How Many Test Kits Do You Have?


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LilElroyJetson

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I know...I have a problem. I was organizing my supply cabinet and realized I have clearly accumulated more test kits than should ever be necessary. BUT it has been helpful having everything I need at arms reach, and the ease of use of these kits has caused me to test consistently, which I’m happy about.

Are any of you as crazy as I am? (Clearly no judgement over here...I lined mine up to take a photo for you people. ;Hilarious)

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Your pic seems about right, better to have them than to not.

I do plan to switch over to Hanna on pretty much everything eventually.
 
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Your pic seems about right, better to have them than to not.

I do plan to switch over to Hanna on pretty much everything eventually.

The Hanna checkers are great. Easier to read with higher accuracy and easier to use except for the calcium checker which uses two separate reagents and two different samples of water but I still prefer using it.
 

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If Hanna instruments was able to come out with a tester for saltwater ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate I would be strictly Hanna.

Having to decipher Between Shades of a color drives me insane!
 

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I wish the checkers were bluetooth, do a test log it for me [emoji23].

nitrogen tests are very much affected by salinity there is thread about using one of their checkers with nitrate regents and doing math.
 

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Hanna: Alk, PO4 ( I have the Ca also but never use it )
Salifert: Ca,Mg,No3
Refractometer at the mixing station and Milwaukee digital refractometer for testing.
 
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If Hanna instruments was able to come out with a tester for saltwater ammonia, nitrite, and nitrate I would be strictly Hanna.

Having to decipher Between Shades of a color drives me insane!

Nitrite and ammonia I don’t care for so much, I never test for them anyway and my Seneye reports ammonia. But would love a nitrate specific test kit.
 

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Alk hanna checker
ATI master (for the basics during cycle, and just no3 now)
Red sea reef(cal and mag, and backup alk. But the mag always tests high)
Salifert po4(which kind of sucks)
 
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I wish the checkers were bluetooth, do a test log it for me [emoji23].

nitrogen tests are very much affected by salinity there is thread about using one of their checkers with nitrate regents and doing math.


I’m not trying to encourage unnecessary spending...but Hanna has a bluetooth pH probe...just saying! ;)

Yeah I read thru that thread. Really interesting workaround and if you keep your salinity stable it should lend to the consistency of the tests although I still question the accuracy. I spoke with Hanna and they are aware of the reef hobbyist demand for marine testers and are working on it. Hopefully these tests continue to get more accurate and easier to use!
 
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