Great tips. I like the one of dipping the vial in RO water before wiping. And ok I will buy the lint free cloth. String the vial in RO water is also a great idea 👍
Another excellent video - adding to it re: Hanna thermometer - it's also good for checking Apex temp probe accuracy. Trust me, after time they DO need to be checked and recalibrated.
I use the Hanna salinity checker which also has a thermometer. An excellent way to quickly and easily verify your refractometer and your thermo controller/probe
When going from 1 reagent to the next, its always good to check the same sample against both. I usually know when I'm down to my last 3-5 test, which is when I'll usually break out the new reagent and see if there's a difference. I've never had a huge difference between the 2, but know afew reefers who have, which is why I always check just in case. You can call that tip 12 👉
I have to test phosphates daily since my phosphates drop to 0 constantly. I always see you guys talking about high phosphates but i see some people struggling with the opposite lol
I’m so glad I got a Hanna temp checker. My apex temp prob just recently started to creep up. It got to 3+ degrees above actual. It won’t stay calibrated. I’ll lower back to actual(using Hanna)but it only takes a day or so for it to creep back up. If I didn’t have my ink bird and Hanna to reference to I would have never known. FYI ink bird and Hanna are only .1 degree different from each other.
I HATE trying to figure out if the color is one vs another most of them look exactly the same to me or they are so close I can’t really tell, and it always looks different in different light but witch light do I trust? This is why is use the checkers because when you think about it it’s actually MORE accurate since you don’t have to discern color differences you take that part of human error out of the equation
I LOVE the url phosphate and alk! I dont chek calcium or mag as much as I should so was thinking of buying these for calcium and mg! I hate red seas test and hate titrating tests in general! How easy are the mag and calcium? I am surprised you didint recommend the hanna salinity checker! I love mine and it doubles as a temperature checker! It makes water changes so much easier and also matching the temp at the same time! I cant ever imagine going back to a refractometer!
These are great checkers but my goodness are the cuvettes fragile I bought the micro fiber cloths directly from hanna inst and they are scratching my cuvettes I've already bought two sets too replace others not very happy thinking of changing too salifert for testing
No, don't do that with most home dish washing detergents. A lot will contain compounds which can etch glass. You'd need a glass specific one, which is what's likely used in your lab. (At least that's the case in mine).
Pretty good! We've found them to be within the advertised +/- 1 degree F range when comparing to other thermometers. If you want to buy something specifically for temperature, however, I would go with Hanna's CheckTemp thermometer instead. www.bulkreefsupply.com/hi98509-checktemp-1-digital-thermometer-hanna-instruments.html
@@BRStv Thanks for getting back. I have a DD temperature controller, when I check my salinity I always find my Hanna salinity probe temp to be about 1.5 lower. I was wondering which one to believe :-)
@@BRStv hey BRStv can you use api test kits after your cycling process for regular testing I've heard so many people say they are in accurate but also have seen people use them on there tanks regualry and everything looks great
They won’t, I bought a sump when it was on sale but because the sale technically was over they would not honor it, they still had the sale price on their website but that did not matter
I just watched you rant on a recent video about calcium checker. You're using that microliter pipet wrong. You need the tip to go on it, and then you put the tip just under the surface of the water and push down to the first resistance level and draw back up. Water lever should hit the second line on the pipette tip. Then push down to the first and then second pressure level on the plumger to get every last bit out of the tip.
Check out this video for some info and ways to solve for this issue. I'm surprised this topic doesn't come up more often because removing ammonia is actually more difficult than most reefers think. th-cam.com/video/5iipkGlEYpk/w-d-xo.html
I looked at the ammonia checker and noticed it’s “freshwater”. Do they make a saltwater ammonia checker or is there a way to convert the freshwater one to saltwater?
