Anyone using the Red sea reef pro test kit?

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I just picked one of these up and tested it against my Hannah alk test and api calc test seems on point on those two tests. I have both api master kits I dont get the hate they seem to have garnered since I was last in the hobby. As everything I have been able to compare them to seems on point. Thats not the point of my post though. I dont have another brand of mag test which is the reason along with calc for getting this kit. After my issues with a bad batch of salt or whatever is going on ( no real answer) I really dont want to take it for granted stuff is right. Anyone got input on these test kits?
 

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I use the red sea pro for calcium mainly. Maybe dont bother with magnesium.
 
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I use the red sea pro for calcium mainly. Maybe dont bother with magnesium.
Yeah I know. I have read that. Like I said I wanted at least an idea of what was going on. I have had some weirdness lets say. I had a bad box of salt so I really wanted to test alk, calc and mag just to see. I dont have another mag test and based on that thread I have decided not to spend the money on a hannah that only tests that parameter. I rather spend less on a hopefully decent titration kit and "up" my game on calc too. But like I said above the api calc and the redsea are pretty spot on to each other. So my real question I guess is how reliable in the grand scheme is the red sea kit? I mean if most tests are 20-50ppm off or whatever on mag thats ok at least I have a good idea of where I am at.
 

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Yeah I know. I have read that. Like I said I wanted at least an idea of what was going on. I have had some weirdness lets say. I had a bad box of salt so I really wanted to test alk, calc and mag just to see. I dont have another mag test and based on that thread I have decided not to spend the money on a hannah that only tests that parameter. I rather spend less on a hopefully decent titration kit and "up" my game on calc too. But like I said above the api calc and the redsea are pretty spot on to each other. So my real question I guess is how reliable in the grand scheme is the red sea kit? I mean if most tests are 20-50ppm off or whatever on mag thats ok at least I have a good idea of where I am at.
I bought the aquaforest mag test for $20, which confirmed the red sea pro.
 

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Thanks! Which do you like better? I really like the red sea tester. I just can't get the stuff to fit back in the box the same lol.
Red sea has easier titration device, but aquaforest tested most repeatable.
 

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