Suggestion needed for phosphate test kit needed please

Jeff · 04/04/2008, 01:20 PM

I am about out of my Salifert test kit and am not thrilled with the results. It is very hard to read at low levels and usually reads 0 anyway even though I know I have phosphates. Except for the $85.00 Merck kit and the photometers available, is there a reliable phosphate test kit that will test down to low numbers? I am running Prodibio and would like to test reliably down to low readings. Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

Bebo77 · 04/04/2008, 01:35 PM

get a hanna

Jeff · 04/04/2008, 01:37 PM

I dont remember the last time I saw a post from you that was more then 3 words long Bebo

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I just want a cheap way to test. I dont want a Hanna meter.

PSam · 04/04/2008, 01:57 PM

DD Merck if not getting a hanna.

Buy the kit once, then you can buy refills.

Jeff · 04/04/2008, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PSam
DD Merck if not getting a hanna.

Buy the kit once, then you can buy refills.

Its tempting but not everybody like them and for $85.00 they should be really really good kits. I may have trouble reading them.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/sh...readid=1360651

Jeff · 04/04/2008, 02:50 PM

Does anybody have any experience with Elos, Seachem, or Red Sea phosphate test kits? I am looking for a lower cost way to check my phosphates every so often and I am not looking to drain the wallet

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Thanks in advance.

Bebo77 · 04/04/2008, 02:54 PM

( time for a longer post i guess)

I have the Elos phosphate test kits.. its ok.. but nothing like the Hanna..

The Hanna really is the best way to get very accurate results without having to "guess"

once you get the unit the units for the tests are super cheap...

lol.. better?

Jeff · 04/04/2008, 03:04 PM

Hehe, yep thanks. I know the Hanna is a great unit but do hobbiests really need it as opposed to a quality test kit? I really just need to know if my phosphates are above or below .05 ppm to be honest.

HerbieK · 04/04/2008, 03:23 PM

As I said in another recent phosphate test kit thread:

If you are going to spend 80 bucks on a phosphate test kit, you may want to consider a Milwaukee/Martini Phosphate colorimeter. Super easy to use, $169.00 and comes with reagents to do 100 tests. Refill reagents are $17.00. Just as good as the Hanna.

Herb

Jeff · 04/06/2008, 06:27 AM

Herbie, I found that colormeter at Aquacave.com for $159.00. Now I am wondering if it would be worth it...

04/04/2008, 01:20 PM	#1
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Suggestion needed for phosphate test kit needed please I am about out of my Salifert test kit and am not thrilled with the results. It is very hard to read at low levels and usually reads 0 anyway even though I know I have phosphates. Except for the $85.00 Merck kit and the photometers available, is there a reliable phosphate test kit that will test down to low numbers? I am running Prodibio and would like to test reliably down to low readings. Thanks in advance for your suggestions. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

04/04/2008, 01:35 PM	#2
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	get a hanna __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

04/04/2008, 01:37 PM	#3
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	I dont remember the last time I saw a post from you that was more then 3 words long Bebo . I just want a cheap way to test. I dont want a Hanna meter. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

04/04/2008, 01:57 PM	#4
PSam Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,036	DD Merck if not getting a hanna. Buy the kit once, then you can buy refills. __________________ ..no vemos las cosas como son las vemos como somos nosotros...

04/04/2008, 02:50 PM	#6
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Does anybody have any experience with Elos, Seachem, or Red Sea phosphate test kits? I am looking for a lower cost way to check my phosphates every so often and I am not looking to drain the wallet . Thanks in advance. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

04/04/2008, 02:54 PM	#7
Bebo77 Premium Nonpaying Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Lost Posts: 14,377	( time for a longer post i guess) I have the Elos phosphate test kits.. its ok.. but nothing like the Hanna.. The Hanna really is the best way to get very accurate results without having to "guess" once you get the unit the units for the tests are super cheap... lol.. better? __________________ Gabriel Current Tank Info: 300 Gal Envision Tank(98Lx30Wx26T) 120 Gal SoCalCreations Sump, Deltec TC2560, 2 LumenarcsMini 1 Reg on a light mover W Radiums 250& 400, Gallaxy ballasts, Red Dragon 10m3 return W/ 2 WavySeas, 2 6155 Tunze streams

04/04/2008, 03:04 PM	#8
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Hehe, yep thanks. I know the Hanna is a great unit but do hobbiests really need it as opposed to a quality test kit? I really just need to know if my phosphates are above or below .05 ppm to be honest. __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20

04/04/2008, 03:23 PM	#9
HerbieK Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kendall Park, NJ Posts: 253	As I said in another recent phosphate test kit thread: If you are going to spend 80 bucks on a phosphate test kit, you may want to consider a Milwaukee/Martini Phosphate colorimeter. Super easy to use, $169.00 and comes with reagents to do 100 tests. Refill reagents are $17.00. Just as good as the Hanna. Herb

04/06/2008, 06:27 AM	#10
Jeff Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Posts: 11,907	Herbie, I found that colormeter at Aquacave.com for $159.00. Now I am wondering if it would be worth it... __________________ Always remember.... any time you reef, you also reef with every reefer that reefer has reefed with. Mitch 2/18/10 IWNFT343F Current Tank Info: Innovative Marine 20