Salifert or Hannah?

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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
 
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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.
 

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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.
 
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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
 

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

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Has anyone used this kit.
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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.
 

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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.
 

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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.
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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.
 
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