bunch of models. What is the most appropriate one for monitoring phosphates at reef levels?
  11. C

    New Tank Leak Detection

    Hi All, I've read through leak check advice on reef2reef. Many folks seem to have many different opinions (hey what else is new ?) Some say you should leak test every time you move the tank. Some say leak testing not necessary. Some say leak testing is absolutely necessary. Some say only needed...
  12. Angelo Fatica

    Dosing Questions...

    Hey all, i tested my water last night and tonight to see the amount i need to dose for calcium, alk, and magnesium. Last night, my alk was at a 7.2, magnesium was around 1425 ppm, and calcium was at about 520 ppm (This was after a water change that I did a day before). Tonight, I saw that my alk...
  13. filbie70

    Shelf life on API test kits?

    Does anyone know the shelf life on test kits? I did a test yesterday with an API and it turned blue as soon as I added the second reagent. I measured about a 2.0. I checked again tonight and the same result. I pulled out my Hanna checker and received a 0.00. I’d love to go with the Hanna...
  14. jordimex

    Hello everyone problem with salifert mag test

    My water parameters are as follow Alk 9 dkh (API) calcium 380 ppm (API) Nitrate 0 ppm (API) Nitrite 0 ppm (API) ph 8.3 (API) salinity 1.024 (refractometer) i did the salifert test twice now and have been getting 140 ppm as result i bout the reef foundation products from red sea and will be...
  15. Roggio

    Putting Pond Matrix to the test now that Marinepure is out!

    After Marinepure was confirmed to release Aluminum by Ryan at BRS I decided to put Seachem's Matrix to the test. There's tons of great reviews out there that claim Nitrates dropped in less than a week at times. While I don't think this will be the case I decided to run my own experiment. The...
  16. xviijdx

    Hair Algae

    New Tank 90 Gallons. Has been running about 4 months now. I have hair algae growth everywhere. And can not figure out for the life of me why. I do all the test p04, nitrite nitrate ammonia, And everything reads 0 all my test are new and not out of date. The hair algae is on everything. Have a...
  17. deaniscool

    Just got finished taking my saltwater test results. Could use some advice!

    So this is my first time testing water from this tank that I've had running at my house for approximately 4 days. The person I bought it from had it running for ~1 month or so. Unfortunately my Nitrate is really high, but the pH, Ammonia and Nitrite look O.K. to me. Was wondering what you guys...
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