Hannah MARINE phosphorus ULR checker.

JCSReefing

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 25, 2014
Messages
450
Reaction score
66
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Just got a Hannah phosphate MARINE checker and did a test and cam back after the countdown of 95. Can anyone tell me if this is good or bad? Or did I screw up?
 

GoVols

Cobb / Webb - 1989
View Badges
Joined
Nov 29, 2016
Messages
13,078
Reaction score
37,560
Location
In-The-Boro, TN
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Just got a Hannah phosphate MARINE checker and did a test and cam back after the countdown of 95. Can anyone tell me if this is good or bad? Or did I screw up?
Is it the Phosphate checker that's in your post?
Or
The phosphorus ULR checker that's on your your thread headline?

They are two different checker's
 

radicaltour

Community Member
View Badges
Joined
Oct 20, 2016
Messages
76
Reaction score
46
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
(95 x 3.066) / 1000 = 0.29ppm

The suggested phosphate reading in a reef tank (from many experienced hobbyists) is 0.05ppm.
 
OP
OP
JCSReefing

JCSReefing

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 25, 2014
Messages
450
Reaction score
66
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Is it the Phosphate checker that's in your post?
Or
The phosphorus ULR checker that's on your your thread headline?

They are two different checker's

Phosphorus url marine checker is what it is and ready 95. Good or bad or VERY bad
 

GoVols

Cobb / Webb - 1989
View Badges
Joined
Nov 29, 2016
Messages
13,078
Reaction score
37,560
Location
In-The-Boro, TN
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Phosphorus url marine checker is what it is and ready 95. Good or bad or VERY bad
Do you have the Phosphate conversation formula or cheat sheet for the Phosphorus checker?
 

ReeferCub

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 25, 2015
Messages
172
Reaction score
135
Location
Richmond, VA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
516uP0mjPpL._SL1000_.jpg


Is it this the exact checker you are using?
 

ReeferCub

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 25, 2015
Messages
172
Reaction score
135
Location
Richmond, VA
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
If answer to the above question is yes. Then the phosphate level in your tank according to your test result of 95 is 0.29 ppm. Which is quite high when compared to conventionally acceptable values of safe phosphate level in a reef tank.
 

GoVols

Cobb / Webb - 1989
View Badges
Joined
Nov 29, 2016
Messages
13,078
Reaction score
37,560
Location
In-The-Boro, TN
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
When I did a PPB to PPM calculator it said 0.095ppm
Your checker reads 95

Here's the formula

95 x 3 = 285

then put a decimal point in front.

.285 is your phosphate.

It's very high.
 
Last edited:
OP
OP
JCSReefing

JCSReefing

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jul 25, 2014
Messages
450
Reaction score
66
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Here's the formula

95 x 3 = 285

them put a decimal point in front.

.285 is your phosphate.

It's very high.

I am so confused. I e gotten like three different answers on what my phosphate is. I am using the bulk reef supply Hanna phosphorus url checker and I put my water in, hit button. Added the packet contents and push and held till the 3min countdown started and came up with 95.
 

GoVols

Cobb / Webb - 1989
View Badges
Joined
Nov 29, 2016
Messages
13,078
Reaction score
37,560
Location
In-The-Boro, TN
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I am so confused. I e gotten like three different answers on what my phosphate is. I am using the bulk reef supply Hanna phosphorus url checker and I put my water in, hit button. Added the packet contents and push and held till the 3min countdown started and came up with 95.
What is your 3 different answers / the math / or the checker giving you 3 different readings?
 

alyee5

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Sep 28, 2014
Messages
331
Reaction score
287
Location
Phoenix
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I am so confused. I e gotten like three different answers on what my phosphate is. I am using the bulk reef supply Hanna phosphorus url checker and I put my water in, hit button. Added the packet contents and push and held till the 3min countdown started and came up with 95.

To convert the PhosPHOROUS reading on the Hannah checker to PhosPHATE you need to multiple the reading by 3.066 like RadicalTour said (or to make it simple and just multiply by 3 like Go Vols does)
Then to convert from PPB to PPM you divide by 1000.

And yes 0.285 or 0.29 is high relatively speaking
 

High pressure shells: Do you look for signs of stress in the invertebrates in your reef tank?

  • I regularly look for signs of invertebrate stress in my reef tank.

    Votes: 36 31.6%
  • I occasionally look for signs of invertebrate stress in my reef tank.

    Votes: 27 23.7%
  • I rarely look for signs of invertebrate stress in my reef tank.

    Votes: 21 18.4%
  • I never look for signs of invertebrate stress in my reef tank.

    Votes: 30 26.3%
  • Other.

    Votes: 0 0.0%
Back
Top