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If you’re just starting I would test nitrate and phosphate. I like Hanna checkers the best for these 2 parameters as they are very accurate and easy to use. I would also test alkalinity. I use salifert and find it very easy to use and accurate. I would test calcium and magnesium once you plan to start adding corals with skeletons (SPS,LPS). I also use salifert for calcium and switch between aqua forest and salifert for magnesium. Hope this helps!
Agree totally with this,..if you can’t afford the nitrate and phosphate checkers both at the same time, I would go for the phosphate checker first, followed by the nitrate, you can use the salifert nitrate test kit for nitrate in the meantime.
You will get a lot of people suggesting the Hanna for alk too, whilst it’s ok, it’s no more accurate then the salifert, which is a fraction of the cost and just if not more accurate, the Hanna alk is just a little easier to do the test, only worth getting if you have the spare cash, I have it but use Salifert, the Hanna sits unused now.
Hanna and salifert are the user friendly tests with good accuracy. Alk and Calcium work hand in hand hence the two part doing methods and kits on the market.what is the best way to test alkilinity and should I be testing magnesium and calcium in reef tank