Please list all the test kits brands you use here!

[revhtree Verified Admin]

It would be awesome to have as many members as possible participating!

Take a moment and list all the test kit brands you are currently using and for what!

 

[Rocks reef]

Hanna
- Salinity
- pH
- Alk
- Nitrate
- Phosphate

Salifert
- Calcium

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

I use:

Hanna high range nitrate
Hanna ULR phosphate
DIY alk titration
pH (Orion meter and probe)
temperature via inkbirds (7 of them)
salinity by conductivity meter (old VWR)

I do not intend to measure calcium or magnesium in the near future. With AFR or kalk for alkalinity (I use AFR), if alk is OK, calcium will be OK.

 

[hoffmeyerz]

Hanna For Alk, Nitrate, Phos, and Copper. Salifert for Cal and Mag.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I use the AquaForest test kits for alk, and calcium. I use salifert for the rest!

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Hanna For Alk, Nitrate, Phos, and Copper. Salifert for Cal and Mag.

I presume the Hanna copper is for medicating. It seems not useful for reef levels where it often gives nonzero values when it should not based on ICP.

 

[EricR]

Hanna (I'm colorblind):
- Alkalinity dKH
- Phosphate ULR
- Nitrate HR
- Sainity checker for quick match new saltwater to DT

Salifert (with helper):
- Calcium
- Magnesium but almost never check
- Alkalinity just to compare to Hanna for fun but very rarely

Tropic Marin precision hydrometer (w/500 mL cylinder) for salinity,,, if you count that.

 

[Troylee]

Hannah for p04, n03 and alk. and salifert for calcium and mag. those keep my trident calibrated.
I also use a old plastic hydrometer for my salinity.. I have a tropic Marin glass one but don’t see a use for it lol..

 

[John Neuzil]

API for Ammonia

HANNA
Phosphate
Nitrate
Calcium
Alkalinity
Salinity

SALIFERT
Magnesium
Calcium

Hydros controller
ph
Salinity

 

[Sophie"s mom]

It would be awesome to have as many members as possible participating!

Take a moment and list all the test kit brands you are currently using and for what!

I use Hanna for Alk, PH, Calcium, Nitrate HR, and Phosphate. I use Salifert for magnesium, and to periodically test against Hanna for reference.

 

[exnisstech]

Hanna ULR phosphate, HR nitrate and alk. Salifert for calcium tho I don't test calcium often. I don't test anything else.

 

[Crabs McJones]

Hannah digital testers for Calcium, Alkalinity and copper (qt tank)
Salifert for ammonia, nitrite and nitrate and magnesium

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Red Sea for Calcium, Alk
Salifert for Nitrates and Phosphates
Apex for Temperature and pH
Hydrometer for Salinity

 

[Patx]

Hanna: Po4,No3, Alk

Salifert: Mg, Ca

S.G. : MA877 calibrated with TM high precision hydrometer.

 

[Reefer Matt]

(2) Neptune Tridents for Alk, Ca, and Mg on two tanks. Hanna hr nitrate, and ulr phosphate for all five.
Hanna Alk and Ca for two tanks, and as a sanity check to Trident (they usually match for me).
Salifert Mg test as a backup.

 

[nkyreef]

Hanna:
Alkalinity
Nitrate (high range)
Phosphate (ULR phosphorus)

Salifert:
Calcium
Magnesium

Milwaukee:
Salinity

Apex:
Temperature
PH

Triton Labs:
ICP (1x per year)

 

[Catawba_Valley_Reef]

Hanna: nitrate, phosphate, copper
Salifert: alkalinity, calcium, magnesium
Milwaukee Digital Refractometer: salinity
Trident: calibrated with salifert tests

 

[Red_Beard]

Salifert:
Alk, cal, mag, no3, po4

Hanna:
Alk

 

[p1u5h13r4m24]

Hanna ulr phos
Hanna nitrate
Hanna alkalinity
Salifert calcium/magnesium
Hanna salinity checker
Red Sea refractometer
Ati ICP every other month
Hydros controller to monitor ph and water levels

 

[rtparty]

Hanna Phosphorous ULR
Salifert Nitrate
Salifert Calcium (I never use though)
Salifert Alkalinity
Milwaukee digital refractometer
BRS handheld refractometer