Your Thoughts on The Hanna Nitrate Checker and 50ppm Test.

[robbyg]

I was on Hanna website and saw that the tester was available but meh the 5ppm limit has always been a turn off.
Then I went to YouTube and found the Video below and thought great, it can do 50ppm! I put the unit in my cart and was about to finalize the order when I decided I better watch the video first because it might not be as simple as a 10-1 dilution with fresh SW. After watching the video I decided this might not be for me.
I am curious and I would also like Hanna to see your feedback, what do you think? Would you buy one after watching the testing procedure?

 

[Steph1]

Hb261ilc/Hi740272/Hi769976/Standing on one foot/making my head spin360Deg/Hclss671/hikkl20..........Er no!

 

[joseserrano]

Worth the effort for the info

 

[Letterkenny]

Hard no. I’ll take my nyos test instead.

 

[flampton]

If you're looking for higher values of nitrate just use a kit. Knowing whether it's 33 or 30 is going to be meaningless for your needs.

On a side note I've always wondered whether getting a cheap spectrophotometer and figuring out titration curves would be a better option. Thus for ~300 dollars I could have something that will be useable with all test kits from all companies

 

[Rick.45cal]

I’ll stick with the salifert nitrate kit that I’ve used since the early 90’s. I personally don’t need that kind of accuracy for nitrates. I really only care that there are some available.

 

[NeonRabbit221B]

So 15 steps and 15 minutes to take a reading? Nah. I will take my inaccurate red sea test or even api.. Shame because the alkalinity test is so easy I was hoping for something significantly simpler..

 

[robbyg]

The removing of the 3ml of water and filtering the other 7ml was kind of the breaking point for me.

 

[ScottR]

When I saw there was a ULR for NO3 I laughed because it seemed pointless to me. But after seeing you can read up to 50, it seemed quite useful. I trust Hanna for PO4 ULR and alk. Wouldn’t mind adding this. But I feel saliferts kit is useful and easy to use. Although hard to get an exact number, the color should be enough to know.

 

[lakai]

Seems like this will but like their calcium checker that everyone buys but no one uses.

 

[trmiv]

Is that video for real? Seemed like it wasn’t going to end. No way I’d go through that for nitrates.

that video reminded me of this from The Onion

 

[SMSREEF]

I was on Hanna website and saw that the tester was available but meh the 5ppm limit has always been a turn off.
Then I went to YouTube and found the Video below and thought great, it can do 50ppm! I put the unit in my cart and was about to finalize the order when I decided I better watch the video first because it might not be as simple as a 10-1 dilution with fresh SW. After watching the video I decided this might not be for me.
I am curious and I would also like Hanna to see your feedback, what do you think? Would you buy one after watching the testing procedure?

I got to 2 minute mark on video and said “no way in heck!”
Gotta be an easier way... Please Hanna!
I love my phosphate and alk checkers.

 

[robbyg]

I assume the filters are one use only,
So resupply kit has two different sets of powder reagents, one bottle of liquid reagent and one pack of filters.
Whew!!

 

[Sisterlimonpot]

Wow! If I didn't know any better, I would've thought that it was April fools...

I appreciate hanna making one available and probably wouldn't question that if there was an easier way, they would've figured it out.

But you're right, it's not for me.

 

[92Miata]

I’ll stick with the salifert nitrate kit that I’ve used since the early 90’s. I personally don’t need that kind of accuracy for nitrates. I really only care that there are some available.

Honestly, I'd be astounded if this ends up more accurate for the average reefer than the color-range test kits. There's simply too many small measurements that need to be done, and too many steps where drops can be lost.



This whole thing is just..

 

[chipmunkofdoom2]

Wait...

... there are TWO powedered reagent steps?

I also liked how they kept referencing the Hanna-specific part number in the video. "Use the HI740272 16 gauge blunt needle" or "use the HI740143 1mL syringe." Couldn't you just say "use the blunt needle" or "use the 1 mL syringe?" If there's only one blunt needle and one 1mL syringe in the kit, why use a part number to identify them?

 

[Waynerock]

Ah I have spend 50.00 on worse things in this hobby salifert is hard to read with my low no3 and this looks kinda fun to do. That being said I don’t use the cal Hanna checker anymore and Can’t even give it away. Wish Hanna had a trade in program.

 

[robbyg]

Ah I have spend 50.00 on worse things in this hobby salifert is hard to read with my low no3 and this looks kinda fun to do. That being said I don’t use the cal Hanna checker anymore and Can’t even give it away. Wish Hanna had a trade in program.

That's kind of how I feel. I am not so much worried about spending the money it's just that I am not sure I am going to use the product. This is at least a 20-30 minute testing process.
Hanna has been working on this for years and as @Sisterlimonpot said you kind of figure that if there was an easier way to do this digitally, Hanna would have thought of it.
I guess we need to see if someone releases a hand held Ion Probe based test kit, that might be the best way to do this accurately and without jumping through a bunch of hoops.

 

[Alaeriel]

I bought a secondhand cal checker. Works well, readings are consistent with the salt mix, hopefully it'll be handy when I finally get to add some corals :3

 

[Waynerock]

That's kind of how I feel. I am not so much worried about spending the money it's just that I am not sure I am going to use the product. This is at least a 20-30 minute testing process.
Hanna has been working on this for years and as @Sisterlimonpot said you kind of figure that if there was an easier way to do this digitally, Hanna would have thought of it.
I guess we need to see if someone releases a hand held Ion Probe based test kit, that might be the best way to do this accurately and without jumping through a bunch of hoops.

I agree. Sometimes though usually once a week I get the testing bug. I’ll sit on the couch with my son and watch some spongebob and get my test on. That’s when this tester will be “fun”. It’s a little easier during crappy weather months to spend an hour getting them all done. Lately it’s a chore to use the Alk Hanna every other day. Just lazy I guess but I am sure I’ll get one. I guess if you really wanna punish someone it’s a great gift