Is anyone using the Hanna checkers? I bought the blue alkalinity checker and the readings are so whacked. I’ve gotten different readings one after another. 8.9 yesterday and this morning it’s 7.8.
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Mine has been going strong for 3 years.Is anyone using the Hanna checkers? I bought the blue alkalinity checker and the readings are so whacked. I’ve gotten different readings one after another. 8.9 yesterday and this morning it’s 7.8.
Is anyone using the Hanna checkers? I bought the blue alkalinity checker and the readings are so whacked. I’ve gotten different readings one after another. 8.9 yesterday and this morning it’s 7.8.
Yes also alk will be lower in AM I think and your tank does consume it. Hence why we doseThis doesn't indicate a problem. Growing corals can easily consume 1 dKh of alkalinity or more per day.
If you're not feeling confident in the results, use another test kit type to confirm the readings. When I first ordered the alkalinity Checker, I double checked the reading using my Salifert every day for a week. Every single time it matched.
Yes also alk will be lower in AM I think and your tank does consume it. Hence why we dose
I didn't mean to dose in the morning. I just meant we dose minerals period, as his tank does consume some why theyd be different from the day before regardless if he's not dosing. I think the Alk and PH will effect each other though, and isn't PH lower in mornings?This is probably not true in all cases. If you only dose alkalinity once per day right when your lights first come on, then yes, your alkalinity is probably lowest in the morning before the lights come on.
However, corals aren't photosynthesizing at night, so it doesn't make sense that they would be growing and consuming alkalinity. I dose limewater every hour, even at night. So my alkalinity is probably highest first thing in the morning since I've been dosing alkalinity all night and no corals are growing.
I do the same.This doesn't indicate a problem. Growing corals can easily consume 1 dKh of alkalinity or more per day.
If you're not feeling confident in the results, use another test kit type to confirm the readings. When I first ordered the alkalinity Checker, I double checked the reading using my Salifert every day for a week. Every single time it matched.