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[stoney7713]

Yeah it won’t take long.
The Hanna alk checker is incredibly easy to use, but has a bad habit of different batches of reagents, or older reagents, giving false reading. The reading will be consistent but not accurate IME.

Which is why I haven't got it yet. Salifert is quick and easy enough for now.

 

[billyocean]

Sonicare?

Haha..I thought the same when I saw it on auto correct..

 

[stoney7713]

About to kick off a

That was a great movie even if it didn't have David Duchovny in it, but it did

Glad someone got my reference! I need to watch it again! LOL

 

[billyocean]

Yeah it won’t take long.
The Hanna alk checker is incredibly easy to use, but has a bad habit of different batches of reagents, or older reagents, giving false reading. The reading will be consistent but not accurate IME.

Hi772s reagent...fridge..shake before use=correct errrtime.

 

[Gtinnel]

Hi772s reagent...fridge..shake before use=correct errrtime.

I used to agree, but I got a newly opened bottle that gave me higher reading compared to my previous old reagent, my trident, and my Red Sea pro test kit.

 

[billyocean]

I used to agree, but I got a newly opened bottle that gave me higher reading compared to my previous old reagent, my trident, and my Red Sea pro test kit.

Ever since I've kept it in the fridge the only variance I've got has been when they sent hi755 reagent. Icp matched as for the 772 as well.

 

[Gtinnel]

Ever since I've kept it in the fridge the only variance I've got has been when they sent hi755 reagent. Icp matched as for the 772 as well.

I can’t say that I paid attention to which reagent it was that gave me a different reading, but as I understand it Hanna said they’re the same with a different label.

 

[billyocean]

I went to the source.

 

[Gtinnel]

I went to the source.

Wow maybe that was why I had different readings then. It’s still the same bottle that I have in the box with the checker I’ll go look and see which version it is.

 

[Yazannreef]

Your frag rack is scaring me Yaz.

What do younsee wrong with it?

 

[Yazannreef]

Very nice ! You might want to consider a locking frag rack as some acros are moving around a bit... great looking corals: )

My flownis a washing machine. Never had a frag fall off. Gravity doesnits thing lol

 

[billyocean]

My flownis a washing machine. Never had a frag fall off. Gravity doesnits thing lol

Lol...your acros will be much happier locked in and not moving around. It makes a big difference and is worth it.

 

[Yazannreef]

Lol...your acros will be much happier locked in and not moving around. It makes a big difference and is worth it.

Yeah im working on mounting thrm all. Just waiting on a shipment of live rock!!!

 

[billyocean]

I've noticed much better results with the locking. I too have reefing art wicth are great when they don't wobble in the hole. Usually I just put them right on the rocks where it would go straight out of the gate....but space is taking time to make these days.

 

[billyocean]

Yeah im working on mounting thrm all. Just waiting on a shipment of live rock!!!

Where did you get the rock? Thinking of grabbing some for the future soon.

 

[tbrown]

How often does everyone test their tanks? I'm overboard and test at least something almost daily..lol. overkill I know. Curious about others..

Don't ask don't tell?

 

[tbrown]

About 6 months, I'm waiting and watching for it to move. I have about 30-40 frags. I use Reef Crystals, my Alk stays between 8.6 and 8.9 with Salifert, I use the crappy API sometimes and it's not as accurate but usually about 9.0. Thinking of getting the Hanna for it too.

But things are definitely growing.

My Salifert gets me to within about .2 of my Hanna.

 

[Yazannreef]

Where did you get the rock? Thinking of grabbing some for the future soon.

Getting it straight from Australia via a distributor connection.

 

[Kasrift]

How often does everyone test their tanks? I'm overboard and test at least something almost daily..lol. overkill I know. Curious about others..

I'm overboard as well, so probably every couple of days. I'm also tinkering some when I change my coral live stock, since that will affect my alk consumption. I just sold ~12 frags, some good size ones and I didn't adjust my auto doser for All For Reef. Visually, I could see that my acanthophyllia wasn't opening all of the way, so I tested and my alk was at 8.2, which is about .6 off from where it has been for a long time.

Testing as we speak, because I made an adjustment to the dosing Sunday. Everything looks better now, but it's always something I adjust when changing things. I'll have to change it again when I get my delivery from SBB tomorrow. I don't have a trident or anything, just one Kamoer Pro 1 doser with All For Reef which stays pretty steady and I'm also working with a much smaller footprint than most of you on here, I only have a 32 gallon.

 

[Kasrift]

AFR contains selenium, be aware of that if you decide to dose it

Interesting. I do weekly water changes, so I think I should be ok.