Marine Master Users?

MDAquatics · Aug 20, 2023

Hey everyone!
If anyone is using the Marine master could you give a little feedback? Im considering it. For my testing all I would need separate from it is Mag and Ammonia. It's very tempting because I am getting pretty sick of color charts and not having 7 or 8 hanna kits laying round would be nice. Im curious how people are liking it.

MDAquatics · Aug 20, 2023

FishRFriends!=Food · Oct 23, 2023

MDAquatics said:
Bump

They released a gen 2 with Bluetooth, along with updating the firmware to support magnesium and Ammonia testing. I purchased a used gen 1 which Ill be updating shortly once ita delivered.

Dave Clark · Jan 16, 2024

I was thinking that the base technology was probably taken from the Hanna Checker line (eggs). If so ... seems like a lot of people don't really care for the calcium or magnesium checkers, and I wonder if the same problems have been carried over to the Marine Master.

snowlerblader · Jan 16, 2024

I have one and I love it!

Being colorblind, the color charts are very difficult for me. I am testing much more frequently with that box, and I think I finally have my alk dosing dialed in, for instance.

Things I like a lot:
Case - it doesn't say this, I don't think, but it comes with a very nice plastic briefcase that stores everything.
Memory - it stores a history of your recent readings on the device. Great for when you walk away and the box powers down.
Tutorial - I just leave tutorial mode on and it gives you step-by-step for every measurement.
Equipment - syringes, scissors, almost everything is included.

Things it's lacking:
A 10ml syringe - luckily I had one sitting around. For taking samples from the tank.
Bluetooth - the app is wonky and it doesn't sync the full history from the device - misses measurements in the history. No idea why. I don't mind, I have my own logging system anyway.