Recommended Test Kit for beginner with mixed fish and corals tank

[prion27]

Hi, I am getting back into the hobby. I set up a small 6gal cube and getting ready to set up a 32 gal cube. The 6 gal has 2 clowns and a red scooter (don't remebmer its real name).I have 3 bubble tip anemones and a couple of soft corals and a couple of deep purple with tiny bright green polyps and is semi soft. What kind of testing kit should I have to test for the right parameters. I have seen some really expensive ones ,but assume that isn't necessary for me. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!

 

[Doctorgori]

I’d get the Hanna DkH alkalinity and the Hanna ULR phosphate for starters …if out of budget get Salifert
….Red Sea for Mg & Ca
don’t discount any other recommendations, Nyos and a few other are equally good

Added Hanna’s Ca is garbage

 

[liddojunior]

Salifort is the best
Red Sea Pro is really easy and accurate

Hanna if you wanna be fancy

 

[prion27]

I’d get the Hanna DkH alkalinity and the Hanna ULR phosphate for starters …if out of budget get Salifert
….Red Sea for Mg & Ca
don’t discount any other recommendations, Nyos and a few other are equally good

Added Hanna’s Ca is garbage

Funny enough, I picked up for free both of the kits you first mentioned, but the supplies are dated 2021 expiration. What others should I look to acquire and where do people buy the supplies for Hanna testers? I need some I guess.

 

[prion27]

Salifort is the best
Red Sea Pro is really easy and accurate

Hanna if you wanna be fancy

There is a marine test kit and a Foundation Pro kit I found googling it. Which one would you recommend?

 

[liddojunior]

Funny enough, I picked up for free both of the kits you first mentioned, but the supplies are dated 2021 expiration. What others should I look to acquire and where do people buy the supplies for Hanna testers? I need some I guess.

You got free Hanna testers??
The supplies are for purchase any lfs and online. Saltwateraquarium and BRS

 

[shakacuz]

salifert/aquaforest/nyos are reputable brands that are affordable.

hannah "egg" checkers are pricier and much simpler to use, but reagents could cause variations in readings and to elongate the shelf life of those reagents you are somewhat pressured into refrigerating them. i would categorize the read sea test kit at the same level of hannah. i've used both hannah egg checkers and red sea kit.

 

[Doctorgori]

Funny enough, I picked up for free both of the kits you first mentioned, but the supplies are dated 2021 expiration. What others should I look to acquire and where do people buy the supplies for Hanna testers? I need some I guess.

I was gonna answer but someone already gave the exact same answer

There is a marine test kit and a Foundation Pro kit I found googling it. Which one would you recommend?

Foundation Pro but isn’t that like $70 …I didn’t check

 

[liddojunior]

There is a marine test kit and a Foundation Pro kit I found googling it. Which one would you recommend?

Depends what you want to test. Since it’s a mixer I would do both. Those are all things you want to test

 

[exnisstech]

Hanna ulr phosphate, high range nitrate, alkalinity and salifert for calcium is what I use. I'm not a big fan of the ones where you have to compare colors.

 

[Spare time]

Basically the only test where hanna is going to make a huge difference is with phosphate/phosphorus. Everything else can be done cheaper. I use the red sea pro for alk, calcium, and magnesium. Nyos is my favorite nirate besides the hanna hr. Salifert is the best if you need to save money.