Testing Kits

[pastel]

Hello all!
After lurking on this forum since middle school, I've recently decided to make an account and finally begin posting... I'm only 7 years late on that! ;Shamefullyembarrased

I was hoping to take advantage of BRS's sale and get a testing kit.
I plan to test for Calc, Alk, and and Mg.
However, now I'm a bit torn between the three brands that they have on sale.
The three brands are: Hanna Checkers, Red Sea, and Salifert.
I was curious about everyone's preference and whether they find one or the other to be easier to test or more accurate.

Thank you all!

 

[WWIII]

Hanna for alk and phosphate (ulr phosphorus checker)

Salifert for calcium and magnesium. Red sea is ok for calcium as well. But I just prefer salifert.

 

[pastel]

Hanna for alk and phosphate (ulr phosphorus checker)

Salifert for calcium and magnesium. Red sea is ok for calcium as well. But I just prefer salifert.

Thank you!
I will be placing my order soon...

 

[don_chuwish]

Hanna for alk and phosphate (ulr phosphorus checker)

Salifert for calcium and magnesium. Red sea is ok for calcium as well. But I just prefer salifert.

Agreed! The Salifert Mg test is so much easier than Red Sea.

 

[coil1002]

Third vote here

 

[PatW]

The Red Sea Mg drives me crazy. The Salifert Mg is fine. The Red Sea and Salifert ALK are both good. I get slightly different results with them. On Ca, I have only used Red Sea.

 

[Sabellafella]

Hello all!
After lurking on this forum since middle school, I've recently decided to make an account and finally begin posting... I'm only 7 years late on that! ;Shamefullyembarrased

I was hoping to take advantage of BRS's sale and get a testing kit.
I plan to test for Calc, Alk, and and Mg.
However, now I'm a bit torn between the three brands that they have on sale.
The three brands are: Hanna Checkers, Red Sea, and Salifert.
I was curious about everyone's preference and whether they find one or the other to be easier to test or more accurate.

Thank you all!

Hannah and salifert. Welcome aboard!

 

[cracker]

I use redsea kits but recently got a Hanna of alk . I like the ease of use most.

 

[pastel]

Thank you all for your help!
It seems that Salifert and Hanna are the better choices based on most opinions. I ended up getting the Hanna checker for Alk and Salifert for Calc and Mg.

@Sabellafella thank you for the warm welcome!

 

[WWIII]

Thank you all for your help!
It seems that Salifert and Hanna are the better choices based on most opinions. I ended up getting the Hanna checker for Alk and Salifert for Calc and Mg.

@Sabellafella thank you for the warm welcome!

Great choices! Makes it easier to have dependable test kits from the beginning!

Welcome to the addiction!

 

[Mustangtodd97]

I would also recommend a hanna to check phosphate. Be careful which one you buy though, they make 3 different models that check phosphate.