Essential equipment - for testing
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maleks.reef
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For salinity, I highly highly recommend the Hannah salinity checker. As for No3, Po4, Ca, Mg, and ALK, you could either buy salifert/red sea kits, salifert being the cheaper one but still as good, or you could buy the hannah testers for these as well. You dont have to buy all of them at once, you can go slowly. Salinity, no3, po4, and alk should be your priority now.
Schraufabagel
aka Schrauf_den
Refractometer for salinity. Hanna Insturments checkers for Alk, NO3, pH, and phosphate. Salifert for Mg and Ca. That’s what I use
All you need to start is a way to test salinity, ammonia, and NO3 when you are cycling. After the cycle you likely won’t need ammonia testing stuff anymore unless you have a quarantine tank.
All you need to start is a way to test salinity, ammonia, and NO3 when you are cycling. After the cycle you likely won’t need ammonia testing stuff anymore unless you have a quarantine tank.
shakacuz
hang loose, cuz
what i use:
hannah PH
red sea alk, mag, cal, no3, po4
brs refractometer for salinity
slowly trying to switch over to individual hannah checkers. will probably use salifert mag or red sea mag after the switch
hannah PH
red sea alk, mag, cal, no3, po4
brs refractometer for salinity
slowly trying to switch over to individual hannah checkers. will probably use salifert mag or red sea mag after the switch
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Drich5150
Active Member
Hanna if you can afford them. Buy one at a time. I recommend the hanna hr nitrate. The phosphorus ulr. Alkalinity. Salinity temp pen. And calcium. Red sea for magnesium. Red sea has a good kit with calcium magnesium and alk. Ph i use salifert.
