Eggs over easy: What Hanna checkers do you use?

[Peace River]

Eggs over easy: What Hanna checkers do you use?

Water testing is important and many reef keepers use Hanna checkers to monitor their water quality. For many of us, the benefit of seeing a number on a screen instead of trying to judge the shade of pink, green, or some other color is significant. The Hanna checkers include meters for phosphates, nitrate, ammonia, magnesium, calcium, alkalinity, and more. Some reef keepers have even use 3D printed racks to keep their Hanna checkers and the related reagents organized. However, not everyone uses these testers and some have stayed with the color strips related to manual testing while others have moved to automated testing solutions. What is your experience with the Hanna checkers? Which options do you have and which ones do your regularly use? Please share your thoughts in the discussion thread!

Photo by @RobB’z Reef

 

[pecan2phat]

I use the DKH Alkalinity and Phosphate but stick to Salifert for Magnesium, Calcium, Potassium and Nitrate.

 

[KENNYSREEF]

I use the Hanna Marine Master!

 

[homer1475]

Phosphorus ULR, Alkalinity, magnesium, and LR nitrate.

Only I don't use is the calcium checker. I do keep salifert on hand if something comes up weird with the hannas.

 

[exnisstech]

Not listed, high range nitrate along with ulr phosphate, alk and high range copper for qt.

 

[homer1475]

Not listed, high range nitrate along with ulr phosphate, alk and high range copper for qt.

Ahh yes my nitrate is the newer HR. I'm not 100% certainly the newer magnesium checker is any more accurate then the old either. It's consistent, but don't get that warm fuzzy feeling from the readings.

 

[tbrown]

Eggs over easy: What Hanna checkers do you use?

Water testing is important and many reef keepers use Hanna checkers to monitor their water quality. For many of us, the benefit of seeing a number on a screen instead of trying to judge the shade of pink, green, or some other color is significant. The Hanna checkers include meters for phosphates, nitrate, ammonia, magnesium, calcium, alkalinity, and more. Some reef keepers have even use 3D printed racks to keep their Hanna checkers and the related reagents organized. However, not everyone uses these testers and some have stayed with the color strips related to manual testing while others have moved to automated testing solutions. What is your experience with the Hanna checkers? Which options do you have and which ones do your regularly use? Please share your thoughts in the discussion thread!

Photo by @RobB’z Reef

I use the Hanna High Range Nitrate as well as some others listed.

 

[OneMerissa]

LOVE my checkers!!!

 

[Court_Appointed_Hypeman]

I went with the pro test kit from BRS that included the hannah alk dkh and ulr phos. The entire kit feels pretty cost effective to keep getting the same reagent refills so I am pretty happy with it.

I ended up also getting the copper hannah later for QT because when researching medicating with copper, it seemed like it was THE ONLY copper test that would measure the appropriate range for treatment.

 

[vabben]

The copper Hanna is a must if you QT. Use most of them on a regular basis.

Now we need a Hanna AIO auto tester. Billion-dollar idea there Hanna....

 

[Cherboi]

All of them cause I need accurate readings, but I'm still waiting for my new fixed mag test kit HANNAH!!!

 

[Susan Edwards]

Not listed, high range nitrate plus po4, cal and mag which are not always accurate and alk

And where can I get that test kit holder!!

 

[Mschmidt]

another voice for the high range nitrate.

I also want to make one of those stands, but it doesn't fit on my print bed, plus want to change the embossing to match my tests.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

I use Salifert test for my reef, cheap and easy

 

[Mschmidt]

Not listed, high range nitrate plus po4, cal and mag which are not always accurate and alk

And where can I get that test kit holder!!

not sure if they are for sale anywhere, but here is a file if you or a friend has a 3d printer.

Hanna Checker Stand by RobBzReef

Note: I get a lot of questions on how to modify this in fusion using the provided f3d file. Search for my youtube channel (robbzreef) and there is a step by step 'how to' video there. If you find that helpful a like and subscribe is greatly appreciated.https://www.youtube.com/@RobBzReefv3...

www.thingiverse.com

 

[4FordFamily]

Copper Tester! My boy @HotRocks shout out to on this one!

 

[brclark82]

Nitrate HR not listed and then Phosphate ULR and Alkalinity dKH...will eventually add Copper but will going elsewhere for Calcium and Mag

 

[clk]

Same as brclark82, Nitrate HR (not listed), Phos ULR, Alk dKH.

 

[bud_rick]

I use it for phosphate and high range nitrate. All the people using it for alk are crazy in my opinion. I have done tests back to back and got totally different results from the same reagent. I have also compared different batches of reagent and those results were completely different also.

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Nitrate HR & Phosphate. Rest are salifert (alk, cal and mg) since I don't check regularly.