Don't get me wrong I like the Hanna checkers but after five months and my alkalinity checker not working properly I'm pretty pissed off these electronic Checkers are nice but when they have a problem or error codes i try everything it still got a problem after 5 months you must be kidding 50 bucks and this thing doesn't even last a couple years it's a joke I pity the people who buy the Marine master at 395 and have a problem with that unit. In my opinion they are not made to last. Going back ot salifert
The biggest mistake with some of the Hanna checkers is getting them at all. Alkalinity and Phosphate checkers are great but the various NItrate tests range from annoyingly slow to just bloody awful. Calcium test is completely dependant on having an ultra-pure RO/DI sample to test against so results are almost certainly going to be off unless you are using store bought distilled water to calibrate. And the Ammonia checker? Really? Once your cycle is complete you shouldn't have ANY ammonia in the tank. Why the heck would you pay $50 plus reagent costs to occasionally test your RO/DI water?
OK this is mostly good advice but look I have to call BS on one particular part of it...chloramines in RO+DI output? Have you ever actually seen this on a consumer grade "5-6 stage" setup? Like every modern system no matter the scale has a sediment filter plus two carbon blocks. No, an RO membrane by itself doesn't filter chloramine super well, but if you have an RO membrane exposed to raw inflow it'll last a week or two max lol. Any filter that lets chloramines though is gonna have a bad time for other reasons...
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Great tips. I like the one of dipping the vial in RO water before wiping. And ok I will buy the lint free cloth. String the vial in RO water is also a great idea 👍
Another excellent video - adding to it re: Hanna thermometer - it's also good for checking Apex temp probe accuracy. Trust me, after time they DO need to be checked and recalibrated.
I use the Hanna salinity checker which also has a thermometer. An excellent way to quickly and easily verify your refractometer and your thermo controller/probe
3 weeks a go i set up my first nano reef tank. Your videos are very helpfull
As someone who is colorblind the Hanna checkers are really the only solution out there.
When going from 1 reagent to the next, its always good to check the same sample against both. I usually know when I'm down to my last 3-5 test, which is when I'll usually break out the new reagent and see if there's a difference. I've never had a huge difference between the 2, but know afew reefers who have, which is why I always check just in case. You can call that tip 12 👉
I have to test phosphates daily since my phosphates drop to 0 constantly. I always see you guys talking about high phosphates but i see some people struggling with the opposite lol
I’m so glad I got a Hanna temp checker. My apex temp prob just recently started to creep up. It got to 3+ degrees above actual. It won’t stay calibrated. I’ll lower back to actual(using Hanna)but it only takes a day or so for it to creep back up. If I didn’t have my ink bird and Hanna to reference to I would have never known.
FYI ink bird and Hanna are only .1 degree different from each other.
Thanks for the tips! And thanks for the awesome sale! 😍
Thanks for another great video
Love your videos!
When I use my alk test, do I use the cuvet and draw up to 1 milliliters?
I HATE trying to figure out if the color is one vs another most of them look exactly the same to me or they are so close I can’t really tell, and it always looks different in different light but witch light do I trust? This is why is use the checkers because when you think about it it’s actually MORE accurate since you don’t have to discern color differences you take that part of human error out of the equation
I LOVE the url phosphate and alk! I dont chek calcium or mag as much as I should so was thinking of buying these for calcium and mg! I hate red seas test and hate titrating tests in general! How easy are the mag and calcium? I am surprised you didint recommend the hanna salinity checker! I love mine and it doubles as a temperature checker! It makes water changes so much easier and also matching the temp at the same time! I cant ever imagine going back to a refractometer!
do the hanna checkers need to be calibrated before every use? they dont hold a calibration for some amount of time?
I have all the Hanna checks the biggest mistake I see people do is not checks the old reagent to the new reagent I seen one be of buy 1ppm
These are great checkers but my goodness are the cuvettes fragile I bought the micro fiber cloths directly from hanna inst and they are scratching my cuvettes I've already bought two sets too replace others not very happy thinking of changing too salifert for testing
Just put your bottles in the dishwasher! We at the lab do it also and it cleans the best than other methods!!
No, don't do that with most home dish washing detergents. A lot will contain compounds which can etch glass. You'd need a glass specific one, which is what's likely used in your lab. (At least that's the case in mine).
How would you rate the thermomenter on the Salinity checker?
