Which checker or test kit does everyone use for Copper

[Keesers]

Hello all, what’s everyone’s go to for copper testing, that seems to have the best results. Will be using fritz CopperSafe so itS Chelated Copper. Got some Fish coming in from LA not DD and I need to get them in display as soon as possible for some algae issues starting to upcrop that I don’t like. So they will be going in cycled QT w/ copper that I have running instead of my OT for corals and inverts were I would put DD ones for two weeks to make sure they are eating.

 

[dwest]

Hello all, what’s everyone’s go to for copper testing, that seems to have the best results. Will be using fritz CopperSafe so itS Chelated Copper. Got some Fish coming in from LA not DD and I need to get them in display as soon as possible for some algae issues starting to upcrop that I don’t like. So they will be going in cycled QT w/ copper that I have running instead of my OT for corals and inverts were I would put DD ones for two weeks to make sure they are eating.

Hanna high range copper.

 

[Keesers]

Hanna high range copper.

Okay thank you I’ll see if I can find one on group, what would be second choose if you couldn’t get that. Things are a little hard to come by with everything

 

[dwest]

Okay thank you I’ll see if I can find one on group, what would be second choose if you couldn’t get that. Things are a little hard to come by with everything

Honestly,there is no second choice for me. See what others say.

 

[Keesers]

Honestly,there is no second choice for me. See what others say.

Okay thank you for your honesty. Also PS Do you have a used kit that you might want to get rid of. PM if you do,

 

[Big G]

Hanna HL Copper Checker

Used several of the color matching tests kits from Red Sea, API, Salifert, etc. So inaccurate it was incredible. Over dosing was too easy. Was dosing Coppersafe and using the Red Sea test kit when I got my Hanna. Checked the water and . . . turned out I was over dosing by almost 40%. Yikes!

 

[Keesers]

Hanna HL Copper Checker

Used several of the color matching tests kits from Red Sea, API, Salifert, etc. So inaccurate it was incredible. Over dosing was too easy. Was dosing Coppersafe and using the Red Sea test kit when I got my Hanna. Checked the water and . . . turned out I was over dosing by almost 40%. Yikes!

Holy cow. That’s scary I have heard that the other ones just don’t compare. I was hoping it was just reviews you know can lots of time be skewed by upset people. So I’m glad that both responses so far are for Hanna. Hopefully someone has one on here.

 

[AquaholicAquariums]

Hannah is the best, the api won’t get you an accurate number.

 

[Keesers]

Posted a WTB post if anybody has one

 

[notclear]

Hanna HL Copper Checker

Used several of the color matching tests kits from Red Sea, API, Salifert, etc. So inaccurate it was incredible. Over dosing was too easy. Was dosing Coppersafe and using the Red Sea test kit when I got my Hanna. Checked the water and . . . turned out I was over dosing by almost 40%. Yikes!

I dosed Coppersafe and asked Hanna whether their tester is OK to measure Coppersafe, here was their answer:

Your email was transferred to us as we are the Hanna Instruments Canadian sales office. Unfortunately, our Copper colorimeter cannot be used to test Coppersafe as it is a mixture of several components and our colorimeter‘s reagent is specific to the presence of the CU2 ion in a water sample. Other components found in Coppersafe will interfere with the proper reagent/sample reaction rendering the results null.

 

[Big G]

I dosed Coppersafe and asked Hanna whether their tester is OK to measure Coppersafe, here was their answer:

Your email was transferred to us as we are the Hanna Instruments Canadian sales office. Unfortunately, our Copper colorimeter cannot be used to test Coppersafe as it is a mixture of several components and our colorimeter‘s reagent is specific to the presence of the CU2 ion in a water sample. Other components found in Coppersafe will interfere with the proper reagent/sample reaction rendering the results null.

Interesting. Initially when @HotRocks started testing the Hanna, if my old memory serves me right, they said that the tester would not work on saltwater. Hmmm. Perhaps Hotrocks can chime in on this.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

I was just coming in to suggest Hanna and tag @HotRocks, but that's been done... so I'll just tag @4FordFamily because he never does anything and needs something to look at.

 

[piranhaman00]

Interesting. Initially when @HotRocks started testing the Hanna, if my old memory serves me right, they said that the tester would not work on saltwater. Hmmm. Perhaps Hotrocks can chime in on this.

This was changed right? I use mine in saltwater lol

 

[Mjrenz]

Interesting. Initially when @HotRocks started testing the Hanna, if my old memory serves me right, they said that the tester would not work on saltwater. Hmmm. Perhaps Hotrocks can chime in on this.

I can't remember where it is to reference it but @HotRocks found it to very accurate even though Hanna didn't recommend it for saltwater.

 

[4FordFamily]

I was just coming in to suggest Hanna and tag @HotRocks, but that's been done... so I'll just tag @4FordFamily because he never does anything and needs something to look at.

Haha thanks buddy!

I highly recommend it, Hanna eventually came back and tested on their own and found it highly accurate. No better way to test copper IMO

 

[notclear]

Haha thanks buddy!

I highly recommend it, Hanna eventually came back and tested on their own and found it highly accurate. No better way to test copper IMO

Did you use Coppersafe or other copper like Cupramine?

 

[Big G]

There were some issues with Coppersafe varying in strength from bottle to bottle. So most of us switched to Copper Power.

 

[Hydrored]

Copper Power and Hannah is the way to go for sure like the others have said. I find dealing with copper testing is a pain but unfortunately has become a necessary evil

 

[Keesers]

Thanks guys got one on order.

 

[Erick Armanii]

I’ve used a few different test kits and recently purchased a Hannah for high range copper... let me tell you first hand.. don’t bother with other kits!

You will get a small range and play the match up the color to guess which shade of blue is it..

when dealing with copper especially, the amount of copper dose for therapeutic levels and lethal are to close for guess work..

Also purchase more reagents as the kit comes with enough for 6 tests