Hanna Instruments Calcium Checker Product Demo

Make aquarium water testing easy with Checker Colorimeters from Hanna Instruments. Powered by a single AAA battery, the Hanna Calcium Checker will display Calcium readings with the single push of a button. The Hanna Calcium Checker measures in ppm.

Calcium in a reef aquarium should be between 380-450 ppm. Strive to keep levels stable. Testing weekly and recording the results in a tank journal or log should help! For more aquarium product news and reviews, subscribe to our YouTube channel.

Detailed specs and product reviews about the Hanna Instruments Calcium Checker are available on our website:
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[pyrothefirst]

how do you guys dilute the sample i keep getting 600 and the instructions say to dilute i tested this and got different readings for the different amounts of dilution i would empty half fill with di water and get a better reading then i would empty 3/4 and do the same and get another reading hmmmmmmmmmmm

[MarineDepotVideos]

@pyrothefirst A 600 reading means there are dissolved solids or calcium in the water. Reset unit by removing battery. Allow it to sit for a few minutes before placing the battery back and doing a test. When using sample water, it is .1ml of solution so only 2-3 drops of tank water is placed in the vile. All bubbles must dissipate before placing the curvette back into the checker. This is important because if you have bubbles in the curvette after adding powder reagent, the reading will be off.

[Dan98943]

How is this easier then just using a test kit? The test kit I have uses just two bottles and I need to add some drops to the test tube. Seems about the same amount of work.

[MarineDepotVideos]

@Dan98943 You're right, they are both about the same amount of work. The fundamental difference between testing liquids with a Hanna Checker vs. a regular aquarium test kit is that a Checker provides you with a numerical reading (Calcium = 390 ppm) whereas most aquarium test results have to be compared to a color chart (leaving hobbyists to guesstimate what their levels are at).

[VitalApparatuz]

I always thought the reason for the comments section was for users to be able to provide feedback on the videos (or products featured therin).Deleting and reposting the video(thereby removing all comments) is a little dishonest...

[MarineDepotVideos]

@VitalApparatuz We welcome your comments. The reason we pulled the original video was because our 1-800 number was listed incorrectly on a graphic in the video. We flip-flopped on whether to pull it, since we'd already placed links on Twitter, Facebook, etc. and had some views. A higher authority (aka our boss) asked us to pull the video, fix the # and re-upload. We appreciate your subscription and apologize for appearing suspect. Feel free to re-post whatever feedback you have.

[pyrothefirst]

@MarineDepotVideos thanks for your reply yes i make sure only .1ml goes in and ill try the remove battery to see if that works but i would still like to find out about diluting i might email hanna for this

thanks :)

[balendumgr1]

Nice and Real HAndy instrument .. Video illustrates the use in a great easy way .. the only thing to keep in mind is to keep the Cuvette free of finger prints and wipe the cuvette with a soft wipe before inserting it into the instrument.. happy checking ..

[gdm42001]

Not compared to counting drops and color charts

[biggar920]

Seems like alot of work.