Ca isn't going to fluctuate more than a couple ppm.Alkalinity???
It's a test that is really the most important, and should be done more often that most. If you want stability chase Alkalinity, then Ca and Mg in that order. All 3 work together
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Ca isn't going to fluctuate more than a couple ppm.Alkalinity???
It's a test that is really the most important, and should be done more often that most. If you want stability chase Alkalinity, then Ca and Mg in that order. All 3 work together
Lol!!!
I'd trust the API over the hanna cal for a ball part #.
Got in my first bad refill on the Red Red Pro cal ever, at the first of the year.
Ca isn't going to fluctuate more than a couple ppm.
. . . . he did 3 red sea calcium tests and got a result saying my calcium was under 290. . .
any advice?
I feel like the reviews on the Hanna cal checker speak for themselves but I've never used it.Why do you trust API over Hanna?
I used API for the longest time just because it was part of the kit and I had it. After using it up I switched to Hannah. I read many reviews on it, and found that most people thought the testing process was somewhat difficult. They (Hannah) now use a new syringe that measures out the .1 mL of sample water automatically. I think this was where most people were having the greatest difficulty and created the user error in the results.I feel like the reviews on the Hanna cal checker speak for themselves but I've never used it.
I do use the API from time to time and it does give a good ball park result from drop to drop compared to Elos, Red Sea and Salifert.
Thanks for the info.I used API for the longest time just because it was part of the kit and I had it. After using it up I switched to Hannah. I read many reviews on it, and found that most people thought the testing process was somewhat difficult. They (Hannah) now use a new syringe that measures out the .1 mL of sample water automatically. I think this was where most people were having the greatest difficulty and created the user error in the results.
I have found API Ca and Alk kits work just fine for our needs.Why do you trust API over Hanna?
Jason,I have found API Ca and Alk kits work just fine for our needs.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/b...os-elos-salifert-api-hanna-triton-awt.234660/
all of them showed below 290 meaning using up all of the reagentWas 290 the average of three results? What are the actual 3 results so we can see the variance.?
Interesting just got home from vacay and tank looks ****. API tests show Alk at roughly 6.5 and Cal at 410 while the red sea is showing 12.6 and 350. Something is off but i dont know whether to slowly raise or decrease my alkall of the KH test came in the ballpark hanna 8.1 red sea 8.2 and API 8
I think your friend had one to many beers.LOLSo today a couple friends came to my house and are really knowledgeable about both marine and fresh water tanks, they are from argentina and brazil they came to the house for a beer and to talk about corals and fish,
one of the guys told me that he wanted to test my water so i handed him all my test kits
he did 3 red sea calcium tests and got a result saying my calcium was under 290
i did 1 api test and got a result of 380
i did 2 test with my Hannah checker and got 1 result of 511 and another one for 490
he did the test down to a T same as me how are this results posible!! and which one should i trust
tomorrow ill be getting a salifert test to see what it says
any advice?
So today a couple friends came to my house and are really knowledgeable about both marine and fresh water tanks, they are from argentina and brazil they came to the house for a beer...
any advice?