Hanna checkers

[snakeblitz33]

So, does anyone have one? Are they worth paying for? How about the ongoing cost of reagents? How often do you test with them, and how accurate are they compared to other test kits?
The reason why I am asking is because I am wanting to start heavily getting into SPS corals and I'm making changes to my tank here and there that I hope will let me keep more variety of SPS corals. One of those things is a Hanna phosphate checker, because most serious SPS keepers recommend one for phosphate - to monitor levels. I figure testing once a week, the reagents will last me roughly one year.... are they worth it???

 

[acrylic51]

I did look at them a while ago and don't remember specifics. I think the problem meter might have been the calcium meter though. Testing every week? I was under the impression the regeant wasn't cheap cheap and you definitely won't get a years testing on 1 kit of regeant.

 

[snakeblitz33]

I thought one kit of reagent was 50 tests? There are 52 weeks in a year, assuming that I get lazy for two weeks out of the year...

 

[acrylic51]

I'm assuming 25.....The refill kits are 25 tests, so I'm assuming the amount with the meter would be about the same.......

 

[snakeblitz33]

Ah. Ok. Once about every two weeks. That is good enough to monitor phosphate levels for me. I have never tested it before in any of my personal tanks.