water testing

[reefsandrotts]

looking to start testing my alk and calc whats the best way these days, test kits hanna meters?

 

[Empire]

I've been using salifert for several years. I'm getting lazy and will try out Hanna checkers soon. I read somewhere that Hanna meters aren't good for specific tests.

 

[dirtycontour]

I use and like Salifert for Ca and Hanna for Alk.

 

[Rwc]

Red Sea test kit is good a little confusing the first few times but their are YouTube vids to walk you through

 

[reef boy]

Haha I just asked this question a little bit ago. From the responses I got the Hanna checkers are very reliable except for the calcium. I didn't hear much about the nitrite one though. I ended up getting the Hanna meters for phosphate and alkalinity. I got the Red Sea test kit for calcium. I had the Red Sea test kits prior to this but i needed new ones and heard good stuff about Hanna meters. Like I said everywhere I researched and every response I got the phosphate and Alk Hanna kits we great. I do like the Red Sea though too.

 

[Rwc]

Heard the same thing about hanna calc tester not good reviews

 

[Olivier]

if you trust me (I advise don't), use hana for ALK and Redsea for CAL. don't forget to test the magnesium. they go together. trio or threesome if you will.