Does the Hanna Phosphorous checker work for rfesh water ?

[reefaboo]

so i have been curing this new fiji rock in a bucket in rodi water and just wants to make sure its done leeching phosphates and nitrates before i begin to cycle it ..


can i use my hanna checker phosphorous to see if its still leeching phosphates ? or is it only for marine water ?

 

[jason2459]

It's a marine checker.

Add some salt, circulation, and a heater and get that curing going. Then you can use the checker.

 

[slicko]

It is not marine only.

yes it works in fresh water not a problem.

 

[jason2459]

It is not marine only.

yes it works in fresh water not a problem.

The hanna 736 Phosphorous checker is marine specific and according to hanna will not accurately test in freshwater.

 

[reefaboo]

Thanks .. i think ill just take a quart of that water out mix to 1.024 and check i guess

 

[slicko]

The hanna 736 Phosphorous checker is marine specific and according to hanna will not accurately test in freshwater.

there yah go im thinking phosphate checker 713.

 

[Randy Holmes-Farley Verified Community Expert]

Interesting, Hanna feels it important to put in the manual to not heat the device in a microwave oven. Should I assume I can bake it in a regular oven? lol

 

[slicko]

you know how it goes randy. if they didnt write that in there manual there gonna have that one guy who says how come you didnt tell me i couldnt use it in the microwave

 

[ReefingwithO]

you know how it goes randy. if they didnt write that in there manual there gonna have that one guy who says how come you didnt tell me i couldnt use it in the microwave

Or maybe that one guy already did it and that's why they needed to at it.

 

[piranhaman00]

Bump

I have this exact question. Does the H1736 work for freshwater? I have dry rocks in rodi that I want to check if they are leeching PO4. Appears it is marine only. Can I remove some water add salt to it and then test? That seems strange!

Thanks