is anyone using alk checkers?

midtownman · 03/30/2011, 12:36 PM

whats ur input on them?

afernandez · 03/30/2011, 03:16 PM

Me. From what i've read and heard it's on the money. HTH

DgenR8 · 03/30/2011, 03:31 PM

They aren't that expensive, and I have been thinking about getting one, myself. We may even get a better price if we have enough people interested in doing a group buy.

DrHarryLopez · 03/30/2011, 03:45 PM

I did not get an Alk checker as the Salifert Alk tester is the easiest of the test kits and faster. The color change is quick and very apparent, even to a semi-color blind person as myself. Also, I think I could test my Alk in under 60 seconds. While the checker takes about 4 mins for the complete test.

DgenR8 · 03/30/2011, 03:56 PM

I like gadgets.

DrHarryLopez · 03/30/2011, 04:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DgenR8

I like gadgets.

Gadgets are cool and I have a bunch of em, but they gotta be good for me and be more efficient than the current method.

TRUKINGNY · 03/30/2011, 04:19 PM

I have one and I do not like it as all I don't think it's accurate I will test with the salifert and get a 9.0 but the Hanna will give me a 7.7 to me that's way off I have even taken my water to a friend and have him test it with his salifert just in case I was doing it wrong but it was the same

midtownman · 03/30/2011, 05:03 PM

wow i guess im gonna stick to my test kits being that i check my cal & alk together how i've been doing thanks guys

Staaan · 03/30/2011, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TRUKINGNY

I have one and I do not like it as all I don't think it's accurate I will test with the salifert and get a 9.0 but the Hanna will give me a 7.7 to me that's way off I have even taken my water to a friend and have him test it with his salifert just in case I was doing it wrong but it was the same

Maybe the reagent you're using is part of a bad batch?

OzoneParkGuy · 03/30/2011, 11:00 PM

Or didn't mix well, didn't wait long enough for it to dissolve, or didn't shake hard enough for it to completely dissolve. Same issue as the P04 meter.

midtownman · 04/01/2011, 09:06 AM

just curious what are the updated p04 regents number on the package?

OzoneParkGuy · 04/01/2011, 03:50 PM

My P04 Lot# 006
Exp. 03.2013

DgenR8 · 04/01/2011, 04:12 PM

Hanna Instruments
HI 93713-0
Phosphate reagent
Lot# H 085
Exp 10/2013

afernandez · 04/02/2011, 08:02 AM

My Hanna alk checker reagent is liquid

03/30/2011, 12:36 PM	#1
midtownman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: new york Posts: 99	is anyone using alk checkers? whats ur input on them?

03/30/2011, 03:16 PM	#2
afernandez frag plug hater! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new york city! Posts: 1,152	Me. From what i've read and heard it's on the money. HTH __________________ NY Reef Club it is not a hobby trust me its an addiction! Current Tank Info: 60g cube.APEX Controller, Ati 6 bulb(D) PM.MP10ES x2.SRO1000. 120g Apex controller, mp40w Es x2 tunze 6105 x1, Alfa vertex 170, 8 bulb ATI Dimable Sunpower, DC waveline 10000, Tunze Ato.

03/30/2011, 03:31 PM	#3
DgenR8 I'm an American and I remember Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 40,136	They aren't that expensive, and I have been thinking about getting one, myself. We may even get a better price if we have enough people interested in doing a group buy. __________________ LARRY "Only a Carpathian would come back to life now, and choose New York....... Tasty pick, Bone Head!" ~Dr. Peter Venkman Current Tank Info: 220 gal reef with 200+ gals of sump and refugium.

03/30/2011, 03:45 PM	#4
DrHarryLopez One Happy Reefer Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ozone Park, New York Posts: 2,829	I did not get an Alk checker as the Salifert Alk tester is the easiest of the test kits and faster. The color change is quick and very apparent, even to a semi-color blind person as myself. Also, I think I could test my Alk in under 60 seconds. While the checker takes about 4 mins for the complete test. __________________ NY Reef Club, President 210 g reef going strong since 1/2009 Current Tank Info: 220g reef, 55g Frag, 40g refuge, 75g sump, 2 Ati 250 Bubble masters, Wavebox, stream2, MP40's, blueline HD 100 main pump

03/30/2011, 03:56 PM	#5
DgenR8 I'm an American and I remember Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 40,136	I like gadgets. __________________ LARRY "Only a Carpathian would come back to life now, and choose New York....... Tasty pick, Bone Head!" ~Dr. Peter Venkman Current Tank Info: 220 gal reef with 200+ gals of sump and refugium.

03/30/2011, 04:19 PM	#7
TRUKINGNY Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: White Plains, NY Posts: 134	I have one and I do not like it as all I don't think it's accurate I will test with the salifert and get a 9.0 but the Hanna will give me a 7.7 to me that's way off I have even taken my water to a friend and have him test it with his salifert just in case I was doing it wrong but it was the same

03/30/2011, 05:03 PM	#8
midtownman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: new york Posts: 99	wow i guess im gonna stick to my test kits being that i check my cal & alk together how i've been doing thanks guys

03/30/2011, 11:00 PM	#10
OzoneParkGuy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ozone Park, NY Posts: 2,005	Or didn't mix well, didn't wait long enough for it to dissolve, or didn't shake hard enough for it to completely dissolve. Same issue as the P04 meter. __________________ 180 Gallon.... AT HOME!!

04/01/2011, 09:06 AM	#11
midtownman Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: new york Posts: 99	just curious what are the updated p04 regents number on the package?

04/01/2011, 03:50 PM	#12
OzoneParkGuy Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ozone Park, NY Posts: 2,005	My P04 Lot# 006 Exp. 03.2013 __________________ 180 Gallon.... AT HOME!!

04/01/2011, 04:12 PM	#13
DgenR8 I'm an American and I remember Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 40,136	Hanna Instruments HI 93713-0 Phosphate reagent Lot# H 085 Exp 10/2013 __________________ LARRY "Only a Carpathian would come back to life now, and choose New York....... Tasty pick, Bone Head!" ~Dr. Peter Venkman Current Tank Info: 220 gal reef with 200+ gals of sump and refugium.

04/02/2011, 08:02 AM	#14
afernandez frag plug hater! Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: new york city! Posts: 1,152	My Hanna alk checker reagent is liquid __________________ NY Reef Club it is not a hobby trust me its an addiction! Current Tank Info: 60g cube.APEX Controller, Ati 6 bulb(D) PM.MP10ES x2.SRO1000. 120g Apex controller, mp40w Es x2 tunze 6105 x1, Alfa vertex 170, 8 bulb ATI Dimable Sunpower, DC waveline 10000, Tunze Ato.

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