Hanna Marine Salinity Tester

hkgar · 05/31/2019, 01:01 PM

Searched but couldn;t find.
If you are using one how accurate, or stable, is it. Can it be calibrated.
Would you recommend?

ryeguyy84 · 05/31/2019, 01:17 PM

I love mine, got it here when it first came out:

https://clearchoiceaquatics.com/coll...tester-hi98319

I calibrate monthly, and you get 4 calibration packs with the tester. At first I double checked with my refractometerbut now I just trust it I haven't touched my reflectometer in awhile.

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Conor_K · 05/31/2019, 01:39 PM

Love mine too.
Lined up with my refractometer after I first calibrated it.
It’s been 6 weeks and plan ro recalibrate this weekend.

Honestly, salinity was the most annoying thing for me to test and now it’s a breaze...

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hkgar · 05/31/2019, 02:04 PM

I am currently using a refractometer and it needs to be calibrated every time I check the salinity.

Sounds like this may be more consistent?

VWD · 05/31/2019, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by hkgar

I am currently using a refractometer and it needs to be calibrated every time I check the salinity.

Sounds like this may be more consistent?

Sound like mine, everytime I use it I calibrate it, but it's a good twenty years old milwaukee MR100ATC. to me it's a pain to use. Guess a meter would be nice.

uvaduthie · 06/02/2019, 07:11 PM

Do they give different readings in different water temps?

Conor_K · 06/02/2019, 07:48 PM

No. They measure temp too and (I assume) adjust accordingly.

When I first got mine, it was another confirmation that my temp was in line.

Unless someone can prove these thing are off, my days of wiping, spritzing with RO, wiping, and staring through a scope to try and dtermine where the bottom of a line is are over...

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uvaduthie · 06/03/2019, 03:48 AM

Great. I'm going to give it a try

05/31/2019, 01:01 PM	#1
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	Hanna Marine Salinity Tester Searched but couldn;t find. If you are using one how accurate, or stable, is it. Can it be calibrated. Would you recommend? __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

05/31/2019, 01:17 PM	#2
ryeguyy84 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Jersey Posts: 2,753	I love mine, got it here when it first came out: https://clearchoiceaquatics.com/coll...tester-hi98319 I calibrate monthly, and you get 4 calibration packs with the tester. At first I double checked with my refractometerbut now I just trust it I haven't touched my reflectometer in awhile. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk __________________ Current tank: 90G mixed reef. Current Tank Info: 90 gallon

05/31/2019, 02:04 PM	#4
hkgar Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Dewitt MI Posts: 5,051	I am currently using a refractometer and it needs to be calibrated every time I check the salinity. Sounds like this may be more consistent? __________________ Gary 180 gallon, 40 gallon sump, 3 250 W MH + 4 80W ATI T5's, MTC MVX 36 Skimmer, Apex controller Aquamaxx T-3 CaRx Current Tank Info: A 2 Barred Rabbitfish, Red Head Salon, Yellow/Purple, McMaster Fairy, Possum, 2 Leopard Wrasses, Kole, & Atlantic Blue Tangs, 2 Percula Clown, 3 PJ and 1 Banggai Cardinalfish , Swallowtail, Bellus and Coral Beauty Angels

05/31/2019, 01:39 PM	#3
Conor_K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 152	Love mine too. Lined up with my refractometer after I first calibrated it. It’s been 6 weeks and plan ro recalibrate this weekend. Honestly, salinity was the most annoying thing for me to test and now it’s a breaze... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/02/2019, 07:11 PM	#6
uvaduthie Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 24	Do they give different readings in different water temps?

06/02/2019, 07:48 PM	#7
Conor_K Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Canandaigua, NY Posts: 152	No. They measure temp too and (I assume) adjust accordingly. When I first got mine, it was another confirmation that my temp was in line. Unless someone can prove these thing are off, my days of wiping, spritzing with RO, wiping, and staring through a scope to try and dtermine where the bottom of a line is are over... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

06/03/2019, 03:48 AM	#8
uvaduthie Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 24	Great. I'm going to give it a try