Saltwater Testing - Quick testing reef tank alkalinity with Hanna alkalinity Checker - AskReefDudes

Testing your water can be a pain, especially with lengthy test.. but What do you really need to test and how often? Well.. on a new tank you should be testing every few days until your tank is stable. If you automate your dosing (or weekly water changes are enough) you can get off with a little more of a lazy testing approach. They key to it all is finding that balance and a little automation.

Rich wrote in and asked "Hi Deven, Thanks for posting videos. I have a problem with testing. It is such a pain that I don't really do it anymore. Are there any quick and easy way to test things without paying a lot of money? Thanks, Rich"

If you have any other tips for Rich - be sure to leave them in the comments below.

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[patpaluch]

Good video. I should have started watching your series from this one because it makes it look a lot less intimidating than other video I just watched lol

[DJ_LittlePea]

I really need to invest in these .... I love testing my tanks I find it really interesting and I know how super important it is 🤗

[jcsho]

Good tip lining up the vial the same way each time!
Love your vids, can't help but notice the wall behind your left shoulder needs a tank! Hahaha 😂👌

[johnmarkzimm]

Great information. Glad the "ninja" suggested your channel.

[Deonyickadee]

Heyyy I’m here once again 😀 watched commercials and all. Thanks for your time making this video man. It helps. I’m in the market

[NationalReefing]

So Hanna makes different versions of these testers... DKH COLORIMETER HI772 and PPM COLORIMETER HI755 Is there a particular reason why you choose the ppm? i.e. PPM is more accurate than dKH tester or vice versa. The reason I ask is that all Hanna's tester are the same price for example the PHOSPHATE testers are $49 price in USA but one is LOW RANGE HI713 while the other is ULTRA LOW RANGE HI736 HANNA. Good video btw and Thanks!

[serenabowman]

why do you times it by .056 lol and what you recommend to use to stable out a new astablished tank?

[fabricciosilva]

What is the size of your rimless tank ?
Congratulation Dudes !!!

[southfloridatrucking]

I have a question I'm getting a reading of 8.3 dkh on my hanna alk checker but on my salifert test I'm getting almost 10 around 9.8 to be exact how do I know which one is more accurate and which one to go by ? If it was a little bit off I would go with the hanna but since it's a pretty big difference I dont know what to do ? @reefdudes ?

[jimfromyork]

Hi, what other Hanna testers do you use?

[tomerlevi]

A man gave a link to a breeding facility please What you have on the table The round black, Thanks