Please list all the test kits brands you use here!

[ReefNutsThailand]

Hanna Checkers for PO4, NO3, Alk
Hanna Salinity Tester
No brand (Chinese made) for pH, Temp probe
Salifert for Ca, Mg

Waiting for Hanna Marine Master to check all thous 5 above.

 

[rossco]

Hanna high range nitrate
Hanna ULR phosphate

Salifert Alk, CA, Mag, K+

 

[eye_dr_reef]

Automated Aquarino KH (hanna to calibrate)
Hanna HR nitrate
Hanna ULR phosphate
Salifert Ca
Salifert Mg
Salinity Tropic Marin High precision hydrometer

 

[winxp_man]

Hanna:

pH, Alk, Cal, Mag, HR No3, ULR P04, Ammonia,
Sal probe
HR Copper (QT)

Tropic Marin:
Sal

Temp:
Cooper DFQ450W
Thermoworks Thermapen One

Tank auto test:

Neptune Trident ACM, NP

 

[tigre44]

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!

Hanna
Alk
Po4 lr
Salifert
No3
Mg
Fluval/Hagen
Ca

 

[Troylee]

Trident
Hanna p04, n03, alk
Salifert cal and mag.

 

[MnFish1]

API. Ca, PO4, Nitrate, Alkalinity. Salinity (various methods)

 

[logibear]

Hanna:
PO4
Nitrate
Alk

Salifert:
Ca
Mg

Salinity:
refractometer

 

[Maize & Blue]

Hanna for Alk, Cal, Mag, Phos, Nitrate. Also use Salifert and Aquaforest to double check Hanna. Salifert for Ph.

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

This is a GREAT list we are compiling!

 

[commod0re]

Hanna:
- nitrate HR
- phosphate ULR
- dKH
- salinity pen

Salifert:
- calcium

 

[AvoidTheNoid]

I use Hanna for:

Alk
Ph
Nitrate
Phosphate
Salinity

Not the cheapest, but rock solid

 

[MasterClassReefs]

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!

Hanna
Salifert
Lamotte

 

[MasterClassReefs]

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.

Going to be using AFR for the first time. How are you liking it?

 

[Nor'easter Reefer]

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.

Randy, I use all for reef and kalk and my calcium tends to creep up rather quickly when i keep my alk stable. Do you still hold this belief or has this changed since July 1 2025? I thought it was my Hanna tester but an icp test confirmed i was high(and surprisingly that my hanna was testing pretty accurately) I brought it down and it continues to creep up pretty steadily.

 

[DanATL]

Hanna for:
ALK
ULR Phosphate
High Range Nitrate (have not seen anything above 0ppm for last 2 years)

Salifert for:
Ca
Mg

Neptune Apex for pH.

Taste test for salinity (just seeing if anyone reads this post).

 

[SantaMonica Verified Sponsor]

Mine seemed to distill down to just Salifert

 

[DHill6]

Hanna :
Alk
ULR phosphate
Nitrate high range
CA ( not very often)

 

[ReeVo]

Hanna Marine Master:
Calcium
Alkalinity
Nitrate HR
Phosphate ULR
Magnesium
Ammonia
Nitrite ULR

Salifert:
Ca, Alk, Mag just to double check when Hanna results seem off. I've had 2 bad reagents already and these give me a piece of mind.

TM Hydrometer for salinity

Apex for pH and temp

 

[Bob CImon]

Red Sea:
Alkalinity
Calcium
Phosphate

Hanna:
Magnesium
Nitrate (ULR)
Nitrate High Range

Milwaukee:
Salinity


Apex:
Temperature
Salinity
PH