MasterTronic Pricing Released
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mitch91175
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I have the Autobalance, not the Abex. The Abex hasn't been released yet.
Here are my first impressions.
Since then, Xepta decided to do an upgrade that required the replacement of a tube to increase accuracy.
My unit has a problem with the clock (but apparently it's just me and another guy) and they think it may be related with my router. I am trying to sort this out with Xepta. Their technical support is outstanding.
The measurements are accurate as far as I can see with salifert tests. They still need to fix some app/firmware problems though.
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mitch91175
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Looks like a solid piece of gear. They are behind on release though. Would be great to have it available to everyone to give more options that work as advertised.
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Nope even better. The pucks swivel. I bet you never even knew you needed that feature did you? They are taking pre-orders now!
That is a very informative video, and covers just about anything that a new buyer would want to know. The app seems to have a better display than the alkatronic, but don't like how it pushes testing back 4 minutes every time. curious if they resolved that issue?? Quite honestly, it seems like a better unit for a better price. and being that it uses a weak acid for reagent, that cost can easily be mitigated just like the alkatronic of kh director.
Thanks for the very informative video and hope to see one for the apex soon as well.
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mitch91175
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Only those that have actually seen it know. No information on that has been released.
This was a short video put out about mastertronic
SkiCatTX
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I am considering getting one, even at the cost, if it turns out to be more reliable and easier to maintain than the Reefbot. I would probably only run Nitrate and Phosphate and not any of the other tests, and it would be great if they add Iodine or some other options in the future.
They still need to fix a few glitches, but the 4 minutes delay will most likely not be fixed. The web access is nearly there.
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mitch91175
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Just looking at the math for the Red Sea Pro PO4 test kit. Red Sea advertises it for 100 test per kit so I wonder how MT has is for 21 weeks measuring once a day? Gotta be multiple Red Sea kits.
21x7=147 right? ;Facepalm
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mitch91175
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Same with NO3. Fauna Marine states 50/kit and MT can do 70?
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Just trying to get a feasible expectation of kit usage for annual calculation.
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mitch91175
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47 more PO4 test? 20 more NO3? Those would be awesome numbers if true. But hey I'm from Missouri
Would definitely crush Reefbot and it's reported 50% usage fiasco.
47 more PO4 test? 20 more NO3? Those would be awesome numbers if true. But hey I'm from Missouri
Would definitely crush Reefbot and it's reported 50% usage fiasco.
Its should be true, at least per the designers. They are using the reagent of those test kits, but are not using the exact volumes/data that the test kits call for. They graphed out and calculated their own data based off of the reagent and precision calibration solutions.
Whereas you or I might need 5-10ml of solution in a vial and are limited by the precision we can read on the syringes or comparing the color to a provided sheet (depending on the test type), I would expect a machine could work with smaller volumes.
It’s also how they get better accuracy than the actual tests are rated to. Human versus machine.
