Reefkinetics Reefbot

Nathan Bertsch · Jun 13, 2019

This is great!!! It’s great seeing you guys adding more and more kits!

drernesto said:
The ReefBot is now compatible with ELOS The Aquarium Company KH test kit. You can read your alkalinity levels between 5 and 14 dKH !

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Nathan Bertsch · Jun 13, 2019

Also a follow up on bent needles. I talked with support and they noticed there was some deflection in the reagent tray. I push down on the tray at the instructed position and that seems to have fixed the problem.

rushbattle · Jun 13, 2019

Nathan Bertsch said:
Also a follow up on bent needles. I talked with support and they noticed there was some deflection in the reagent tray. I push down on the tray at the instructed position and that seems to have fixed the problem.

I have had the same experience, lots of discussion of bending parts of the RB to get the system working properly. I have bent a good number of needles working on getting everything aligned. Jad is a great with communication, but I am afraid occasional bent needles might be a permanent situation.

drernesto · Jun 14, 2019

Nathan Bertsch said:
This is great!!! It’s great seeing you guys adding more and more kits!

We’ll always be adding new tests. You shouldn’t bend any needle as it’s like calibrating the tray once after shipping. @rushbattle very few had this issue.

Nathan Bertsch · Jun 14, 2019

drernesto said:
We’ll always be adding new tests. You shouldn’t bend any needle as it’s like calibrating the tray once after shipping. @rushbattle very few had this issue.

I’m hoping that was a fluke shipping thing! So far I’ve ran about 8 tests without bent needles! I’m going to be filling up the reagent tray to fill capacity and run more tests to confirm! It’s been great having for phosphate and nitrate!!!!! I use the trident for the main three and the reefbot for phosphate nitrate and additional alkalinity! So far I’m loving not manually testing!!!! Way to go ReefKinetics, what a great product!

Nathan Bertsch · Jun 24, 2019

Everything is working great still! Nitrate and Phosphate tests are dead on! To me automating those tests makes the reefbot an easy sell!

Brian Drab · Jun 24, 2019

drernesto said:
The ReefBot is now compatible with ELOS The Aquarium Company KH test kit. You can read your alkalinity levels between 5 and 14 dKH !

I can confirm that it is accurate as well. My recommendations for Alkalinity for the ReefBot are as follows.

Salifert (Still the best and most accurate)
ELOS (Very close second)
Red Sea (Too High for my liking)
API (Too low for my liking)

Balz3352 · Jul 14, 2019

Best no3 kit?
How many vials does each use

Nathan Bertsch · Jul 14, 2019

I’ve had great luck with tropic Marin from BRS. I’m not sure on how many tests but maybe someone e else can comment on number of tests per kit.

Reef Kinetics · Jul 14, 2019

Balz3352 said:
Best no3 kit?
How many vials does each use[/QUOTE
We like the Tropic Marin pro or fauna.
You’ll need 2 kits.

Balz3352 · Jul 14, 2019

How many vials in the reefbot dose each one of those kits take up.

Reef Kinetics · Jul 15, 2019

Balz3352 said:
How many vials in the reefbot dose each one of those kits take up.

Tropic Marin and fauna nitrate nitrite pro use 3 vials each

stacksoner · Jul 27, 2019

Reef Kinetics said:
Tropic Marin and fauna nitrate nitrite pro use 3 vials each

Are there any new tests in the works?? Hannah, Trident?

Reef Kinetics · Jul 29, 2019

slewrock1 said:
Are there any new tests in the works?? Hannah, Trident?

Hello,

We are working on new brands and parameters will let you know once we release one.

Reef Kinetics · Jul 30, 2019

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jschultzbass · Jul 30, 2019

Hanna Alkalinity would be awesome as their refill kits are readily available

rushbattle · Jul 30, 2019

jschultzbass said:
Hanna Alkalinity would be awesome as their refill kits are readily available

Much more expensive and worse accuracy and precision. Not a good option.

jschultzbass · Jul 30, 2019

rushbattle said:
Much more expensive and worse accuracy and precision. Not a good option.

I 100% disagree. Great accuracy and the best precision I've seen and the refill kits are mid range expensive. I don't know where you got your info. BRS just did a review of all this and confirms what I just said.

rushbattle · Jul 30, 2019

jschultzbass said:
I 100% disagree. Great accuracy and the best precision I've seen and the refill kits are mid range expensive. I don't know where you got your info. BRS just did a review of all this and confirms what I just said.

It’s literally 1.5 times as expensive as Red Sea, going from $0.24 to $0.36 per test. That’s $50 per year extra, and it’s likely the least accurate and precise way to measure alkalinity. I like Ryan, but that test kit video they did is garbage. It tested people not kits and in a janky way as well. Has nothing to do testing accuracy and precision at all.

smartwater101 · Aug 30, 2019

With rinsing and whatnot, how much waste is produced for a single test. Say a single Red Sea Alk test?

Also, how much tank water would this single test use? Is it just the 10ml required by Red Sea, or is there some tube flushing that is happening as well?