Phosphate Meter Options

[Outdrsyguy1]

Can someone help me out with the options for phosphate meters these days?
I see the egg checker which I'm not a huge fan of due to the +/-.04 accuracy, link...
http://www.bulkreefsupply.com/hanna-...lorimeter.html

Also, see this low range tester
http://www.marinedepot.com/Hanna_Ins...i.html#Manuals

Then we've got ultra low range Phosphorus checker which is supposedly a lot more accurate, though you have to convert the ppb phosphorus number to ppm phosphate by *3.066/1000.
http://www.aquacave.com/Hanna-Phosph...FSdp7Aodqy8Aqw

I think there's also a meter that's more of an expensive desk type unit out there.

Recommendations? I'm looking to find out for sure if I'm way under or way over in phosphates.

I got a recommendation for a D&D Merck but they seem to be discontinued from what I see.


Thanks!

 

[Moser]

Get an ELOS test kit and save your money.
It will give you a ball park figure. It's easy to tell if you are less than or greater than 0.03 and that is the magic number as far as I am concerned!.

If you aim for 0.03 or just less on ELOS, your corals will have perfect phos levels.

Do not aim for zero- too risky for coral health.... This is where you get random rtn events, unless you feed aimno's etc. in which case, you start feeding cyano and algae too, which will then confuse you about whether the tests are reading correctly!. ( you can't possibly have algae and zero phosphates?. Or can you?.)

Add phos remover if higher than 0.03.

If your levels are right on ELOS and you don't have nice SPS colours,look elsewhere!.

Mo

 

[Vinny Kreyling]

Milwaukee makes one, I prefer it over the Hanna because of the larger curvett opening.

 

[Outdrsyguy1]

I bought the ELOS pro. I'll see how it does when it arrives friday

 

[Ralph ATL]

funny how that's the same recommendation that I already gave you! lol