Salifert or Hannah?

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Just curious if anyone recommends salifert vs Hannah checker for the individual tests?
I have all the Hanna checkers and have used them all at one time or another.

These days I use Salifert for everything except Phosphate.

The Hanna checkers just gather dust - too expensive and no better than salifert unless you have vision problems.
 

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If you’re using manual tests where you have to stir I highly recommend one of these:

It makes my calcium and alkalinity Salifert tests so fast. So fast that I prefer alk with Salifert over Hannah now.
 

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I JUST picked up my very first hannah checker. I'm an old school type, and enjoy doing the Salifert tests. But man, let me tell you, the Hannah dkh checker is a god send. Makes it sooooo fast to get a reading.

I will be getting hannah checker for P04.
 

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Hanna: HR Nitrate, ULR Phosphorus and Alk.
Salifert: Magnesium and Calcium.

I check salinity with Hanna marine salinity meter because it is so convenient. I will check the Hanna with a TM hydrometer once in awhile to confirm.
 
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Alright, heres what I have so far.

SalifertHannahAPIRed SeaAquaforestHydrometer
Salinity
1​
2​
Ammonia
Nitrite
Nitrate
7​
6​
pH
Calcium
10​
1​
4​
Magnesium
8​
2​
2​
Phosphates
1​
13​
Alkalinity
5​
7​
2​
Copper
1​
 

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The only Hanna checker Id consider buying would be for phosphate. Theres just no reason to spend so much money on test kits in my opinion.
 

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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 couldnt aggree more. the salifert phosphate makes me wanna rip my eyes out.
 

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I have Hanna for Nitrate HR, Phosphorus ULR, Calcium and Alkalinity. I really like them all. I bought all of them used for around $25-30 each and then went and bought new reagents. Personally I like the convince of the Hanna checkers. I also have no issues with the calcium checker. You need to make sure that you use distilled water from the grocery store. My results are within 10-20ppm on back to back tests.

If you want Hanna checkers, look at FB marketplace! There are deals there for sure!
 

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Hanna: NO3, PO4 & Copper
Salifert: Alk & Mag
Red Sea: Calcium
 

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I use Hanna eggs. Phosphate ULR, Calcium, Magnesium, Alkalinity, and Nitrates. I am colourblind so I struggle with the subtle differences in so many tests. I can get away with Ammonia (if I even test for it) and PH so any will do.
 

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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
kinda like me. i use hannah for nitrates phos and alk. i use salifert for everything else. well. actually i recently swapped from salifert to aquaforest. but yea, very similiar to me.
 
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