This is a new one for me. I have never detected any color at all in a Hanna ULR test. They've all been completely clear from the very first time I started using the checker some 6 months ago.I doubt the staining claim unless you leave a very dark blue sample sit in the vial for a very long time (e.g. forgot to take it out and discovered it was in there for a few days). Most of us have very low Phosphate/Phosphorous readings so there is very little blue color. Leaving that in the vial for 5-10 minutes is harmless. Also, you can simply soak your cuvette in diluted muriatic (HCl) acid to remove the staining. I do this periodically as a matter of habit.
One final note, a number of us have demonstrated that using 1 or 2 vials gives similar results (within sample/assay variation). Randy (RHF) has shared that the Hach test requires about 8 minutes to develop for low range phosphate. From my observation withe the Hanna I see a consistent "decrecendo" when I mix the reagent for 2 minutes and then try to make it do readings at minutes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. After that the reading holds fairly steady (repeatible) for minutes 8-20. I had to use two vials to do this. I switch vials filled with untested/unreacted tank water to verify that there was a zero difference in readings independent of the order of using the vials or their orientation in the checker. I just don't think these checker are that sensitive. They are not like the analytical lab grade UV-VIS spectraphotomers.