Testing ALL the major reef parameters with Hanna Checkers 🧪

For anyone who wants to understand testing the 5 most important water parameters in your reef tank. Calcium, Alkalinity, Magnesium, Nitrate and Phosphate. We got em all! I am using Hanna Checkers because they are considered the best at a hobby reef keeping level.

You can get better testing equipment and you can get much worse. The key to keep a healthy reef is having an understanding of what is happening in your reef tank so that you can implement minor adjustments to help maintain a perfect balance. Hanna Checkers do just that for you!

🔥 GET YOUR OWN 3D PRINTED TRAY

🧪 OPTIMAL REEF PARAMETERS
Ca - 450 - 500
Alk - 8.0 - 8.4
Mg - 1200 - 1500
No3 - Less than 0.75
Po4 - Less than 0.05

⚙️ MY REEF EQUIPMENT
- Innovative Marine Fusion 20 Pro Aquarium with custom stand
- Ecotech Marine Radion XR30 Blue Gen5
- Icecap 2k Gyre Flow Pump
- Icecap K1 Nano Protein Skimmer
- Red Sea Reef Dose 4
- Auto Aqua Smart AWC Duo (Automatic water changes!)
- Inkbird temperature controller

VIDEO CONTENT
00:00 - Hello
01:12 - How to test Calcium
04:49 - How to test Phosphate
06:50 - How to test Magnesium
08:23 - How to test Nitrate
12:24 - How to test Alkalinity
14:01 - Goodbye

I mentioned earlier the idea of making minor adjustments to maintain a perfect balance in your reef tank. It's the feeling of being able to use an iron fist and destroy the entire ecosystem overnight...or to use a gentle touch and to maintain balance quietly observing a little slice of the ocean in your space. That feeling is what we love about reef keeping and nature in general. That feeling that reminds us we are creators. Meditate on that one ✌️

[Unclephillscritters]

Its nice to see someone explaining how all the tests are conducted. Just a couple minor corrections that may help in the future. Reagent is pronounced re-agent. Also, they provide you with plastic tips for the 1 ml syringes. Use those on reagents so the chemical never goes into the syringe itself. Just pull the plunger up all the way and 1 ml is drawn into the tip. Easier cleaning and you don't actually need to measure on the syringe itself. Lastly, store the cleaned cuvettes with rodi water in them to absorb any residue from the glass while in storage. This all comes from the owner of Hanna in an interview with Reef Builders. Not trying to be a jerk, just trying to help.

[dennisredmond]

Thank you for this demo. I wasn’t sure if I wanted to invest in the Hanna system but, you explained it well. Btw: I like your sense of humor.

[xisotopex]

after dropping all of those, you need to recalibrate all of them lol

[queencityreefs]

Cant help but notice the very cool scape. Great video 👌🏻💯✌🏻

[UnMinutoViajando]

I'¡ve seen in other videos that fingerprints might disturb the reading. I'd. do this with gloves!

[reeferboy]

I highly recommend the High Range nitrate marine checker they sell. You'll be much more satisfied. Only one packet, and a range of error of 2ppm.

[curtisarnold]

Folks. Wipe your vials off with a cloth so the laser reads accurately. Finger oils will skew your results.

[xisotopex]

it is not possible to produce the reagent as a liquid? good grief.