Pretty good! We've found them to be within the advertised +/- 1 degree F range when comparing to other thermometers. If you want to buy something specifically for temperature, however, I would go with Hanna's CheckTemp thermometer instead.
www.bulkreefsupply.com/hi98509-checktemp-1-digital-thermometer-hanna-instruments.html
@@BRStv Thanks for getting back. I have a DD temperature controller, when I check my salinity I always find my Hanna salinity probe temp to be about 1.5 lower. I was wondering which one to believe :-)
@@BRStv hey BRStv can you use api test kits after your cycling process for regular testing I've heard so many people say they are in accurate but also have seen people use them on there tanks regualry and everything looks great
Just bought one a day ago before sale. Hoping you honor the price difference
They won’t, I bought a sump when it was on sale but because the sale technically was over they would not honor it, they still had the sale price on their website but that did not matter
@@truereefkeeping6022 they gave me a store coupon
I just watched you rant on a recent video about calcium checker. You're using that microliter pipet wrong. You need the tip to go on it, and then you put the tip just under the surface of the water and push down to the first resistance level and draw back up. Water lever should hit the second line on the pipette tip. Then push down to the first and then second pressure level on the plumger to get every last bit out of the tip.
Ow man I do the shirt method
It’s ok I use a “cleaning cloth” witch is microfiber and it somehow still scratched up my cuvettes
So if you have amonia in your water..after a 9 stage rodi (7+inline sediment b4 booster & inline carbon b4 triple resin)...then what?
Check out this video for some info and ways to solve for this issue. I'm surprised this topic doesn't come up more often because removing ammonia is actually more difficult than most reefers think.
th-cam.com/video/5iipkGlEYpk/w-d-xo.html
I looked at the ammonia checker and noticed it’s “freshwater”. Do they make a saltwater ammonia checker or is there a way to convert the freshwater one to saltwater?
Unfortunately, Hanna does not make a saltwater version of their ammonia checker. At least, not yet.
Do Hanna have a magnesium marine checker?
Unfortunately no, but that would be a welcome addition to the Hanna checker lineup!!!
I wish that would be awesome
@@truereefkeeping6022the future has it
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First!
Don't get me wrong I like the Hanna checkers but after five months and my alkalinity checker not working properly I'm pretty pissed off these electronic Checkers are nice but when they have a problem or error codes i try everything it still got a problem after 5 months you must be kidding 50 bucks and this thing doesn't even last a couple years it's a joke I pity the people who buy the Marine master at 395 and have a problem with that unit. In my opinion they are not made to last. Going back ot salifert
The biggest mistake with some of the Hanna checkers is getting them at all. Alkalinity and Phosphate checkers are great but the various NItrate tests range from annoyingly slow to just bloody awful. Calcium test is completely dependant on having an ultra-pure RO/DI sample to test against so results are almost certainly going to be off unless you are using store bought distilled water to calibrate. And the Ammonia checker? Really? Once your cycle is complete you shouldn't have ANY ammonia in the tank. Why the heck would you pay $50 plus reagent costs to occasionally test your RO/DI water?
hanna hi774 = 0-0,01 ICP =0,08 ???
ICP is done in labs and most likely a bit more precise compared to a Hanna checker of 80 bucks
Went to buy, you guys are out of Phosphate regents :(
Sorry about that! Hit the 'notify me when in stock' button and we can shoot you an email as soon as more hit the shelves
OK this is mostly good advice but look I have to call BS on one particular part of it...chloramines in RO+DI output? Have you ever actually seen this on a consumer grade "5-6 stage" setup? Like every modern system no matter the scale has a sediment filter plus two carbon blocks. No, an RO membrane by itself doesn't filter chloramine super well, but if you have an RO membrane exposed to raw inflow it'll last a week or two max lol. Any filter that lets chloramines though is gonna have a bad time for other reasons...
hanna cuvettes is so expencive :(
You can get a two pack on our website for $8, or on sale right now for less than $7 :) www.bulkreefsupply.com/2-pack-testing-cuvettes-caps-hanna.html