Salifert or Hannah?

[Johnd651]

Just curious if anyone recommends salifert vs Hannah checker for the individual tests?

 

[dedragon]

Depends on the test. I use salifert for calcium, magnesium, and nitrate. I use a hanna checker for phosphates as it is almost impossible to figure out the color differences for the salifert phosphate test.
Also red sea for alkalinity as it is only 1 reagent/titration bottle

 

[Johnd651]

Depends on the test. I use salifert for calcium, magnesium, and nitrate. I use a hanna checker for phosphates as it is almost impossible to figure out the color differences for the salifert phosphate test.
Also red sea for alkalinity as it is only 1 reagent/titration bottle

That's what I was wondering. I could not figure out how to word the question. Glad someone else understood.

 

[SliceGolfer]

Hanna for alk, nitrate, and phosphorus/phosphate, Red Sea for calcium, Aquaforest for mag

 

[Johnd651]

Api?

 

[Spare time]

Api?

None ideally. However, I use their calcium test since its cheap and a barely test calcium nor care about a precise value.

 

[PotatoPig]

Depends on the test. I use salifert for calcium, magnesium, and nitrate. I use a hanna checker for phosphates as it is almost impossible to figure out the color differences for the salifert phosphate test.
Also red sea for alkalinity as it is only 1 reagent/titration bottle

I’m similar, but ended up with a different shuffle of salifert vs Red Sea.

Calcium/Alk are easy to do with the Salifert titration, and Nitrate gives clear reading - especially with the “high sensitivity” view. Nice economical tests that get the job done. Have the Red Sea mag kit.

Agree 100% on the Phosphates - the colormetric tests are too hard to eyeball, the Hanna digital test is much more user friendly. Same goes for Copper if you’re doing DIY quarantine.

 

[Reeferbadness]

Hanna for Alk and Phos, Salifert for Calcium, Magnesium and Nitrate. Hanna's Calcium tester is terrible. Nitrate Ultra Low takes 15 mins and is a real PITA. I have a Trident so most tests are done there with Phos and Nitrate the exceptions. Still check Alk and Cal 2x a month just to make sure Trident is accurate

 

[Spare time]

For me, Hanna for phosphate. Everything else is not worth it unless you are colorblind but even then there are other options.

 

[Doctorgori]

either IMHO

 

[danreef55]

Has anyone used this kit.

 

[PharmrJohn]

Hanna for alk, nitrate, and phosphorus/phosphate, Red Sea for calcium, Aquaforest for mag

This.

 

[EricR]

For me, Hanna for phosphate. Everything else is not worth it unless you are colorblind but even then there are other options.

Color blind here so I use Hanna for Alk (dKH), phos (ULR), and nitrate (HR).
Salifert with helper for Ca (and Mg, ocassionally).

For color seeing people, I still think Hanna is way easier for Alk and best for PO4,,, but that's my take.

 

[Spare time]

Color blind here so I use Hanna for Alk (dKH), phos (ULR), and nitrate (HR).
Salifert with helper for Ca (and Mg, ocassionally).

For color seeing people, I still think Hanna is way easier for Alk and best for PO4,,, but that's my take.

I still find that the red sea alk pro and the nyos nitrate are fine for colorblindness.

 

[Jrswish]

Red sea: mag, calcium
Salifert: Alkalinity
Hanna: Nitrate/phosphate

 

[Johnd651]

I will try and tally it up in the morning

 

[Aaron75]

Here is my ideal tester lineup. Hanna HR Nitrate, ULR Phosphate and Alk. Salifert Magnesium and Calcium. Pair that with a Tropic Marin Hydrometer for salinity and you're golden.

 

[Johnd651]

What about ph?

 

[JoJosReef]

Alk: Salifert (easiest color change, easy test, consistent)
NO3: Salifert (easier for me to see than Red Sea)
PO4: Hanna (color scale for PO4 tests is horrible, spectrometry is so much better)
Ca/Mg: Salifert for the rare occasion I want to test these.

 

[Aaron75]

What about ph?

I don't monitor pH. Either I'm just not an advanced enough for reefer for it, or I think it's just a worthless parameter. Lol