Kessil

Jake’s 90 gallon mixed reef

MarcosDelgado0 said:
I got mine in a raffle giveaway from Eric a long time ago and it’s the only reason I have one but I wouldn’t recommend it. I’m going to buy a salifert test kit. The other three and the salinity checker I love though.
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I like how accurate they all are, but the phosphate test is a tad annoying. Have to swirl the reagents in the vial for 2 minutes, but then the checker times out and turns off, and you have to get a second vial with water to re zero it
 
Fish Boss said:
I like how accurate they all are, but the phosphate test is a tad annoying. Have to swirl the reagents in the vial for 2 minutes, but then the checker times out and turns off, and you have to get a second vial with water to re zero it
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They autoshutoff after 3min of inactivity but you should only be shaking for 2min. That gives you a minute to wipe it down and insert it into the checker and press the button. I think it makes sense they don’t give you more time because you’re not supposed to let the vial sit or it’ll affect accuracy
 
Fish Boss said:
I like how accurate they all are, but the phosphate test is a tad annoying. Have to swirl the reagents in the vial for 2 minutes, but then the checker times out and turns off, and you have to get a second vial with water to re zero it
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If you long press/ hold button down (instead of just pressing it) it after it says it does initial reading it gives a 3 min count down before taking the reading giving you a good idea of when 2 mins are up. It should also stay on long enough that way verse using your phone or a clock to track the time.
 
MarcosDelgado0 said:
They autoshutoff after 3min of inactivity but you should only be shaking for 2min. That gives you a minute to wipe it down and insert it into the checker and press the button. I think it makes sense they don’t give you more time because you’re not supposed to let the vial sit or it’ll affect accuracy
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I’ve been getting faster and prepping everything before I zero it. The first couple of times I did it, it auto shut off right when I was putting the vial in after shaking for 2 mins.
MichaelB said:
If you long press/ hold button down (instead of just pressing it) it after it says it does initial reading it gives a 3 min count down before taking the reading giving you a good idea of when 2 mins are up. It should also stay on long enough that way verse using your phone or a clock to track the time.
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Yeah, that took me a while to figure out lol
 
MichaelB said:
If you long press/ hold button down (instead of just pressing it) it after it says it does initial reading it gives a 3 min count down before taking the reading giving you a good idea of when 2 mins are up. It should also stay on long enough that way verse using your phone or a clock to track the time.
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I could be misreading this but I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to go. Supposed to swirl for 2 min then let sit for 3 min before reading I think
 
Coral reefer said:
I could be misreading this but I don’t think that’s how it’s supposed to go. Supposed to swirl for 2 min then let sit for 3 min before reading I think
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If you hold the button it’ll display a 3min countdown on the screen and then give a reading after the countdown. I think he was trying to say that’s easier than putting a 3min timer on a phone and then pressing the button to give the reading. Basically just make the checker do the work
 
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